Covering ClimateHere & Now's continued coverage of climate change and environmental news.Goldman Prize winner Nalleli Cobo explains why she fought against drilling in LANalleli Cobo grew up just 30 feet from an oil well. She experienced nosebleeds, heart palpitations and even developed cancer, which pushed her to become an anti-drilling activist. Play09:36May 26, 2022A Massachusetts city keeps cool in a hotter climateA single block in Chelsea, Mass., may offer a template for cities looking at what works — or doesn't — to cope with longer, hotter summers because of the warming...Play03:48May 25, 2022Advertisement Drought and windy conditions leave farmers concerned about growing seasonMore than 80% of the Nebraska-Kansas-Oklahoma region is experiencing abnormally dry conditions.Play04:30May 24, 2022War in Ukraine delays climate actionBefore the war, the U.S. promised to greatly reduce greenhouse gas emissions and send billions of dollars to developing nations to help pay for the costs of climate change. Play03:57May 16, 2022Deep sea mining may threaten the environmentElectric vehicles and other new technologies that may help alleviate climate change sometimes rely on rare metals and minerals that can be found at the bottom of the ocean.Play08:52May 12, 2022Drought imperils hydropower on Colorado River's reservoirsIf the water level at the country's second-largest reservoir drops about another 30 feet, the Glen Canyon Dam will be unable to create hydroelectric power.Play06:47May 5, 2022Southwest's driest spring in 1,200 years sparks wildfire concernsThis year's earlier-than-normal start to the spring wildfire season is being blamed on an extended drought made worse by climate change. Play03:30Apr 29, 2022Old-growth forests are in danger. Does Biden's pledge to protect them do enough?The trees can be hundreds of years old, if not thousands, and play vital roles in local ecosystems and the world environment.Play05:49Apr 29, 2022Northeastern brewers are shrinking the distance between fields of grain and pints of beerCraft beer makers from five states in the Northeast are making efforts to source their grains from regional farms.Play05:35Apr 28, 2022'Fresh Banana Leaves' spotlights Indigenous science for a warming planetClimate change is challenging all of our global systems. But as we seek solutions, the insights of Indigenous people are often overlooked.Play09:28Apr 28, 2022Clean Water Act turns 50: Diving into the law's successes and failuresBack in 1969, a polluted river in Ohio caught fire. The environmental disaster led Congress to enact the Clean Water Act in 1972.Play09:41Apr 26, 2022Zurich turns off natural gas to fight climate change — and RussiaThe Swiss city of Zurich is shutting down the gas supply to some neighborhoods.Play03:47Apr 22, 2022Western drought: What individuals can do to helpA few months ago, the water outlook in the West seemed to be improving — but drought restrictions are being expanded in the state. Play06:03Apr 13, 2022Arizona weighs desalination to avoid future dry spellGov, Doug Ducey has floated the idea of a desalination project to take the salt out of seawater from Mexico and pump it back into the Colorado River.Play05:22Apr 6, 2022Unprecedented heat wave hits AntarcticaTemperatures have risen by 70 degrees over the last week.Play05:48Mar 23, 2022Cotton farming is inching north into the MidwestClimate change — combined with dwindling water resources and new infrastructure — means states like Kansas are becoming cotton countries.Play03:37Mar 11, 2022How farmers in the Midwest are adapting to warmer wintersAcross the U.S., winters are getting warmer. In Missouri, farmers are finding ways to adapt.Play04:36Mar 3, 2022The Supreme Court is weighing whether to scale back EPA's power to combat climate changeThe case could also have larger implications for the way government works.Play03:37Feb 28, 2022Biden invests $1 billion in the Everglades: Where will the money go?The original plan costs had ballooned as projects dragged on for years and were mired in Florida's complicated politics.Play05:51Feb 28, 2022Co-author of new UN report on wildfire risk pushes for indigenous management solutionsThe report finds the risk of catastrophic wildfires will increase 30% by 2050.Play04:56Feb 24, 2022Next Page
Goldman Prize winner Nalleli Cobo explains why she fought against drilling in LANalleli Cobo grew up just 30 feet from an oil well. She experienced nosebleeds, heart palpitations and even developed cancer, which pushed her to become an anti-drilling activist. Play09:36May 26, 2022
A Massachusetts city keeps cool in a hotter climateA single block in Chelsea, Mass., may offer a template for cities looking at what works — or doesn't — to cope with longer, hotter summers because of the warming...Play03:48May 25, 2022
Drought and windy conditions leave farmers concerned about growing seasonMore than 80% of the Nebraska-Kansas-Oklahoma region is experiencing abnormally dry conditions.Play04:30May 24, 2022
War in Ukraine delays climate actionBefore the war, the U.S. promised to greatly reduce greenhouse gas emissions and send billions of dollars to developing nations to help pay for the costs of climate change. Play03:57May 16, 2022
Deep sea mining may threaten the environmentElectric vehicles and other new technologies that may help alleviate climate change sometimes rely on rare metals and minerals that can be found at the bottom of the ocean.Play08:52May 12, 2022
Drought imperils hydropower on Colorado River's reservoirsIf the water level at the country's second-largest reservoir drops about another 30 feet, the Glen Canyon Dam will be unable to create hydroelectric power.Play06:47May 5, 2022
Southwest's driest spring in 1,200 years sparks wildfire concernsThis year's earlier-than-normal start to the spring wildfire season is being blamed on an extended drought made worse by climate change. Play03:30Apr 29, 2022
Old-growth forests are in danger. Does Biden's pledge to protect them do enough?The trees can be hundreds of years old, if not thousands, and play vital roles in local ecosystems and the world environment.Play05:49Apr 29, 2022
Northeastern brewers are shrinking the distance between fields of grain and pints of beerCraft beer makers from five states in the Northeast are making efforts to source their grains from regional farms.Play05:35Apr 28, 2022
'Fresh Banana Leaves' spotlights Indigenous science for a warming planetClimate change is challenging all of our global systems. But as we seek solutions, the insights of Indigenous people are often overlooked.Play09:28Apr 28, 2022
Clean Water Act turns 50: Diving into the law's successes and failuresBack in 1969, a polluted river in Ohio caught fire. The environmental disaster led Congress to enact the Clean Water Act in 1972.Play09:41Apr 26, 2022
Zurich turns off natural gas to fight climate change — and RussiaThe Swiss city of Zurich is shutting down the gas supply to some neighborhoods.Play03:47Apr 22, 2022
Western drought: What individuals can do to helpA few months ago, the water outlook in the West seemed to be improving — but drought restrictions are being expanded in the state. Play06:03Apr 13, 2022
Arizona weighs desalination to avoid future dry spellGov, Doug Ducey has floated the idea of a desalination project to take the salt out of seawater from Mexico and pump it back into the Colorado River.Play05:22Apr 6, 2022
Unprecedented heat wave hits AntarcticaTemperatures have risen by 70 degrees over the last week.Play05:48Mar 23, 2022
Cotton farming is inching north into the MidwestClimate change — combined with dwindling water resources and new infrastructure — means states like Kansas are becoming cotton countries.Play03:37Mar 11, 2022
How farmers in the Midwest are adapting to warmer wintersAcross the U.S., winters are getting warmer. In Missouri, farmers are finding ways to adapt.Play04:36Mar 3, 2022
The Supreme Court is weighing whether to scale back EPA's power to combat climate changeThe case could also have larger implications for the way government works.Play03:37Feb 28, 2022
Biden invests $1 billion in the Everglades: Where will the money go?The original plan costs had ballooned as projects dragged on for years and were mired in Florida's complicated politics.Play05:51Feb 28, 2022
Co-author of new UN report on wildfire risk pushes for indigenous management solutionsThe report finds the risk of catastrophic wildfires will increase 30% by 2050.Play04:56Feb 24, 2022