Climate

Danny Luckman and Aidan Czerniak of Simply Installs Heating & Air Conditioning cut out and remove natural gas lines from a tattoo and piercing shop. To meet climate change goals, Ithaca, New York wants to switch from gas to electric in the city's 6000 buildings.

Getting off fossil fuels is hard, but this city is doing it — building by building

5:12pm March 04, 2024

by Jeff Brady

Ithaca, N.Y., wants to eliminate greenhouse gasses by 2030 — 20 years faster than the rest of the country. But even in this liberal city meeting climate targets is harder than expected.

Firefighters battle the Smokehouse Creek Fire north of Canadian, Texas, on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024.

National

Gov. Abbott says Texas wildfires may have destroyed up to 500 structures

12:07am March 02, 2024

by The Associated Press

Texas officials warned that the threat was not yet over. Higher temperatures and stronger winds forecast for Saturday elevated worries that fires in the Panhandle could continue spreading.

Scientists have new details on an Antarctic glacier crucial to future sea level rise

4:22pm March 01, 2024

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with glaciologist Ted Scambos about the conclusion of a multi-year study of Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier, the "plug" holding back a formidable amount of ice.

Does climate change exist? And does a character know it? The Oscar-nominated films Nyad, left, Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One and Barbie met the criteria for a new challenge inspired by the famous Bechdel Test.

Arts

There's a new 'Climate Reality Check' test — these 3 Oscar-nominated features passed

12:00pm March 01, 2024

by Chloe Veltman

Does climate change exist? And does a character know it? Barbie, Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One and Nyad met the criteria for a new challenge inspired by the famous Bechdel Test.

ExxonMobil is suing investors who want faster climate action

6:45pm February 29, 2024

by Michael Copley

The oil and gas giant is suing investor groups that want it to slash climate pollution. Interest groups on both sides of the case say it could lead to more lawsuits against activist investors.

New York state prosecutors are trying to stop JBS from making "fraudulent and illegal" marketing claims about its climate efforts.

New York sues beef producer JBS for 'fraudulent' marketing around climate change

5:58pm February 29, 2024

by Michael Copley

New York state Attorney General Letitia James said the food company is misleading the public about its efforts to cut its climate pollution.

A new report from the Environmental Working Group finds some of the USDA's "climate-smart" farming practices getting taxpayer dollars likely don't reduce emissions.

Environment

Farms fuel global warming. Billions in tax dollars likely aren't helping - report

2:55pm February 29, 2024

by Julia Simon

A new report finds some of the "climate-smart" agricultural practices that the USDA are subsidizing may not reduce emissions. It adds up to billions of taxpayer dollars.

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Hurricane Irene caused enormous damage in New York state, flooding homes like this one in Prattsville, NY, in 2011. Major weather events like Irene send people to the hospital and can even contribute to deaths for weeks after the storms.

The human cost of climate-related disasters is acutely undercounted, new study says

12:12pm February 29, 2024

by Alejandra Borunda

A new study counts the human health costs from increasingly costly and dangerous extreme weather in the U.S.

National

Climate change is hindering humpback whales' return from the brink of extinction

5:55pm February 28, 2024

by Lauren Sommer

Humpback whales have come back from the brink of extinction. But scientists are finding that their recovery is being impacted by climate change.

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The iconic Wayfarers Chapel may have to close because of mudslide damage

4:37pm February 28, 2024

by Yusra Farzan

Rainfall-caused mudslides have forced the iconic Wayfarers Chapel in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., to close. Chapel leaders are raising money to begin repairs and refund canceled weddings.

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