New Executive Order To Waive Environmental Protections For Federal Agencies President Trump is signing an executive order that lets federal agencies waive environmental protections. The move aims to expedite infrastructure projects to help the economy recover. Jeff Brady
Climate Change And Deforestation Mean Earth's Trees Are Younger and Shorter A new study finds rising temperatures and climate-driven disasters are helping transform the very makeup of the world's forests. This has major implications for biodiversity and more warming. Nathan Rott
Novel virus could spread rapidly among orcas Some Northwest residents don’t do social distancing well, which leaves them especially vulnerable to an outbreak of a highly contagious respiratory virus. These residents are orcas. John Ryan
Xiye Bastida: How Are Young People Making The Choice To Fight Climate Change? For some youth, being part of the solution means focusing their entire lives on the climate crisis. For Xiye Bastida, a 17-year-old climate justice activist, there is no hope without action. NPR/TED Staff
Christiana Figueres: How Can We Choose Optimism — Even In The Darkest Times? In 2015, Christiana Figueres helped pave the path to the historic Paris Agreement. She says more than ever we need stubborn optimism — a gritty, determined choice to make change because we have to. NPR/TED Staff
Oliver Jeffers: An Ode To Living On Earth If you had to explain to a newborn what it means to live on Earth, at this time of crisis — what would you say? Writer, illustrator, and artist Oliver Jeffers gives his answer in a letter to his son. NPR/TED Staff
Tom Rivett-Carnac: How Can We Shift Our Mindset To Fight Climate Change Together? It's easy to feel powerless against looming challenges we cannot control — like climate change. So what should we do? Political strategist Tom Rivett-Carnac says the power is in our mindset. NPR/TED Staff
As States Locked Down In March, Motor Vehicle Fatality Rate Spiked By 14% In March, likely because of coronavirus restrictions, the number of miles driven decreased by over 18% from the March 2019 level. Hannah Hagemann
How to bring back a Scottish forest I visit a forest of trees so old, they were around before the last wolf was killed in the 1700s. Chris Morgan
In Seattle’s polluted valley, pandemic and particulates are twin threats From a boat on the Duwamish River, it’s easy to see giant yellow excavators plucking crushed cars off the ground and swinging them toward an open-air shredder. At Seattle Iron and Metal, mounds of shredded steel as big as apartment buildings loom above the river. John Ryan
