Creative ways communities are reducing food waste
While lots of powerful changes to reduce food waste can start at home, sometimes the scale of the problem benefits from a community-wide approach.
Environment
Why cities are so rainy
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Prof. Dev Niyogi from the University of Texas about his research showing urban topography and pollution exacerbate rainfall.
Eating less beef is a climate solution. Here's why that's hard for some American men
Climate researchers have long grappled with how to get Americans to eat less beef, a food with a huge global warming impact. Now some are thinking about it through the lens of gender.
State bans on commercial food waste have been largely ineffective, study finds
Much of the food supply in the U.S. goes uneaten, which contributes to climate change. Some states have tried to cut food waste in landfills, but their efforts have fallen short, researchers found.
How we grow food affects the climate. Here are solutions communities are taking to help
We've gathered examples from across the NPR Network of how we can change the food we grow to support climate goals.
Oil prices plunge as demand from China falls
The price of oil has dropped sharply over the last few weeks as demand from China, and possibly the U.S., is expected to fall.
Thousands of Portlanders show up to watch a flock of migrating Vaux's swifts
Since the 1980s, a flock of Vaux’s Swifts has been roosting in a Portland chimney during the month of September, on their way to their winter home in Central and South America. Thousands of Portlanders show up to watch them.
A German company has found a way to extract lithium without a carbon footprint
As Europeans debate over the environmental impact of mining lithium, a project in Germany shows how to do it without leaving a carbon footprint.
North Carolina Gov. Cooper's second-term environmental secretary is leaving the job
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper's environmental secretary for over three years is stepping down before Cooper's second term ends and is being replaced by a veteran state government administrator.
Australia, a biodiversity hotspot, recognizes 750 new species
Australia has added 750 new species of plants, animals, fungi and other organisms to its official list of species living on the continent.