Biden To Authorize Broader Disaster Relief For Texas
The state has for the last week suffered through a major winter storm that left many of its residents without heat, power or potable water.
Environment
U.S. Officially Rejoins Paris Agreement On Climate Change
The United States on Friday officially rejoined the Paris Agreement on climate change. The landmark 2016 accord is designed to limit global warming and avoid its potentially catastrophic impacts.
How Much Is The Weather In Texas Due To Climate Change?
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to James Marshall Shepherd, director of the atmospheric sciences program at the University of Georgia, about if climate change is responsible for the nation's violent storms.
Texas Governor Calls For Investigation Into Group That Manages State Power Grid
Dire warnings of price hikes are coming from electricity retailers that normally offer customers low prices based on daily wholesale rates. They are telling customers to conserve or switch providers.
Forest Thinning To Reduce Wildfire Risk Gives Opportunity To New Startups
The country's overgrown forests need to be aggressively thinned to reduce wildfire risk. That creates massive piles of worthless brush and branches, but some businesses see a new market for them.
ENCORE: Why Sea Level Rise Varies Across The World
The sea level is rising more in some coastal places than in others. But why is that? It has to do with wind, currents, glaciers and even the last Ice Age.
Why Firefighters Are Facing A Growing Mental Health Challenge
Climate change is fueling more destructive, harder-to-control disasters like last year's massive wildfires. The mental and emotional toll for firefighters and first responders is alarming.
Pillagers Of Tropical Forests Can't Hide Behind Clouds Anymore
Environmental watchdogs now can detect deforestation even when it's hidden from sight by rain and clouds. They're using data from radar on a European satellite.
Northwest Natural Gas Company's Plan For A Carbon Neutral Gas System
Natural gas companies face an existential threat as more governments and businesses move to tackle climate change. But a growing number have their own plans to decarbonize, by creating renewable gas.
What Can We Do Next To Change Nature — In Order To Save It?
Mary Louise Kelly talks with Elizabeth Kolbert, author of Under A White Sky. The book tackles the ways humans have sought to control nature — only to create unintended problems for future generations.