Creator Of Floating Garbage Collector Struggling To Capture Plastic In Pacific A young innovator wants to remove all the plastic from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. But his invention, a long floating boom, is moving too slowly to hold the trash it collects. Francesca Paris
During His Time As Interior Secretary, Zinke Advanced "Energy Dominance" Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke ends his tenure having successfully pushed President Trump's agenda of "energy dominance," but leaving conservationists disappointed. Nathan Rott
After DOJ Advice, Dennis Richardson Won't Send Deputy To Meetings In His Place The Oregon secretary of state said in October that Deputy Secretary of State Leslie Cummings would vote in his place while he received cancer treatment. Dirk VanderHart
Land Board To Discuss Elliott State Forest Ownership Options The Oregon Land Board is looking at different options for public ownership of the Elliott State Forest along the south coast. Cassandra Profita
Countries Adopt 'Playbook' To Implement Paris Climate Agreement Climate negotiators have agreed on a way to implement the Paris climate agreement. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with UC Berkeley's Dan Kammen about what the deal looks like.
This Pesticide Poisons Kids, But It's Still Sprayed On Washington Orchards A court battle is raging over whether or not the EPA should ban the pesticide chlorpyrifos. In the meantime, Pacific Northwest farmers keep using it.
New Climate Deal Keeps Paris Accord Alive, Draws Path To Implementation NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with CNN's Senior International Correspondent Nick Paton Walsh about the climate deal recently reached at a major conference in Poland. Lulu Garcia-Navarro
Ryan Zinke Is Leaving The Interior Department, Trump Tweets The interior secretary is stepping down after a tumultuous two years, marked by mounting allegations of misconduct in office. Nathan Rott
A Toxic Pesticide Once Targeted For A Ban Was Probably Sprayed On Your Christmas Tree The Trump administration decided not to ban the toxic pesticide chlorpyrifos. Records show it continues to sicken people. Tony Schick
A Toxic Pesticide Once Targeted For A Ban Was Probably Sprayed On Your Christmas Tree The Trump administration decided not to ban the toxic pesticide chlorpyrifos. Records show it continues to sicken people. Tony Schick