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Give up your gas stove to save the planet? Banning gas is the next climate push

Give up your gas stove to save the planet? Banning gas is the next climate push

As more cities and states try to cut carbon emissions, natural gas is becoming a target. The city of Berkeley, Calif., just became the first to ban it in new homes, but it may not be the last.
by Lauren Sommer

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Mississippi River city ponders a flood wall it has long rejected

Mississippi River city ponders a flood wall it has long rejected

Among Mississippi River communities, Davenport, Iowa, stands out for the simple reason that people there can actually dip their toes in the river without scaling a flood wall or levee. But the city is confronting a painful question: Can it still remain connected with the river without being overwhelmed by it?
by Associated Press

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Small towns fear they are unprepared for future climate-driven flooding

Small towns fear they are unprepared for future climate-driven flooding

The central U.S. just experienced the most widespread river flooding ever recorded there. Flood defenses in major cities largely performed well, but many smaller communities were simply overwhelmed.
by Rebecca Hersher

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On the North Shore, many hands work to help a dying forest

On the North Shore, many hands work to help a dying forest

Insects, invasives and hotter temps are laying waste to Minnesota’s northeastern forests. People are working now to rebuild the North Woods, making them more resilient to climate change without losing the grandeur Minnesotans know and love.
by Cody Nelson

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As climate changes, taxpayers will shoulder larger U.S. payouts to farmers

As climate changes, taxpayers will shoulder larger U.S. payouts to farmers

That's good for farmers but bad for taxpayers, who subsidize government-backed crop insurance. The fate of research that forecasts these costs is in doubt as economists and scientists leave the USDA.
by Dan Charles

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This economic theory could be used to pay for the Green New Deal

This economic theory could be used to pay for the Green New Deal

Liberal Democrats have embraced an obscure brand of economics — "modern monetary theory" — to make the case for deficit-financed government programs like the Green New Deal for clean energy and jobs.
by Scott Horsley

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Has your doctor talked with you about climate change?

Has your doctor talked with you about climate change?

Some physicians say connecting environmental effects of climate change -- heat waves, more pollen and longer allergy seasons -- to the health consequences helps them better care for patients.
by Martha Bebinger

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