Covering ClimateHere & Now's continued coverage of climate change and environmental news.How the 'Inherited' podcast helps us think imaginatively about the climate crisis"Inherited" is a podcast about the climate crisis as told by young people.Play10:42Sep 21, 2022Billionaire Patagonia founder gives away company to fight climate changeEstimated to be worth $3 billion, Patagonia will be given to a specially-designed trust and a nonprofit organization to ensure all profits — about $100 million a year — are...Play03:42Sep 15, 2022Advertisement Prescribed burns can resume, but new rules make the fire management practice trickyNew restrictions on how crews can carry out controlled fires could limit the practice at a time when some experts say it's needed most. Play04:21Sep 13, 2022Climate change is exposing ancient artifacts. Space age technology is helping save themWith the new discoveries, archaeologists are talking about the safest and most ethical ways to preserve and study them.Play09:38Sep 6, 2022Climate bill boosts investments in carbon captureWil Burns, visiting professor at Northwestern University, talks about why the climate bill might struggle to deliver on carbon capture.Play09:32Sep 2, 2022110 trillion tons of ice projected to melt in Greenland — and it's too late to do a thing about itThe result of the melt could be up to a foot of global sea level rise, which would have severe consequences on both coastal and inland regions. Play05:01Aug 31, 2022Your rooftop solar questions, answeredThe new climate bill raises the tax credits on solar panels to 30%, which means millions of Americans could be motivated to get them for their home.Play08:32Aug 31, 2022The ethical dilemma of TikTok’s summer it dress: Mirror Palais' MariaWhen the original expensive price tag deterred many shoppers, fast fashion retailers like SHEIN swooped in to meet the high demand at a low price. That price came with the...Aug 26, 2022Want to learn more about climate change? Check out these book recommendations"The Stacks" creator and host Traci Thomas shares her picks for thought-provoking non-fiction and fiction books that address climate change.Play09:32Aug 16, 2022The Arctic is warming even faster than previously thought, study finds"The Arctic has warmed nearly four times faster than the globe since 1979" — that's the straightforward title of a new study that's confirming some of the worst fears of...Play04:15Aug 12, 2022Why allergies are worse this year, explainedA series of recent studies have found that more people are suffering from pollen-related allergies. Climate change is one of the main causes for the boom. Play05:51Aug 11, 2022Budget deal will help U.S. cut carbon emissions, despite sweeteners for fossil fuel industryAnalysts say the bill would help the U.S. bring carbon emissions down 40% compared to 2005 levels by 2030.Play05:38Aug 8, 2022Organic compost is the likely culprit of PFAS contamination in a rural Massachusetts townThe Environmental Protection Agency recently issued a new warning that no level of PFAS in water is safe.Play10:56Aug 8, 2022Fungal disease devastating bat populations moves WestThe disease appears to be moving West faster than predicted — which has big economic and ecological implications.Play03:39Aug 8, 2022California Rep. Ro Khanna says climate bill is 'huge win for the planet'The California Democrat says the bill is expected to pass in the House on Friday and it's a big win for Democrats. Play04:53Aug 8, 2022New methods are helping scientists link extreme weather events to climate changeScientists are able to connect extreme weather events like heatwaves, droughts and hurricanes to climate change with greater certainty, but less so with tornadoes. Play09:27Aug 4, 2022Coal is becoming a more valuable as natural gas flow shrinksCoal consumption is expected to go back to 2013 levels, according to the International Energy Agency. That's a 0.7% increase just this year.Play03:39Aug 2, 2022Rising temperatures are harming treesTree expert Daniel Griffin shares what tree growth rings in southern California tell him about cycles of drought over centuries in North America. Play09:32Aug 2, 2022Marine heatwaves pose ecological threats to oceanThe damage of increasing heat waves is bad enough on land, but the picture is even worse offshore, with seas boiling in the heat.Play06:11Jul 28, 2022Some good climate news: Seagrass meadows in Florida are thrivingThe area is now one of the largest and healthiest seagrass meadows in the Gulf.Play03:49Jul 27, 2022Next Page
How the 'Inherited' podcast helps us think imaginatively about the climate crisis"Inherited" is a podcast about the climate crisis as told by young people.Play10:42Sep 21, 2022
Billionaire Patagonia founder gives away company to fight climate changeEstimated to be worth $3 billion, Patagonia will be given to a specially-designed trust and a nonprofit organization to ensure all profits — about $100 million a year — are...Play03:42Sep 15, 2022
Prescribed burns can resume, but new rules make the fire management practice trickyNew restrictions on how crews can carry out controlled fires could limit the practice at a time when some experts say it's needed most. Play04:21Sep 13, 2022
Climate change is exposing ancient artifacts. Space age technology is helping save themWith the new discoveries, archaeologists are talking about the safest and most ethical ways to preserve and study them.Play09:38Sep 6, 2022
Climate bill boosts investments in carbon captureWil Burns, visiting professor at Northwestern University, talks about why the climate bill might struggle to deliver on carbon capture.Play09:32Sep 2, 2022
110 trillion tons of ice projected to melt in Greenland — and it's too late to do a thing about itThe result of the melt could be up to a foot of global sea level rise, which would have severe consequences on both coastal and inland regions. Play05:01Aug 31, 2022
Your rooftop solar questions, answeredThe new climate bill raises the tax credits on solar panels to 30%, which means millions of Americans could be motivated to get them for their home.Play08:32Aug 31, 2022
The ethical dilemma of TikTok’s summer it dress: Mirror Palais' MariaWhen the original expensive price tag deterred many shoppers, fast fashion retailers like SHEIN swooped in to meet the high demand at a low price. That price came with the...Aug 26, 2022
Want to learn more about climate change? Check out these book recommendations"The Stacks" creator and host Traci Thomas shares her picks for thought-provoking non-fiction and fiction books that address climate change.Play09:32Aug 16, 2022
The Arctic is warming even faster than previously thought, study finds"The Arctic has warmed nearly four times faster than the globe since 1979" — that's the straightforward title of a new study that's confirming some of the worst fears of...Play04:15Aug 12, 2022
Why allergies are worse this year, explainedA series of recent studies have found that more people are suffering from pollen-related allergies. Climate change is one of the main causes for the boom. Play05:51Aug 11, 2022
Budget deal will help U.S. cut carbon emissions, despite sweeteners for fossil fuel industryAnalysts say the bill would help the U.S. bring carbon emissions down 40% compared to 2005 levels by 2030.Play05:38Aug 8, 2022
Organic compost is the likely culprit of PFAS contamination in a rural Massachusetts townThe Environmental Protection Agency recently issued a new warning that no level of PFAS in water is safe.Play10:56Aug 8, 2022
Fungal disease devastating bat populations moves WestThe disease appears to be moving West faster than predicted — which has big economic and ecological implications.Play03:39Aug 8, 2022
California Rep. Ro Khanna says climate bill is 'huge win for the planet'The California Democrat says the bill is expected to pass in the House on Friday and it's a big win for Democrats. Play04:53Aug 8, 2022
New methods are helping scientists link extreme weather events to climate changeScientists are able to connect extreme weather events like heatwaves, droughts and hurricanes to climate change with greater certainty, but less so with tornadoes. Play09:27Aug 4, 2022
Coal is becoming a more valuable as natural gas flow shrinksCoal consumption is expected to go back to 2013 levels, according to the International Energy Agency. That's a 0.7% increase just this year.Play03:39Aug 2, 2022
Rising temperatures are harming treesTree expert Daniel Griffin shares what tree growth rings in southern California tell him about cycles of drought over centuries in North America. Play09:32Aug 2, 2022
Marine heatwaves pose ecological threats to oceanThe damage of increasing heat waves is bad enough on land, but the picture is even worse offshore, with seas boiling in the heat.Play06:11Jul 28, 2022
Some good climate news: Seagrass meadows in Florida are thrivingThe area is now one of the largest and healthiest seagrass meadows in the Gulf.Play03:49Jul 27, 2022
