Massachusetts Hit Hard By Winter Storm
Massachusetts bore the brunt of the winter storm. Many coastal communities were flooded by a storm surge and Boston recorded its highest tide in almost a century.
Environment
While The Eastern U.S. Freezes, It's Too Warm In Alaska
"We're way behind on winter," one resident says. Higher than average temperatures in rural Alaska are being blamed for two deaths and are preventing people from hunting for food.
Cooper To "Pursue Every Option" Against Offshore Drilling
Gov. Roy Cooper says he'll keep fighting efforts by President Donald Trump's administration to expand oil and gas exploration off the Atlantic coast.
Tips From Antarctica For How To Stay Warm During The Bomb Cyclone
The bomb cyclone has hit the eastern U.S. and already caused many flight cancelations and power outages, with more expected. From Antarctica, where temps can drop to minus 100, Palmer Station Manager Keri Nelson details how people can persevere in extreme weather.
Winter Storm Stresses Energy Infrastructures Along The East Coast
A powerful winter storm is dropping up to a foot-and-a-half of snow in some parts of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. Strong winds and cold temperatures are stressing the region's energy infrastructure.
How China's Ivory Ban Could Affect Elephant Poaching In Africa
As China's ban on ivory goes into effect, NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to professor George Wittemyer of Colorado State University about the impacts on the global ivory trade and what it might mean for elephant poaching in Africa.
Trump Administration Opens Door To Dramatic Expansion Of Offshore Energy Leases
The proposal includes all but one of 26 "planning areas" in federal waters in the Arctic, Pacific and Atlantic, comprising about 90 percent of the outer continental shelf.
Louisiana Says Thousands Should Move From Vulnerable Coast, But Can't Pay Them
The state is losing land faster than just about anywhere else in the world, but says it can't protect everyone from flooding. It created a program to buy out 2,400 homes, but it's not funded.
House Committee Approves Modest Legislation To Safeguard NC Rivers
Ted Davis knows any legislation needs to get through a sharply divided General Assembly.
Shellfish Industry, Scientists Wrestle With Potentially Deadly Toxic Algae Bloom
After decades with no sign of a lethal neurotoxin, the algae that produces it is now plaguing the warming waters of the Gulf of Maine, forcing unprecedented closures in shellfish harvesting.