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Interior Secretary Gale Norton announces that after decades of trying to stop the loss of wetlands, the country has finally succeeded. But Norton's wetlands report has been criticized as misleading; it counts manmade reservoirs and ponds created for storm runoff.

The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing a case that could limit the Environmental Protection Agency's ability to regulate climate-warming greenhouse gasses.

The Arctic is very sensitive to climate change. In the last 40 years, the region has warmed much more rapidly than the Earth as a whole, a new study finds.

Today's environmental and global financial crises have Weekend Edition's Ned Wharton abuzz. In presenting his yearly music recommendations, he explains how digital downloads make a perfect holiday gift for these times.

Both U.S. Senate candidates from Pennsylvania, Mehmet Oz and John Fetterman, have changed their positions on fracking, and say they now support it — despite climate change concerns.

Private jet flights have increased at a Los Angeles area airport that caters to wealthy travelers. Fumes affect the working-class neighborhood. (Story aired on All Things Considered on Dec. 26, 2022.)

In Alaska, the Cook Inlet oil and gas lease auction brought in just one bidder. It may be a signal of what's to come with leases in the region.

Voters will decide whether the city's first openly gay and first Black female mayor will win reelection or face a runoff. Why is the incumbent mayor facing so many challengers?

Reformist farmers in California have deposed the leader of the country's biggest irrigation district, who was known for fighting water regulations. Farmers are accepting less water means less farming.

Eleanor Catton's novel centers on young members of an radical environmental rights group who wind up entangled with a billionaire drone manufacturer. Our critic devoured all 400+ pages in two days.