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Bob and Georgene Bond's property on Lake Priest. (Bob and Georgene Bond)

Dr. Bob Bond grew up going to Priest Lake, the remote Idaho wetlands at center of Supreme Court case

Dr. Bob Bond has been coming to the lake since 1939 shortly after he was born. His Dad built a cabin there, not on wetlands, where Bond and his wife...

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06:03Oct 3, 2022

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.

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10:42Sep 21, 2022

A Patagonia store in Pittsburgh. (Gene J. Puskar/AP)

Billionaire Patagonia founder gives away company to fight climate change

Estimated 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...

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03:42Sep 15, 2022

The Bobcat Fire continues to burn through the Angeles National Forest in Los Angeles County, north of Azusa, California, Sept. 17, 2020. (Kyle Grillot /AFP via Getty Images)

Prescribed burns can resume, but new rules make the fire management practice tricky

New restrictions on how crews can carry out controlled fires could limit the practice at a time when some experts say it's needed most.

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04:21Sep 13, 2022

The wreckage of a WWII German warship is seen in the Danube river near Prahovo, Serbia, Monday, Aug. 29, 2022. The worst drought in Europe in decades has not only scorched farmland and hampered river traffic, it also has exposed a part of World War II history that had almost been forgotten. The hulks of dozens of German battleships have emerged from the mighty Danube River as its water levels dropped. (Darko Vojinovic/AP)v

Climate change is exposing ancient artifacts. Space age technology is helping save them

With the new discoveries, archaeologists are talking about the safest and most ethical ways to preserve and study them.

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09:38Sep 6, 2022

Climate bill boosts investments in carbon capture

Wil Burns, visiting professor at Northwestern University, talks about why the climate bill might struggle to deliver on carbon capture.

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09:32Sep 2, 2022

Melting icebergs near Illulissat, Greenland in 1991. (Courtesy of David Bahr)

110 trillion tons of ice projected to melt in Greenland — and it's too late to do a thing about it

The 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.

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05:01Aug 31, 2022

Aerial view shows photovoltaic panels on the roof of a building on August 11, 2010 near Peiting, Germany. energies. (Miguel Villagran/Getty Images)

Your rooftop solar questions, answered

The 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.

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08:32Aug 31, 2022

Mirror Palais Maria dress (Ana Fernanda Flores)

The ethical dilemma of TikTok’s summer it dress: Mirror Palais' Maria

When 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...

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Aug 26, 2022

The Camp Fire moves through the area on Nov. 8, 2018 in Paradise, California. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

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.

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09:32Aug 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...

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04:15Aug 12, 2022

A man covers his face while sneezing (Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images)

Why allergies are worse this year, explained

A 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.

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05:51Aug 11, 2022

Budget deal will help U.S. cut carbon emissions, despite sweeteners for fossil fuel industry

Analysts say the bill would help the U.S. bring carbon emissions down 40% compared to 2005 levels by 2030.

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05:38Aug 8, 2022

Organic compost is the likely culprit of PFAS contamination in a rural Massachusetts town

The Environmental Protection Agency recently issued a new warning that no level of PFAS in water is safe.

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10:56Aug 8, 2022

Fungal disease devastating bat populations moves West

The disease appears to be moving West faster than predicted — which has big economic and ecological implications.

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03:39Aug 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.

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04:53Aug 8, 2022

New methods are helping scientists link extreme weather events to climate change

Scientists are able to connect extreme weather events like heatwaves, droughts and hurricanes to climate change with greater certainty, but less so with tornadoes.

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09:27Aug 4, 2022

Coal is becoming a more valuable as natural gas flow shrinks

Coal consumption is expected to go back to 2013 levels, according to the International Energy Agency. That's a 0.7% increase just this year.

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03:39Aug 2, 2022

Tree-ring increment cores collected from bigcone Douglas fir trees growing on Mount Pinos in Southern California. Each growth ring is a couplet of light colored spring wood and dark colored summer wood. Wide rings form in wet years and narrow rings form in dry years. (Daniel Griffin 2022)

Rising temperatures are harming trees

Tree expert Daniel Griffin shares what tree growth rings in southern California tell him about cycles of drought over centuries in North America.

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09:32Aug 2, 2022

Coastal waters off Greenwood State Beach where The Nature Conservancy is mapping and monitoring one of Mendocino County's last remaining bull kelp forests near Elk, California. (Terry Chea/AP)

Marine heatwaves pose ecological threats to ocean

The damage of increasing heat waves is bad enough on land, but the picture is even worse offshore, with seas boiling in the heat.

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06:11Jul 28, 2022

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Dr. Bob Bond grew up going to Priest Lake, the remote Idaho wetlands at center of Supreme Court case

How the 'Inherited' podcast helps us think imaginatively about the climate crisis

Billionaire Patagonia founder gives away company to fight climate change

Prescribed burns can resume, but new rules make the fire management practice tricky

Climate change is exposing ancient artifacts. Space age technology is helping save them

Climate bill boosts investments in carbon capture

110 trillion tons of ice projected to melt in Greenland — and it's too late to do a thing about it

Your rooftop solar questions, answered

The ethical dilemma of TikTok’s summer it dress: Mirror Palais' Maria

Want to learn more about climate change? Check out these book recommendations

The Arctic is warming even faster than previously thought, study finds

Why allergies are worse this year, explained

Budget deal will help U.S. cut carbon emissions, despite sweeteners for fossil fuel industry

Organic compost is the likely culprit of PFAS contamination in a rural Massachusetts town

Fungal disease devastating bat populations moves West

California Rep. Ro Khanna says climate bill is 'huge win for the planet'

New methods are helping scientists link extreme weather events to climate change

Coal is becoming a more valuable as natural gas flow shrinks

Rising temperatures are harming trees

Marine heatwaves pose ecological threats to ocean