Environment

The Vale mining company says that Dam I of the Córrego de Feijão mine was more than 280 feet high and 2,360 feet wide, holding a volume of 11.7 million cubic meters. The ruined mine near Brumadinho, Brazil, is seen here in a satellite photo from Jan. 26

Brazil Dam Disaster: 60 People Are Dead, With Hundreds More Missing

3:39pm January 28, 2019

by Bill Chappell

The dam that collapsed last week held more than 3 billion gallons of mud and mine waste. A mine worker says he heard a loud sound — and when he turned, he saw a "mountain of mud" sweeping toward him.

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César Díaz, a music teacher at the nonprofit Centro Esperanza and council member in the municipality of Loiza. The Federal Emergency Management Agency denied his application for help to fix his damaged roof. He later qualified under a federally funded p

Puerto Ricans Concerned That $20 Billion Recovery Plan Is 'Not For The People'

2:09pm January 28, 2019

by Adrian Florido

Island officials will have discretion to spend the federal money as they see fit. But some worry the government's plans will leave local communities behind.

Cleanup workers rake oil-soaked hay along a Santa Barbara beach in 1969, after an oil spill that was then the largest in U.S. history.

How California's Worst Oil Spill Turned Beaches Black And The Nation Green

11:51am January 28, 2019

by Jon Hamilton

In 1969, oil from an offshore well left beaches in Santa Barbara, Calif., coated with crude and littered with dead birds. The country's reaction helped create the modern environmental movement.

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Teenage sisters Melati and Isabel Wijsen of Bali have received many honors for their efforts to ban plastic bags. Above: They accept the 2017 "Award for Our Earth" from Germany's Bambi Awards.

How Teenage Sisters Pushed Bali To Say 'Bye-Bye' To Plastic Bags

10:54am January 27, 2019

by Michael Sullivan

Plastic is choking our oceans. Inspired by Gandhi's activism, two young women on the island of Bali are on a mission to do something about it.

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To help protect the planet and promote good health, people should eat less than 1 ounce of red meat a day and limit poultry and milk, too. That's according to a new report from some of the top names in nutrition science. People should instead consume more

This Diet Is Better For the Planet. But Is It Better For You, Too?

9:56am January 27, 2019

by Allison Aubrey

Less than a half-ounce of red meat per day: That's how much a new report says we should eat to meet nutritional needs and help save the planet. Americans on average now eat four to six times as much.

Sweltering heat gripped Australia this week.

Australia's Heat Wave Is Taking A Toll On People, Animals, Infrastructure And Land

8:36pm January 25, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

As temperatures break records, Australians are suffering from heat-related illnesses, power has been cut to preserve supplies, and more than 90 horses were found dead in a dried reservoir.

Climate activist Greta Thunberg delivers a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

Teen Inspires Youth Demonstrations Across Europe, Demanding Action On Climate Change

4:48pm January 25, 2019

by Shannon Van Sant

16-year-old Greta Thunberg has been the inspiration for many of the protests. She has staged weekly protests on the steps of the Swedish Parliament and spoke this week at Davos.

Friday News Roundup - Domestic

3:44pm January 25, 2019

Hundreds of thousands of workers around the country are approaching another missed paycheck and the latest on the Roger Stone indictment.

The Tubbs wildfire burns behind a winery in Santa Rosa, Calif., in 2017. A state report finds that it was caused by privately owned utility lines.

California Investigation Finds PG&E Blameless In Massive 2017 Wine Region Wildfire

8:52pm January 24, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

Power transmission lines owned by the beleaguered utility company are still the focus of an investigation into the cause of the Camp Fire in 2018.

In early October, Hurricane Michael devastated Florida's panhandle leaving beachside communities in ruins. The cost of removing debris from Mexico Beach, including its canals, is expected to top $25 million.

'Struggling Here With Just Living' In The Aftermath Of Hurricane Michael

6:21pm January 24, 2019

by Greg Allen

Florida's panhandle took the brunt of Hurricane Michael three months ago. Small, beachside communities are just beginning to grapple with the costs and challenges of recovery.

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