Environment

Emergency alerts go out in Spanish and English, but what happens if you speak another language?

6:00am June 16, 2025

The FCC has delayed implementing its multilingual emergency alerts system — making non-English speakers vulnerable during climate disasters.

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Yurok Tribe reclaims sacred land

6:46pm June 15, 2025

by Scott Detrow

It's being called the largest land return deal in California's history. Yurok Fisheries Department Director Barry McCovey tells NPR's Scott Detrow what it means for the Yurok Tribe and for the land.

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Why taking apart buildings piece by piece is a climate solution

6:00am June 13, 2025

Deconstruction is a growing approach to taking down homes that diverts waste from landfills, cuts carbon emissions and creates a circular economy for construction materials.

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Environment

This California block tried to quit fossil fuels. Here's what they learned

5:40pm June 12, 2025

A project spearheaded by UC Berkeley researchers provides free electric appliances and solar panels to people. In exchange, researchers learn what works in an attempt to electrify on a larger scale.

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A popular climate website will be hobbled, after Trump administration eliminates entire staff

4:47pm June 12, 2025

Climate.gov is the main source of timely climate-related information for the public. It will stop publishing new information because the Trump administration laid off everyone who worked on it.

Environment

Former Secretary of State John Kerry discusses the UN Ocean Conference

5:03am June 12, 2025

by Michel Martin

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with John Kerry, former secretary of state and Biden-era climate envoy, about the 2025 UN Ocean Conference in Nice, France.

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Live in a hurricane-prone area? Here's how to prepare your home for flooding

5:00am June 12, 2025

If you're worried about flooding this hurricane season, here are some ways to harden your home with flooding and climate change in mind.

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Trump's EPA plans to repeal climate pollution limits on fossil fuel power plants

5:08pm June 11, 2025

The Trump administration plans to get rid of all limits on climate-warming pollution from the nation's fossil fuel power plants. Fossil fuel interests hailed the proposal, which likely faces legal challenges from environmental groups.

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How homeowners are saving on insurance by upgrading their houses against disasters

6:00am June 11, 2025

Home insurance is getting pricier as hurricanes and wildfires get worse. States are trying new incentives, encouraging homeowners to retrofit homes against disasters to get an insurance discount.

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In Seattle, preserving trees while increasing housing supply is a climate solution

6:00am June 11, 2025

Seattle, along with other cities, is struggling to balance the need for more housing with the preservation and growth of trees that help address the impacts of climate change.

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