New Delhi's air pollution is so bad, officials are calling for a citywide lockdown
New Delhi's schools are already closed this week because of air pollution that has been about four times the safe limit.
Environment
In drought-plagued New Mexico, farmer places high hopes in infrastructure bill
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Greg Daviet, a pecan farmer in Las Cruces, N.M., about how the infrastructure plan passed by Congress may affect his business.
Growers are working to make our coffee habit more sustainable
Experts say the way we cultivate and grow coffee isn't sustainable. Some coffee growers are hoping to change that.
Here's what world leaders agreed to — and what they didn't — at the UN climate summit
Intense climate negotiations in Glasgow, Scotland brought about major breakthroughs and compromises, as world leaders sought to avert extreme climate change.
Birds in the Amazon have been shrinking. Here's why scientists think it's happening
Over the last four decades, birds in the Amazon have been shrinking — and scientists believe their smaller bodies may be a response to hotter, drier weather brought by climate change.
In a first, U.N. climate agreement could include the words 'coal' and 'fossil fuels'
The U.N. secretary-general warns the main goal of limiting global warming is "on life support." But Glasgow negotiators are making modest progress in their final hours.
A pair of bald eagles was caught on video entangled on a Minnesota street
The two birds writhed around together on a residential street for minutes, unable to separate themselves from each other. They reportedly flew away unharmed without police intervention.
Their lands are oceans apart but are linked by rising, warming seas of climate change
Photographer Vlad Sokhin's latest work, Warm Waters, is an exploration of climate change traveling across 18 countries and off-the-map territories seen by seldom few.
Developing nations say they're owed for climate damage. Richer nations aren't budging
Extreme weather is costing developing countries billions of dollars in damage. So they're seeking compensation from weather countries that have done the most to cause climate change.
U.S. and China announce surprise climate agreement at COP26 summit
U.S. climate envoy John Kerry told NPR the declaration spurs mutual accountability. "I'm absolutely convinced that that is the fastest, best way to get China to move from where it is today," he said.