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What does a paper mill in North Carolina have to do with Tennessee? Plenty. People in East Tennessee say that Champion International's North Carolina mill is polluting the Pigeon River, which flows into Tennessee, and that the pollution is destroying property values. North Carolinians say they need the mill jobs. Even the Environmental Protection Agency can't resolve the dispute. From member station WUAL, Samuel Hendron reports. (8:45) (S

The Conoco Oil company says it wants to drill two oil wells in the middle of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. The government said it would honor existing development leases when it created the monument last year and Conoco has held leases in the area for nearly a decade. Environmental groups say they will fight. NPR's Howard Berkes reports.

Major automakers and the Biden administration are announcing a goal of all new car sales being 40% to 50% electric vehicles by 2030. The White House also unveiled its plan for new vehicle standards.

The White House is announcing new rules for vehicle fuel economy and emissions, a key part of President Biden's climate policy. These regulations will aid in the transition toward electric vehicles.

The landmark climate change report released by the United Nations Monday includes some research by a Syracuse University scientist. Earth and environmental sciences Assistant professor Dr. Tripti Bhattacharya studies ancient temperature and rainfall from molecules stored in rocks and sediment.

Would you like to spend a year pretending to live on Mars in a 1,700-square-foot space shared with three other people, in the interest of helping a future space mission? Good news: NASA is hiring.

In Wisconsin, anglers can now catch and then release a prized musky in the name of environmental stewardship and still have a trophy, as taxidermists make realistic plastic replicas of the state fish.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to Nicholas Kusnetz about support for carbon capture technology in the infrastructure bill.

The 67-27 vote clears the way for final Senate consideration and a looming showdown with progressive Democrats in the House.

Along with passing pandemic relief, lawmakers have agreed to phase out the coolants used in air conditioners and refrigerators. It's the most meaningful climate change measure by Congress in a decade.