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News Articles: climate

Tesla Supercharging stations are seen in a parking lot on September 16, 2024 in Austin, Texas. Electric vehicles have significant environmental advantages over similar gas-powered vehicles, but the percentage of Americans who believe that has gone down slightly over the last two years.

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  • Business

EVs are cleaner than gas cars, but a growing share of Americans don't believe it

Electric vehicles are caught up in the culture wars. Data from Ipsos shows the percentage of Americans who believe EVs are better for the environment than gas cars has dropped 5 points since 2022.

September 23, 2024
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  • Camila Domonoske
GPB News NPR

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  • World

In U.N. vote, countries show willingness to move away from fossil fuels

The body's call to speed up a transition from fossil fuels is part of a pact designed to bring countries together to tackle challenges in the 21st century.

September 22, 2024
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  • Juliana Kim
Power lines lead into the coal-fired Intermountain Power Plant outside Delta, Utah. The plant, which is getting new turbines that can burn natural gas and hydrogen, is at the center of an ambitious project to cut greenhouse gas emissions.

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  • Climate

Money for cutting-edge climate technology could dry up in a second Trump term

A hydrogen plant in Utah could offer a new path to slash fossil-fuel pollution. But federal funding that was critical for projects like this one could dry up if Donald Trump is reelected.

September 22, 2024
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By:
  • Michael Copley
The Three Mile Island nuclear plant is seen in March 2011 in Middletown, Pa.

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  • National

Three Mile Island nuclear plant will reopen to power Microsoft data centers

Three Mile Island, the Pennsylvania power plant that was the scene of the worst commercial nuclear accident in American history, will reopen and sell power to Microsoft.

September 20, 2024
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  • C Mandler
The corpse flower is pictured here at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens.

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  • News

'It could be a once in a lifetime opportunity.' Rare African corpse flower blooms in Atlanta

It was a rare sight — and smell — that visitors to the Atlanta Botanical Garden will not forget. In late August, the African corpse flower bloomed at the garden, a brief botanical marvel that researchers aren't sure we may see again. 

September 18, 2024
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By:
  • Pamela Kirkland
Climate-driven flooding destroyed Tony Calhoun’s home in 2022. But as the water receded, his despair only grew. His fiancee, Edith Lisk (left), hopes to bring attention to the mental health toll of extreme weather.

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  • Climate

He survived the water, but not the flood

Climate-driven flooding destroyed Tony Calhoun’s home in 2022. But as the water receded, his despair only grew. Now, his family hopes to bring attention to the mental health toll of extreme weather.

September 17, 2024
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  • Rebecca Hersher
Food being prepared and presented during vegan chef Chloe Coscarelli hosted H&M Home Breakfast in 2017 in New York.

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  • Climate

Not sure what to make for dinner? Here are recipes to help you eat sustainably

Finding meals that are good for you, your wallet and the environment can be difficult. We've pulled together a few recipes to make sustainable choices even easier.

September 17, 2024
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  • The NPR Network
Despite extreme winds and fast-moving flames, researchers say some houses in Lahaina survived the wildfire last August thanks to precautions taken ahead of time.

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  • Climate

These houses survived one of the country's worst wildfires. Here’s how

The wildfire in Lahaina, Maui spread through extreme winds and intense heat. Still, a handful of houses were untouched thanks to the owners preparing the buildings and yards.

September 17, 2024
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  • Lauren Sommer
Not all Americans eat beef equally. Research finds the nation's biggest beef eaters are disproportionately men.

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  • Climate

Eating less beef is a climate solution. Here's why that's hard for some American men

Climate researchers have long grappled with how to get Americans to eat less beef, a food with a huge global warming impact. Now some are thinking about it through the lens of gender.

September 15, 2024
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  • Julia Simon
A box of food scraps that will be composted sits at a waste transfer station in San Francisco.

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  • Climate

Creative ways communities are reducing food waste

While lots of powerful changes to reduce food waste can start at home, sometimes the scale of the problem benefits from a community-wide approach.

September 15, 2024
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  • The NPR Network
Garbage is unloaded into the Pine Tree Acres Landfill in Lenox Township, Mich., on July 28, 2022. State bans on commercial food waste have been largely ineffective, researchers found.

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  • Climate

State bans on commercial food waste have been largely ineffective, study finds

Much of the food supply in the U.S. goes uneaten, which contributes to climate change. Some states have tried to cut food waste in landfills, but their efforts have fallen short, researchers found.

September 15, 2024
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  • Clare Marie Schneider
Windmills towers over a soy bean field on August 10, 2024 near Charles City, Iowa.

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  • Climate

How we grow food affects the climate. Here are solutions communities are taking to help

We've gathered examples from across the NPR Network of how we can change the food we grow to support climate goals.

September 14, 2024
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  • The NPR Network
Kayla Abe (pictured here) and her partner, chef David Murphy, co-founded Shuggie's Trash Pie in 2022, in part to address the global problem of food waste. According to the food waste reduction nonprofit ReFED, 38% of the U.S. food supply goes uneaten.

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  • Arts & Life

One restaurant has a way to fight food waste: Making food out of 'trash'

Shuggie's Trash Pie chef David Murphy shares three easy recipes for transforming unloved leftover ingredients into delicious eats.

September 14, 2024
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  • Chloe Veltman
The blue flames of a natural gas stove emit harmful pollutants, such as nitrogen dioxide. Consumer and environmental watchdog groups want health warning labels on new gas stoves to let buyers know of the risks.

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  • Climate

Gas stoves may soon come with a tobacco-style health warning label in California

The next time you shop for a cooking stove, the gas versions might show a health warning label similar to those on tobacco products.

September 14, 2024
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By:
  • Jeff Brady
Elon Musk's xAI took over this factory in Memphis, Tenn., earlier this year. This is where it's building a supercomputer to fuel artificial intelligence.

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  • Business

How Memphis became a battleground over Elon Musk’s xAI supercomputer

A massive project headed by Elon Musk in Memphis, Tenn., to power AI has moved at breakneck speed. But it's stirring controversy around pollution emissions. The EPA says it’s looking into it.

September 14, 2024
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  • Dara Kerr
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