Why Norway And Germany Have Frozen Money Going To The Amazon Fund NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Nature correspondent Jeff Tollefson about the Amazon Fund and the web of diplomacy aiming to prevent deforestation in the Amazon rainforest.
PHOTOS: The Amazon Rainforest, Ablaze In Brazil There have been 74,155 fires in Brazil so far this year, mostly in the Amazon, and about half of which have ignited in just the past month. Some world leaders are raising the alarm. Suzette Lohmeyer
'The constipated lineup of politicians waiting to move up in Washington is going to remain' Governor Jay Inslee's decision to drop his presidential ambitions and seek a third term as governor is having a domino effect on state politics. Casey Martin
Satellites Show Thousands Of Fires Sweeping Through Brazil's Amazon Rainforest Fires are always burning in the Amazon. But wildfires have surged 83% since this time last year, according to Brazil's space agency. Satellites have spotted more than 9,500 wildfires this past week. Philip Reeves
How Arctic Fires Are Impacting Earth's Atmosphere More than two million acres of forest have burned in Alaska this year. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with climate change researcher Nancy Fresco about the impact these fires have on the Earth's atmosphere.
Tens Of Thousands Of Fires Ravage Brazilian Amazon, Where Deforestation Has Spiked Researchers say there's been a huge rise in the number of fires compared to last year. That's likely linked with a similar leap in deforestation since President Jair Bolsonaro took office. Colin Dwyer
Wildlife Staff Outside Denver Work To Stop The Spread Of Plague Among Prairie Dogs An outbreak of plague has struck a prairie dog population outside of Denver. NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with research wildlife biologist Dean Biggins about the risks to the region's ecology.
Sea enemies come together to protect ocean floor twice size of Washington state Protection is in the works for a rare ecosystem known mostly from dinosaur-era fossils. John Ryan
Federal lawsuit seeks 'no-go zone' to protect Puget Sound orcas Paige Browning talks with Orca Relief Citizens' Alliance executive director Janet Thomas about a lawsuit against NOAA. Paige Browning
How The Flying Shame Movement Got Off The Ground NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Umair Irfan, who covers climate change and the environment for Vox, about the flying shame movement and what can be done about carbon emissions from air travel.