Birds Are Trying To Adapt To Climate Change — But Is It Too Little, Too Late? By breeding and migrating earlier, some birds are adapting to climate change. But it's probably not happening fast enough for some species to survive, according to new research. Pien Huang
California Signs Deal With Automakers To Produce Fuel-Efficient Cars The agreement is different from plans expected to be announced by the Trump administration that would weaken national emissions standards. Shannon Van Sant
Sharks Like To Hang Out, But Their Spots Often Overlap With Commercial Fishers' Many shark species tend to congregate in the same areas as industrial fishing ships, a study finds. As a result, tens of millions of sharks in the open ocean end up caught either as food or bycatch. Nell Greenfieldboyce
The river runs alarmingly low in North Bend It’s been raining this July, but much of Washington is still in a drought, because of our hot, dry spring and early summer. Just 30 minutes outside Seattle, in the town of North Bend, most development is on hold till an issue of water is resolved. Eilís O'Neill
Small Towns Fear They Are Unprepared For Future Climate-Driven Flooding The central U.S. just experienced the most widespread river flooding ever recorded there. Flood defenses in major cities largely performed well, but many smaller communities were simply overwhelmed. Rebecca Hersher
Is another smoky summer inevitable? On this episode of SoundQs, we try and figure out whether smokey summers are the new normal and what this year might bring Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
Salmon catch airlift toward spawning grounds after rock slide blocks their way An emergency operation is under way to help salmon fly – and help orcas not run out of food. John Ryan
Sharks Have Few Places To Hide From Fishing, Study Shows Many shark species tend to congregate in the same areas as industrial fishing ships, a study finds. As a result, tens of millions of sharks in the open ocean end up caught either as food or bycatch. Nell Greenfieldboyce
Stepping Into The Sun: A Mission To Bring Solar Energy To Communities Of Color Solar energy has taken off across the U.S. As an African American working in the industry, Jason Carney wants to make sure minority communities don't miss out on the energy savings or the green jobs. Andrea Hsu
Protecting where the spirit bears roam It all started when Ian McAllister spent two days in a flimsy basket, suspended from a tree, to protest logging. Chris Morgan
