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Many agriculture companies rely on the island's climate for the research and development of commercial corn, soybean and other seeds grown in the U.S. But the storm wiped out needed infrastructure.

If rainfall doesn't come soon, it could cost billions in devastation — a difficult fallout considering the USDA expects farmers' incomes to hit a 12-year low even if crop yields stay high.

To some, it's a chance for the state to cement its environmental leadership as the Trump administration rolls back Obama-era climate change programs.

"The Science Guy" dons his lab coat and bow tie uniform yet again, this time, in a a new political context. In his new Netflix series, Nye tackles climate change deniers and beyond.

David Greene talks to former EPA official Janet McCabe as President Trump is expected to formally propose a vast overhaul of climate change regulations, including rules she helped to write.

Steve Inskeep talks to Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue about what the federal government can do to help reduce the risk from wildfires, like the ones devastating California.

NPR's Noel King speaks with Errin Haines, an editor at The 19th, and Cynthia Miller-Idriss, an expert on white nationalism, about President Trump's sharing of a controversial video.

As ferry ridership is projected to increase year after year — and as the region grapples with the question of what a sustainable future looks like — environmentalists say the answer begins with clean energy.

Ida had sustained winds of 150 mph as it made landfall on Sunday, before the storm weakened slightly by evening. New Orleans and its surrounding areas have lost power entirely.

NPR's Adrian Florido speaks with Andrew Schwartz, of UC Berkeley's Central Sierra Snow Laboratory, about the record snowfall in the Sierra Nevada mountain range in December and why it matters.