Environment

Children beat the heat Thursday in a misting pool at a park in Queens as temperatures reach into the 90s in New York City.

Nearly 2 In 3 Americans Are Dealing With Dangerous Heat Waves

4:20pm August 12, 2021

by Jaclyn Diaz

The National Weather Service predicts areas on the East Coast could reach 100 degrees Thursday, with triple-digit temperatures in the Pacific Northwest, too. Relief isn't expected until the weekend.

'The Lorax' Warned Us 50 Years Ago, But We Didn't Listen

9:36am August 12, 2021

by Elizabeth Blair

Call it fate or an unfortunate coincidence that Dr. Seuss' eco-parable marks its 50th anniversary just as the United Nations releases a report on the dire consequences of human-induced climate change.

Power Play: Tesla, Elon Musk, and the Bet of the Century, by Tim Higgins

Tale Of Tesla, Elon Musk Is Inherently Dramatic And Compellingly Told In 'Power Play'

9:24am August 12, 2021

by Camila Domonoske

Perhaps most interesting in Tim Higgins' book are the hints at what might have been: Tesla could have built a plug-in hybrid, or sold itself to Google, or become a battery supplier.

Proposed Clean Energy Standard Could End Power Plant Greenhouse Gas Emissions By 2035

7:03pm August 11, 2021

by Jeff Brady

Democrats hope to pass a $3.5 trillion infrastructure bill to help fulfill President Biden's climate change plan. A key clean energy standard is undergoing changes to pass without Republican votes.

How John Kerry Hopes To Combat Climate Change

5:27pm August 11, 2021

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with John Kerry, the U.S.'s special envoy for climate, about the U.N.'s alarming climate report this week and how he will work with other nations to combat climate change.

This aerial photo taken from an airplane on July 27 shows smoke rising from a forest fire outside the village of Berdigestyakh in Russia's Sakha Republic in northeastern Siberia.

For The 1st Time In Recorded History, Smoke From Wildfires Reaches The North Pole

5:50pm August 10, 2021

by Sharon Pruitt-Young

Smoke from forest fires in Siberia also has stretched to Mongolia, Canada and Greenland. The fires are already an unusual occurrence for a region known as one of the coldest places on the planet.

Controlled burns help reduce wildfire risk by clearing out overgrown vegetation. The U.S. Forest Service is suspending them, concerning fire scientists.

Environment

Nearly 2 In 3 Americans Are Dealing With Dangerous Heat Waves

'The Lorax' Warned Us 50 Years Ago, But We Didn't Listen

Tale Of Tesla, Elon Musk Is Inherently Dramatic And Compellingly Told In 'Power Play'

Proposed Clean Energy Standard Could End Power Plant Greenhouse Gas Emissions By 2035

How John Kerry Hopes To Combat Climate Change

For The 1st Time In Recorded History, Smoke From Wildfires Reaches The North Pole

Climate Report Co-Author: 'The Pile Of Evidence Is Now Enormous'

3 Things To Know About What Scientists Say About Our Future Climate

Wildfire Risk Is Growing Everywhere, Even As More Americans Move Into Harm's Way

With Extreme Fires Burning, Forest Service Stops 'Good Fires' Too