Firefighters see danger. These goats see dinner High on the hill was a lonely goatherd. His name is Todd Waits, and along with two working dogs, he’s shepherding about 325 goats.
Morning Edition The Water Crisis In Chennai: Who's To Blame, How Do You Fix It? Reservoirs are dry in India's sixth biggest city. Municipal taps work only a few hours a day. Trains are delivering emergency water supplies.
Our Taste For Turtle Soup Nearly Wiped Out Terrapins. Then Prohibition Saved Them By the turn of the 20th century, America's love affair with diamondback terrapin soup — a subsistence food turned gourmet fare — had left the turtle's population teetering. Booze ban to the rescue.
SoundQs Wild coyotes live among us — is your cat on their menu? Wild carnivores live among us. We may not know the exact number of coyotes here in Seattle but we should get used to them being here because they probably won't be leaving anytime soon.
KUOW Newsroom Escargot to hell, Port of Tacoma tells invasive snail The Port of Tacoma has been waging a slow war against (wait for it) a snail.
Florida's Corals Are Dying Off, But It's Not All Due To Climate Change, Study Says A new study from the Florida Keys shows that a lot of the stress on corals comes from local sources, providing hope that community action can help save them.
The Dawn Of Low-Carbon Shipping The shipping industry is starting to move away from pollutant-intensive heavy fuel oil. Scientists and private companies are betting on a clean replacement technology: hydrogen fuel cells.
Giant Shipper Bets Big On Ending Its Carbon Emissions. Will It Pay Off? Maersk, the world's largest container shipping company, has set a massive goal for itself: going carbon neutral by 2050. This would be good for the world. But how would it be good for the bottom line?
All Things Considered Louisiana Clean-Up Underway As Barry Moves North Tropical Storm Barry dropped plenty of rain, caused lots of flooding, toppled trees and knocked out power to thousands. Now the clean-up gets underway as the storm moves north.
All Things Considered Slow-Moving Tropical Storm Stunts Louisiana Disaster Plans Heavy rains from Tropical Storm Barry are expected from Florida to Louisiana as the eye of the disorganized storm moves onto land. Flooding is the big concern.
