NW wildfire season made worse by Covid-19 pandemic Washington state officials expected to be hit with a heavy wildfire season this year. Now it seems the pandemic has made conditions worse. Angela King
On the conservation roller coaster, good and bad news for grizzly bears ‘We used to have around 50,000 grizzly bears in the lower 48 in historical times. Now, there are 2000.’ Chris Morgan
President Trump Announces Changes To National Environmental Policy Act Regulations President Trump announced changes to the regulations governing the National Environmental Policy Act. They could boost construction of big infrastructure projects but sideline environmental concerns. Jeff Brady
Good news from Salish Sea: J pod is back in its summer haunt This endangered orca pod has spend the past week near San Juan Island and other inland waters. Paige Browning
How Absentee Landlords Keep Farmers From Protecting Water And Soil America's vast fields of corn and soybeans have displaced wildlife and polluted waterways. Farmers could help solve those problems, but often don't, in part because they rent that land. Dan Charles
Native American Activists Victorious After Judge Orders Pipeline Shut Down NPR's David Greene talks to Mark Trahant, editor of Indian Country Today, about what the Dakota Access Pipeline shutdown means for activists, and where the court battle goes from here.
'Make The Climate A Priority Again,' Says Germany's Student Activist Neubauer NPR sits down with Germany's prominent youth climate activist to discuss lessons from the coronavirus and next steps for the movement. Simon Schütz
Suzanne Simard: How Do Trees Collaborate? Ecologist Suzanne Simard shares how she discovered that trees use underground fungal networks to communicate and share resources, uprooting the idea that nature constantly competes for survival. NPR/TED Staff
Solastalgia and you. ‘The pain was necessary to know the truth.’ Dr. Jennifer Atkinson shares strategies for handling existential distress caused by environmental change John O'Brien
Massive Cloud Of Dust Is Moving From The Sahara Desert To North America NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Marshall Shepherd of the University of Georgia about a massive dust cloud moving from the Sahara desert to North America, causing low visibility and health risks.
