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News Articles: climate

Native American protestors and their supporters are confronted by security during a demonstration against work being done for the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) in North Dakota in 2016. Greenpeace, one of the groups protesting DAPL, was sued by the company building the pipeline. A jury has ordered Greenpeace to pay millions of dollars.

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  • Climate

Jury says Greenpeace owes hundreds of millions of dollars for Dakota pipeline protest

Experts say the verdict has relevance for free speech issues nationwide.

March 19, 2025
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By:
  • Jeff Brady and
  • Alejandra Borunda
Older people in Los Angeles' Chinatown neighborhood shade themselves from the sun. Exposure to heat can change the way people's genes work, potentially leading to long-term health impacts. Climate change is making heat waves more intense and last longer in many parts of the U.S.

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  • Climate

Heat can age you as much as smoking, a new study finds

Exposure to heat can alter the way your DNA works, according to a new study. The effects could lead to long-term health outcomes.

March 19, 2025
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By:
  • Alejandra Borunda
Maggie Baird speaks at the Captain Planet Foundation Gala in Atlanta on March 15, 2025.

Tagged as: 

  • News

How a nonprofit founded by Maggie Baird, mom of Billie Eilish, provides hot meals to Atlanta youth

In Georgia to receive an award from the Captain Planet Foundation, Baird shared about her organization Support + Feed and its mission to fight food insecurity amid climate change.

March 19, 2025
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By:
  • Kristi York Wooten
The Copper induction stove has a battery under the oven, so the appliance can plug into a regular household outlet.

Tagged as: 

  • Climate

Switching from gas to electric? Here are 3 appliances that are easy to install

Changing from gas to climate-friendly electric appliances often involves expensive retrofits. A growing list of companies offer stoves, heat pumps and water heaters that make it easier and cheaper.

March 19, 2025
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By:
  • Jeff Brady
Tourists walk in front of the Tuco glacier in Huascaran National Park during a tour called the "Route of climate change" in Huaraz, Peru, Aug. 12, 2016.

Tagged as: 

  • Latin America

Peruvian farmer goes head to head with German energy giant in climate test case

A Peruvian farmer is going head to head with German energy giant in a climate law test case.

March 17, 2025
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By:
  • Simeon Tegel
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin testified before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on his nomination in January.

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  • Climate

EPA announces dozens of environmental regulations it plans to target

The Environmental Protection Agency didn't provide details about what it wants to do with the regulations — whether it will try to weaken them or eliminate them entirely.

March 13, 2025
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By:
  • Michael Copley,
  • Jeff Brady,
  • and 1 more
Duke Energy's Marshall Steam Station coal power plant operates near Mooresville, N.C.

Tagged as: 

  • Climate

Editor's Note: EPA says it will roll back climate rules. That could prove complicated

Announcing big changes to environmental rules doesn't undo facts on the ground overnight. Instead, EPA's announcement is the first step in what is likely to be a lengthy process to remake the rules and policies it targeted.

March 13, 2025
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By:
  • Neela Banerjee
A solar plant in Mona, Utah. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says solar will account for just over half of new power generation that will get built in the U.S. this year.

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  • Climate

America's clean-energy industry is growing despite Trump's attacks. At least for now

Clean energy is crucial to meet rising U.S. electricity demand, according to industry analysts and executives. But the Trump administration's actions could slow development.

March 13, 2025
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By:
  • Michael Copley
A Nissan LEAF recharges at a station in Pasadena, Calif. Memos obtained by NPR show a key federal agency has paused orders of zero-emission vehicles and some federally-owned EV chargers will be shut off.

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  • Climate

Trump administration slams brakes on government's adoption of electric vehicles

Memos obtained by NPR show a key federal agency has paused orders of zero-emission vehicles and some federally owned EV chargers will be turned off.

March 12, 2025
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By:
  • Nathaniel Minor
Sneezing

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  • Climate

Sneezing already? Warmer weather is triggering a longer allergy season

Warming temperatures are giving plants more time to grow and produce allergy-inducing pollen, Climate Central meteorologist Lauren Casey says. GPB's Orlando Montoya reports.

March 07, 2025
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By:
  • Orlando Montoya and
  • GPB News Staff
Brad Reinhart, senior hurricane specialist at the National Hurricane Center, tracks Hurricane Beryl, the first hurricane of the 2024 season, at the National Hurricane Center on July 1, 2024, in Miami.

Tagged as: 

  • Climate

Layoffs and potential closures of key facilities raise worries about NOAA's future

The Trump administration may end leases for some of NOAA's offices while the agency terminates several advisory committees at the important weather and climate agency.

March 06, 2025
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By:
  • Julia Simon,
  • John Ryan,
  • and 2 more
National Interagency Fire Center

Tagged as: 

  • Weather

Storms tamp daily fire danger, but long-term risk remains from weather, arson and uncontrolled burns

Hundreds of fires burned across Georgia over the past week, and one arsonist was arrested. Rain across the state Tuesday night lowered fire risk in some regions but Georgians should remain vigilant to prevent fires during the season.

March 05, 2025
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By:
  • GPB News Staff and
  • Catherine Callaway
A herd of brown cows gather under trees at the El Hatico farm near Cali, Colombia. Researchers think that this type of silvopasture could reduce deforestation in Latin America.

Tagged as: 

  • Climate

This Colombian 'hotel for cows' could help reduce deforestation in the Amazon

Clearing land for cattle and cows is the single biggest driver of rainforest loss in the Amazon. This "hotel for cows" in Colombia offers a solution.

March 03, 2025
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By:
  • Julia Simon
A hurricane specialist looks at a satellite image of Hurricane Beryl, the first hurricane of the 2024 season. The National Hurricane Center provides forecasts of major storms, many of which make landfall in the U.S.. The Center is part of NOAA, the country's oceans- and atmosphere-focused agency. Experts say ongoing staff cuts at the agency could endanger some of its core missions, like forecasting weather.

Tagged as: 

  • Climate

Trump administration layoffs hit NOAA, agency that forecasts weather, hurricanes

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration houses key groups like the National Weather Service. Experts warn the consequences of employee cuts could be drastic.

February 28, 2025
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By:
  • Alejandra Borunda,
  • Michael Copley,
  • and 2 more
An aerial view shows the long-depleted Colorado River (L) as it flows between California (R) and Arizona, and an irrigation ditch (R) carrying river water toward Quechan tribal land on May 26, 2023 near Winterhaven, Calif.

Tagged as: 

  • Environment

Trump funding freeze includes payments to keep the Colorado River flowing

President Biden promised billions in funds to farmers and others to not take water from the Colorado River. President Trump is halting some of those funds, leaving questions about the river's future.

February 26, 2025
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By:
  • Alex Hager
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