New U.S. Climate Assessment Forecasts Dire Effects On Economy, Health The Trump administration released a major climate assessment on Black Friday. It is the most detailed and blunt assessment yet of the dangers of unchecked global warming. Christopher Joyce
Super-Fast Shipping Comes With High Environmental Costs Getting your online purchase delivered at home in just two days puts more polluting vehicles on the road. M. Sanjayan, the CEO of Conservation International, explains what that means for the planet.
U.S. Faces 'Immediate Threat' From Climate Change, Report Says David Greene talks to Andrea Dutton, assistant geology professor at the University of Florida, about a federal report that says climate change is causing more frequent and severe weather in the U.S.
DHS Death Reporting | Youth Legal Clinic | Green Cannabis Oregon officials aren't publishing timely reports on the deaths of children in their care. A Portland nonprofit offers legal aid to homeless youth. The cannabis industry isn't as green as you think. Allison Frost, Samantha Matsumoto, Julie Sabatier
New Climate Change Report Places Blame On Human Actions For Natural Disasters NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Katherine Hayhoe of the Climate Science Center at Texas Tech University about a new report showing that recent extreme natural events are due to climate change.
New York's Adirondack Mountain Received Snow Earlier Than Usual Winter arrived early in New York's Adirondack Mountains. The high country is locked in snow and ice. We have a Thanksgiving week postcard from a trek to the summit of Algonquin Mountain. Brian Mann
Understanding The Impacts Of Climate Change NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to climate scientist Brenda Ekwurzel about the National Climate Assessment released on Friday and whether the impacts of climate change being felt already are reversible.
California Camp Fire Death Toll Reaches 81, Fire Authorities Say A forecast of rain on Wednesday will aid containment efforts, but may also hamper the search for human remains. Richard Gonzales
Urban Historian Mike Davis Says Building In Malibu Will Never Be A Good Idea The Woolsey Fire is not the first in Malibu, nor is it the first time residents have planned to rebuild. Urban historian Mike Davis tells NPR's Audie Cornish that maybe, it's better to let it burn.
NW forests will weather climate change better than others, study says A new paper predicts substantial vulnerability to drought and wildfire over the next three decades. Jes Burns