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Is sucking carbon from the air the key to stop climate change? Some scientists say so

5:27pm April 28, 2022

by Lauren Sommer

With the climate getting hotter, scientists are finding that cutting fossil fuels may not be enough. Carbon dioxide emissions may need to be vacuumed right out of the air.

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The dairy industry aims to be carbon neutral by 2050. Here's what it means for farms

5:25pm April 27, 2022

by Rachel Cohen

The dairy industry is investing big in research to meet its carbon neutral goal by 2050, and to get farmers paid for climate friendly farm practices.

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A climate activist died after lighting himself on fire. His intentions remain unclear

4:26pm April 26, 2022

by Sam Brasch

On Earth Day, Colorado climate activist Alan Bruce lit himself on fire outside the U.S. Supreme Court. He died of his injuries the next day. His friends and family say his intentions remain unclear.

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Encore: To get more people to drive electric cars, more charging stations are needed

5:06pm April 25, 2022

by Brittany Cronin

The government and the private sector are rushing to build a network of electric vehicle charging stations across the country — a necessity if electric cars are to catch on widely.

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California, Arizona and Nevada face major water cutbacks from the Colorado River

4:53pm April 25, 2022

by Alex Hager

California, Arizona and Nevada are facing big cuts in water from the Colorado river. Water managers' responses to the federal government's restrictions are now in.

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Smoke and steam rise from towers at the coal-fired Urumqi Thermal Power Plant as seen from a plane in Urumqi in western China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region on April 21, 2021.

China promotes coal in setback for efforts to cut emissions

12:49am April 25, 2022

by The Associated Press

Officials in the country face political pressure to ensure stability as President Xi Jinping prepares to try and award himself a third five-year term as ruling party leader.

Activists demonstrate in front of a ship carrying Russian oil in the Baltic Sea this spring. The U.S. has imposed sanctions on Russian oil. However, most countries have not, and refineries around the world still import Russian oil.

Despite U.S. sanctions, oil traders help Russian oil reach global markets

10:09am April 22, 2022

by Julia Simon

Russia is still making billions of dollars on oil exports since invading Ukraine. That crude is still flowing abroad thanks in part to a controversial group of oil traders.

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This Earth Day, one book presents global warming and climate justice as inseparable

9:31am April 22, 2022

by Barbara King

It's still an open question to what degree our planet will remain habitable in the coming years. Elizabeth Cripps offers an urgent message in What Climate Justice Means and Why We Should Care.

How do you tell your kid that the planet is ending?

How young people are taking action against climate change

9:12am April 22, 2022

Xiye Bastida was raised in the highlands of Mexico with an understanding that she had to thank the Earth for everything it provided. Now, she's dedicated her entire life to the issue of protecting it.

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The White House's new initiative aims to reduce carbon emissions from transportation

6:51pm April 21, 2022

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Gina McCarthy, White House National Climate Adviser, about a new initiative aimed at reducing carbon emissions and expanding clean transit.