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Why young Americans are pushing for climate change to be taught in schools
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — As the planet warms and sea levels rise, eighty-five percent of Generation Z is concerned about climate change, according to a January Marist poll. In response,… Read More
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This is how far behind the world is on controlling planet-warming pollution
By: Rebecca Hersher | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — The hottest year on record is coming to a close, emissions of planet-warming gases are still rising globally, and the most ambitious climate goal on pollution set… Read More
![Tourism infrastructure on the beach lays in shambles after Hurricane Otis ripped through Acapulco, Mexico](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/ap23300080231007-5682d54d7c516f8ff8903319948689faa3be0754-scaled-e1698706151184-900x422.jpg)
It’s unlikely, but not impossible, to limit global warming to 1.5 Celsius, study finds
By: Rebecca Hersher | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — It is unlikely, but not impossible, for humans to hit the lower temperature target for global warming set by the landmark 2015 Paris agreement, according to new… Read More
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Here’s how Americans feel about climate change
By: Rebecca Hersher | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — Most Americans say that climate change is harming people in the United States, and that climate impacts will get worse over their lifetime, according to a new… Read More
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A bad apple season has some U.S. fruit growers planning for life in a warmer world
By: Mara Hoplamazian | NHPR
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CONCORD, N.H. (NPR) — Chuck and Diane Southers’ thermal alarm for their apple orchard went off around 10:30 p.m. on a fateful night in mid-May. The alarm takes the temperature… Read More
![Carlos Moreno, a Franco-Colombian urbanist, has been helping spread the idea of 15-minute cities — where people can access key things in their life within a short walk, bike ride or transit ride of their home.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/img_7471-4121b5f31b2f146e826e42469c45904e56ed055c-e1697403344638-900x422.jpg)
It’s a global climate solution — if it can get past conspiracy theories and NIMBYs
By: Julia Simon | NPR
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PARIS — In the 11th arrondissement, a middle-to-working class neighborhood in the east of Paris, if you walk out your front door, you can arrive at a preschool in one… Read More
![Emperor penguins on the sea ice of East Antarctica.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Penguins-in-Antarctica-e1697146224134-900x422.jpg)
An Ohio University meteorology professor warns melting Antarctic ice threatens penguins with extinction
By: Gabriel Scotto
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – Melting Antarctic ice could contribute to rising sea levels and doom Antarctica’s penguin population to extinction by the end of the century. 2023 saw the lowest… Read More
![People harvest crops at the Asante Microfarm in front of a house in View Park, in Los Angeles](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/gettyimages-1233071063-b181227c8706721dbf25055736fb9a3daec14efb-scaled-e1696873037469-900x422.jpg)
Individual actions you can take to address climate change
WASHINGTON (NPR) — Humans are driving climate change. And that means we humans can change our trajectory. While governments and businesses have a key role to play in reducing planet-heating… Read More
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Earth is on track for its hottest year yet, according to a European climate agency
By: Associated Press
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WASHINGTON (AP) — After a summer of record-smashing heat, warming somehow got even worse in September as Earth set a new mark for how far above normal temperatures were, the… Read More
![Pesky Pete Barron holds the leaves of poison ivy illustrating how it grows in clusters of three leaves.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/poison-ivy01-1920x1281_slide-5f41c0f65e534eef07c372f315815e70082cdbce-e1695065008234-900x422.jpg)
Poison ivy is poised to be one of the big winners of a warming world
By: Gabrielle Emanuel | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — Over a decade ago, when Peter Barron started removing poison ivy for a living, he decided to document his work. “Every year I always take pictures of… Read More
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Exxon minimized climate change internally after conceding that fossil fuels cause it
By: Michael Copley | NPR
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Updated September 15, 2023 at 10:09 AM ET WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Executives at ExxonMobil continued in recent years to raise doubts internally about the dangers of climate change and… Read More
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Extreme heat is cutting into recess for kids. Experts say that’s a problem
By: Sequoia Carrillo | Beth Wallis | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — This week, sweltering heat has forced districts around the country – up and down the East coast and across the Midwest – to close schools early or… Read More
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Why can’t Canada just put the fires out? Here are 5 answers to key questions
By: Bill Chappell I NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Smoke from Canada’s wildfires has filled U.S. skies with an unhealthy haze for weeks, becoming a hallmark of the 2023 summer. The smoke raises a number… Read More
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How climate change could cause a home insurance meltdown
By: Michael Copley | Rebecca Hersher | Nathan Rott | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Big wildfires had started burning more often in California, creeping closer to Beth Pratt’s home near Yosemite National Park. So Pratt did what homeowners in fire-prone… Read More
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2 out of 3 North American bird species face extinction. How we can save them
By: Ali Rogin | Kaisha Young | PBS NewsHour
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WASHINGTON (NewsHour) — As the climate crisis worsens, so does pressure on wildlife. The bird population in North America has declined by 3 billion in the last 50 years. Brooke… Read More
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Fixit culture is on the rise, but repair legislation faces resistance
By: Chloe Veltman I NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Americans are responsible for throwing out more stuff than any other nation in the world. According to the Public Interest Research Group, people in this country… Read More
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Biden administration announces nearly $11B for renewable energy in rural communities
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WASHINGTON, D.C. O (NPR) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a nearly $11 billion investment on Tuesday to help bring affordable clean energy to rural communities throughout the country…. Read More
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What it takes to save some of the world’s most threatened plant species
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — According to scientists, 80 percent of the Earth’s living species are unknown to humans. Even as more are identified, more are disappearing — and sometimes, we… Read More
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Native tribe in Louisiana highlights challenges of climate-driven relocation
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (PBS NewsHour) — In 2022, the Biden administration announced it would pay to help several Native American tribes move away from coastlines and rivers, where waters are rising… Read More
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EPA proposes strict limits on tailpipe emissions to speed up electric vehicle transition
By: William Brangham | Dorothy Hastings | Karina Cuevas | PBS NewsHour
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WASHINGTON (NewsHour) — The Biden administration rolled out its most aggressive effort yet to combat climate change with tougher emissions limits for cars and trucks. But several challenges remain, including… Read More
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The exact link between tornadoes and climate change is hard to draw. Here’s why
By: Rachel Treisman | NPR
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ROLLING FORK, Miss. (NPR) — Rural communities in western Mississippi are surveying and cleaning up the damage after an unusual and powerful tornado tore through the area Friday night. The… Read More
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An activist group is spreading misinformation to stop solar projects in rural America
By: Miranda Green | Michael Copley | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — Roger Houser’s ranching business was getting squeezed. The calves he raises in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley were selling for about the same price they had a few years… Read More
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Yeah, actually, your plastic coffee pod may not be great for the climate
By: Julia Simon | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — You may have come across news headlines about coffee this week, like this one from the BBC: “Coffee pod carbon footprint better for planet than filtered… Read More
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Gas stoves became part of the culture war in less than a week. Here’s why
By: Lisa Hagen | Jeff Brady | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — At the beginning of January, the health and climate effects of gas cooking stoves in homes was an issue policy makers and academics were studying. Then,… Read More
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