Recovery workers are seen at New Zealand's White Island last December. A volcanic eruption on the island killed 22 people and has led to work safety charges against tour operators. New Zealand Defence Force/ via Getty Images hide caption
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The Tough Road To Rebuild A Historic Cabin, Memories After Wildfire Ruin
Trump Administration Moves To Sell Drilling Rights To Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife
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Trump Administration Moves To Sell Drilling Rights To Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife
Researchers Predict That Autumn Leaves Might Start Falling Earlier In The Future
President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday in Wilmington, Del., where he named John Kerry as a climate envoy. He says he'll also appoint a domestic climate policy coordinator to push for action across the government. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption
The view beneath the wing of a float plane as it flies over the wetlands, streams and lakes of Bristol Bay, Alaska. Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images hide caption
Trump Administration Rejects Pebble Mine Project In Alaska
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Flames approach houses during the Tick Fire on Oct. 24, 2019 in Canyon Country, California. David McNew/Getty Images hide caption
Rebuilding After A Wildfire? Most States Don't Require Fire-Resistant Materials
A Tesla car powers up at a charging station in Petaluma, Calif., on Sept. 23. Automakers are trying to convince would-be electric car buyers to adopt new habits to power their vehicles. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
Then-Secretary of State John Kerry holds his granddaughter as he signs the Paris Agreement on climate change in April 2016. Kerry has been chosen as climate envoy in the incoming Biden administration. Mark Lennihan/AP hide caption
Catherine Coleman Flowers is the founding director of the Alabama Center for Rural Enterprise. Michael Carson/The New Press hide caption
'Waste' Activist Digs Into The Sanitation Crisis Affecting The Rural Poor
A cedar tree that burned in a recent wildfire, in the Mishmish forest, Akkar, Lebanon. Sam Tarling for NPR hide caption
Xochitl Garnica with the Raceme Farm Collective, which wants to add a greenhouse and solar powered lighting. They hope to pay for that with a grant from the Portland Clean Energy Fund. Cassandra Profita/OPB hide caption
Climate Justice Fund Counters 'Centuries Of Underinvestment'
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Del Ficke, a farmer in Pleasant Dale, Neb., has embraced the cause of building carbon-rich soil, capturing carbon dioxide from the air in the process. Dan Charles/NPR hide caption