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May 3, 2007 · Earth Conservation Corps recruited teenagers from troubled neighborhoods to help clean up their world. But what happens when "their world" — riddled with violence — begins to claim their own lives? The leader and members of the group talk about the lost.
May 3, 2007 · As Queen Elizabeth II begins her state visit to the United States, she will pay $20,000 for a "carbon offset." That's a fee paid to compensate for the carbon that her flights across the Atlantic and around America will spew into the air. The money will go towards a project to reduce greenhouse gases.
April 30, 2007 · Nobody objects when government biologists move to kill off ecologically destructive invasive species, such as zebra mussels or snakehead fish. But when the target is the elegant mute swan — which destroys native wetlands — nasty fights break out. In Maryland, biologists are using Wesson oil and wiles to destroy swan eggs.
April 30, 2007 · NPR, in partnership with National Geographic, are taking a yearlong global voyage, exploring how the Earth's climate shapes people — and how people are shaping the Earth's climate.
April 28, 2007 · Lake Superior is experiencing some of the lowest water levels recorded in 80 years. The shallow water is an inconvenience for recreational boaters, and an expensive problem for commercial shippers.
April 28, 2007 · There's an aggressive elephant seal on the loose in California. Nibbles, as he's known, has bitten a surfer, a kayaker and killed a dozen harbor seals. Apparently, the young male seal has been unlucky in love and is not happy about it.
April 27, 2007 · Congress is using financial incentives to encourage the biofuels industry as a way of responding to concerns about global warming. Are public dollars really buying the environmental benefits we expect?
April 27, 2007 · New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg discusses his broad policy initiative to address climate change. Among his proposals is an $8 charge for vehicles entering Manhattan.
April 27, 2007 · The U.S. Navy has been trying for several years to build a practice landing strip for F-18 Hornet fighting jets in coastal North Carolina. But birds — a lot of birds — are getting in the way.
April 27, 2007 · Cambridge, Mass., announces a plan to cut electricity use and greenhouse-gas emissions in the city. The plan will offer energy audits and cheap loans to homes, businesses and schools for installing low-energy light bulbs, insulation and more-efficient heating and cooling systems.
April 27, 2007 · A federal judge halted the planting and sale of genetically engineered alfalfa and is expected to hear arguments Friday on whether the ban should stay in place while the government carries out a lengthy environmental study.
April 24, 2007 · For the first time in more than 70 years, an egg laid by North America's largest flying bird — the California Condor — has been found outside the United States.
April 23, 2007 · A new book explores California's giant redwoods — some of the largest living organisms in the world. Devoted naturalists are climbing to the treetops to learn more about the "green ocean" overhead in the redwood canopies. Web Extra: Up In the Canopy
April 23, 2007 · Bronx-resident Majora Carter founded "Sustainable South Bronx," to help her neighbors address environmental threats to their community. She talks to Farai Chideya about inspiring inner-city residents to take a greater role in fighting pollution and global warming.
April 22, 2007 · It's Earth Day, and a stroll around Washington, D.C., reveals an "inconvenient truth": Not everyone knows it's Earth Day.
NPR, in partnership with National Geographic, launches a year-long journey around the globe to explore how climate is shaping people and people are shaping climate.
Climate change is big news. Is the buildup of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere leading to a crisis?
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