Covering Climate Now
Covering Climate Now is a project co-founded by Columbia Journalism Review and The Nation aimed at strengthening the media’s focus on the climate crisis. WBUR is one of more than 250 news organizations around the world that have committed to running a week’s worth of climate coverage in the lead-up to the United Nations Climate Action Summit in New York on Sept. 23, 2019.

Shelter From The Climate Storm? Experts Say Vermont Needs To Prepare For 'Climigration'
While there are no solid predictions for how many people will move to the Green Mountain State as a result of the climate emergency, or even when that migration could...

Scenes From The Youth Climate Strike In Boston
Thousands of young people from Massachusetts and surrounding states have "gone on strike," emptying out classrooms to gather at Boston City Hall Plaza Friday to demand bold and immediate action...

What To Know About Friday’s Youth Climate Strike In Boston
Organizers estimate 10,000 people from across Massachusetts will participate in a rally at City Hall Plaza and a march to the State House.

For Green Energy, MIT Aims To Build 'A Star On Earth'
Skeptics joke that fusion is the energy source of the future ... and always will be. But a local company says it's getting close to making reliable fusion energy a...

Big Plans For Small Nuclear Plants
The big, complex nuclear plants of the past are enormously expensive to build and maintain. So nuclear engineers, scientists and startups are looking for smaller, faster, cheaper nuclear reactor designs.
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To Combat Climate Change, Do We Need The Nuclear Option?
Scientists say we must "decarbonize" the world's economy by mid-century to avert a global climate catastrophe. There is a carbon-free energy source available now, but there's a catch: it's nuclear...

Former EPA Head To Young Climate Activists: Drive Your Parents Crazy
Former EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy speaks with young climate activists from the Sunrise Movement about environmental action, the Green New Deal and how to remain hopeful.