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A few more bad apples: As the climate changes, fruit growing does, too

A few more bad apples: As the climate changes, fruit growing does, too

Apple growing is a ruthless business obsessed with good looks. Higher temperatures affect every part of of the fruit's life cycle, from more pests to changing color -- and can even give them sunburn.

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Spring is springing sooner, throwing nature's rhythms out of whack

Spring is springing sooner, throwing nature's rhythms out of whack

A warming climate is knocking nature's rhythms out of sync. High in the Rocky Mountains, scientists have been tracking the impact for decades
by Nathan Rott

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The big ways climate and water are connected

The big ways climate and water are connected

Climate change and water are linked in many ways. During our Climate Cast Live program, meteorologist Paul Huttner talked to Radhika Fox, CEO of the U.S. Water Alliance, about the most significant ways.
by Paul Huttner

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Rivers of Oil, Episode 4: The rallying cry

Rivers of Oil, Episode 4: The rallying cry

In the early 2000s, the Keystone XL oil pipeline became one of the most powerful symbols in the fight against climate change. And since then, it's not just local landowners fighting pipelines in their backyards anymore. It's environmental groups, Native Americans tribes, farmers and ranchers, and a crucial addition to the alliance -- climate change activists. But how did it begin?
by Julie Siple, Bill Wareham, Dan Kraker and Cody Nelson

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Rivers of Oil, Episode 3: The spark that ignited fires

Rivers of Oil, Episode 3: The spark that ignited fires

Pipelines have become a potent issue for Native American and indigenous people, who are fighting them across North America. Part of the fight is over culture and identity. But it also involves a messy history of land and treaties, and a long, complicated -- and often adversarial -- relationship with the U.S. government.
by Julie Siple, Bill Wareham, Dan Kraker and Cody Nelson

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The bountiful benefits of bringing back the beavers

The bountiful benefits of bringing back the beavers

Hundreds of millions of beavers used to populate the West but were hunted to near extinction. Turns out, beavers are critical to healthy water ecosystems, so now there are efforts to bring them back.
by Luke Runyon

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As carbon dioxide levels rise, major crops are losing nutrients

As carbon dioxide levels rise, major crops are losing nutrients

As the level of carbon dioxide in the air rises because of climate change, scientists are trying to pin down how plants are impacted. There's evidence that it's changing many important plants we eat.

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Regulators focus on need for new pipeline as decision looms

Regulators focus on need for new pipeline as decision looms

The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission worked through questions of Enbridge Energy and opponents of the Line 3 oil pipeline project on Tuesday, hinting that it might take them longer than expected to discuss the matter.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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