Search results for

Clearing land for cattle and cows is the single biggest driver of rainforest loss in the Amazon. This "hotel for cows" in Colombia offers a solution.

An aid worker in northern Gaza tells NPR that people are starving, water is scarce and basic supplies are out of reach. He warns thousands could die in the coming days if nothing changes.

Michigan is working toward reducing food waste to help get the state to its carbon emission reduction goals. Some programs include organizations that bring unused food to food banks, and automated robots that pick up food scraps.

Former president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland Loretta Mester says it's important that the Fed stays independent and that fiscal politics should not interfere with monetary policy makers and their decisions.

Surface and groundwater protection is covered under Part 31 of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act. The Legislature prohibited the then-Department of Environmental Quality from making new rules under Part 31 after December 31, 2006.That is still the case.During the current lame duck session, the Legislature is considering bills would lift that ban on making rules for — what is today — the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE).

As a new Trump administration signals a retreat on climate action, China is stepping up. China is the biggest producer of climate technologies like electric vehicles and solar panels.

Sen. Mallory McMorrow, D-Royal Oak, and Michigan Public Service Commission Chair Dan Scripps joined the show to talk through holding Michigan's energy companies accountable.

European Union watchdogs fined Apple and Facebook's parent company hundreds of millions of euros as they stepped up enforcement of the 27-nation bloc's digital competition rules.

As President Trump addressed a joint session of Congress, reporters from across NPR's newsroom fact-checked his speech and offered context.

Sundar Pichai testified in the remedies trial that will determine the penalties Google will face for monopolizing the search engine market.