Covering ClimateHere & Now's continued coverage of climate change and environmental news.How scientists are enhancing the ocean's ability to capture carbonAs money pours into companies promising to take greenhouse gasses out of the atmosphere, there’s a small but fast-growing sector of startups that want to leverage one of the world’s...ResumeHere & Now09:35Jul 25, 2024Climate change and resilience in EthiopiaIn Ethiopia, the severity of the drought in some regions has forced people to find new ways to grow food.ResumeHere & Now05:03Jul 24, 2024Phoenix moves to provide cold water to combat record heatPhoenix's efforts to end setting new records for the number of heat-related deaths each year include providing sources of cold water in public places.ResumeHere & Now03:40Jul 17, 2024Indigenous people in the Amazon have felt ignored on climate solutions. 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How scientists are enhancing the ocean's ability to capture carbonAs money pours into companies promising to take greenhouse gasses out of the atmosphere, there’s a small but fast-growing sector of startups that want to leverage one of the world’s...ResumeHere & Now09:35Jul 25, 2024
Climate change and resilience in EthiopiaIn Ethiopia, the severity of the drought in some regions has forced people to find new ways to grow food.ResumeHere & Now05:03Jul 24, 2024
Phoenix moves to provide cold water to combat record heatPhoenix's efforts to end setting new records for the number of heat-related deaths each year include providing sources of cold water in public places.ResumeHere & Now03:40Jul 17, 2024
Indigenous people in the Amazon have felt ignored on climate solutions. Now, they’re speaking outIndigenous communities in the Amazon rainforest are building a grassroots movement to fight deforestation.ResumeHere & Now09:35Jul 17, 2024
Climate disasters force Princeville, NC, residents to relocate to higher groundPrinceville, North Carolina, is America’s oldest community founded by formerly enslaved people. The historic town has been devastated by countless floods and other climate-fueled disasters since it was created.ResumeHere & Now05:45Jul 10, 2024
As the planet gets hotter, the search for better AC is vitalTraditional air conditioners use a lot of electricity. And as the planet warms, people will be buying more ACs.ResumeHere & Now06:59Jul 5, 2024
Green building meets Indigenous knowledge in Taos, New MexicoMany people moved to Taos in the 1970s to break free from modern architectural conventions. Today, that tradition continues, with architects and builders pioneering the latest green building trends. ResumeHere & Now10:54Jun 25, 2024
'For people and planet’: Earthships are off-grid refuges made from beer cans and tiresIt takes a lot of fossil fuel to heat and cool a typical American home. But Earthships prove it doesn’t have to be that way.ResumeHere & Now10:39Jun 24, 2024
'Giving birth on a planet in crisis': Climate change's impact on reproductive healthAs climate change continues to reshape our world, its impacts may have devastating effects on reproductive health.ResumeHere & Now05:37May 30, 2024
How Tuscon is utilizing PFAS cleanup fundsIn April, the Environmental Protection Agency set aside $9 billion to help local governments with PFAS cleanup. Tucson is among the first cities to get the funding help.ResumeHere & Now03:42May 22, 2024
How one California town is transitioning from oil to carbon captureThe area's famous oil industry is in decline due to falling revenues and the state's aggressive climate action.ResumeHere & Now05:39May 15, 2024
Aluminum production has a huge carbon footprint. A new U.S.-based smelter could help change thatA new U.S.-based aluminum smelter could be operating before the end of the decade. And that smelter could be substantially less polluting than older models.ResumeHere & Now05:37May 8, 2024
Indigenous climate activists honored for defeating offshore drilling effortEach year, the Goldman Prize awards scientists, activists and artists for their work for environmental causes. ResumeHere & Now09:41May 6, 2024
Can you survive summer indoors without AC? In Arizona, many don’tNearly half of the people who suffered heat-related deaths in Arizona last year lived outdoors without shelter, but public health officials and lawmakers are starting to pay more attention to...ResumeHere & Now09:03May 3, 2024
'Daybreak' board game tasks players to collaborate to stave off climate changeThe game has players take the roles of world governments as they race to draw down emissions before climate change makes Earth uninhabitable.ResumeHere & Now05:42May 2, 2024
Shipbuilders harness the wind to clean up global shippingContainer ships use heavy fuel oil called bunker fuel. They’re more efficient than trains, trucks and planes. But bunker fuel is highly polluting, and container ships produce about 3% of...ResumeHere & Now09:40Apr 24, 2024
Planes pollute the planet, but new technology could clean up the aviation industryA nonstop flight from Los Angeles to New York spews about 1,300 pounds of planet-warming carbon into the air — per passenger.ResumeHere & Now10:49Apr 23, 2024
School buses in NY must go electric by 2035. One district has plans on how to do itSome districts and lawmakers are resistant. But, as Amy Feiereisel of North Country Radio reports, one school district in Northern New York has already started electrifying its school bus fleet.ResumeHere & Now05:51Apr 23, 2024
Extreme heat: The science behind climbing temperaturesHeat is the most direct and perhaps most deadly effect of climate change.ResumeHere & Now09:17Apr 22, 2024
California sets indoor heat rules as climate change intensifies hot weatherThe rules ensure people who work in warehouses, restaurants and manufacturing facilities have access to breaks, water and places to cool down.ResumeHere & Now04:25Mar 28, 2024
