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Local farmers are worn out by drought as a new farm bill remains distant — and potentially unhelpful for smaller operations
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — It’s been a bad year for Lindsay Klaunig. The co-owner of Trouvaille Farm started the spring with contracts for $30,000 worth of crops. As… Read More
Libby’s Pumpkin Patch, a popular fall destination in Athens County, won’t open due to drought
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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ALBANY, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — For over a decade, southeast Ohio residents have been visiting Libby’s Pumpkin Patch outside Albany for hay rides, corn mazes and, of course, pumpkins…. Read More
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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