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Elephants at a water pan in Hwange National Park in north western Zimbabwe. The sanctuary has a capacity for 15,000 elephants, but it currently hosts more than 45,000 according to ZimParks, the country's wildlife management authority.

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  • Climate

Drought is driving elephants closer to people. The consequences can be deadly

Zimbabwe's elephant population is growing, but climate change makes rainfall unpredictable. Animals travel farther in search of water now and often end up clashing with villagers for scarce resources

August 15, 2022
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By:
  • Tendai Marima
Blacktail Deer Creek in Yellowstone National Park, seen here in a 2019 photo from the ecological study known as NEON, is one site where researchers have bubbled sulfur hexafluoride into the water.

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  • Environment

Why scientists have pumped a potent greenhouse gas into streams on public lands

A 30-year, nationwide study of ecological changes — including the effects of climate warming — has been releasing a powerful greenhouse gas, and critics want it to stop.

August 15, 2022
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By:
  • Nell Greenfieldboyce
Levi Draheim has spent half his life involved in climate change litigation aimed at holding federal and state leaders accountable on fossil fuels.

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  • Climate

Meet the teenager who helped push Florida toward cleaner energy

About 200 young people used Florida law to successfully petition the state to adopt renewable energy faster. One of them, Levi Draheim, is a veteran at suing the government to act on climate change.

August 14, 2022
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By:
  • Amy Green
The Inflation Reduction Act includes tax credits for residential solar and battery storage systems, along with other measures aimed at encouraging individuals to cut their carbon emissions.

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  • Climate

3 ways the Inflation Reduction Act would pay you to help fight climate change

Some of the Act's $369 billion in energy and climate spending aims to make it easier and cheaper for Americans to live more sustainably.

August 13, 2022
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By:
  • Laura Benshoff
GPB News NPR

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  • Politics

What the Inflation Reduction Act does and doesn't do about rising prices

The Inflation Reduction Act is not expected to bring down inflation dramatically or right away, but experts say that might not be such a bad thing given the bill's other areas of focus.

August 13, 2022
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By:
  • Juliana Kim
People spend time at the park at dusk during a summer heat wave in Hoboken, N.J., on July 21, 2022.

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  • Climate

The U.S. in July set a new record for overnight warmth

The average low temperature for the lower 48 states in July was 63.6 F. It's not only the hottest nightly average for July, but for any month in 128 years of record keeping, a NOAA climatologist said.

August 13, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Grape vines at Korbel vineyards are submerged under floodwater Friday, Feb. 10, 2017, near Guerneville, Calif. The Central Valley produces $17 billion worth of crops every year. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

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  • Climate

A cataclysmic flood is coming for California. Climate change makes it more likely.

There's a long history of massive inland flooding in California. New research finds that climate change has already doubled the odds it happens again.

August 12, 2022
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By:
  • Nathan Rott
Solar panels being installed on roof

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  • Politics

Georgia advocates, Democrats hail long-sought climate bill as pivotal

The Democrats’ climate, health and tax bill, dubbed the Inflation Reduction Act, aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions with tax incentives designed to boost solar and wind energy production, speed electric vehicle adoption and help Americans improve their household’s energy efficiency.

August 12, 2022
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By:
  • Stanley Dunlap
A view of a dry lake bed near the village of Conoplja, 150 kilometers north-west of Belgrade, Serbia, Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022.

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  • Environment

The drought across Europe is drying up rivers, killing fish and shriveling crops

An unprecedented drought is afflicting nearly half of the European continent, damaging farm economies, forcing water restrictions and causing wildfires and threatening aquatic species.

August 12, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
While the U.S. military has used burn pits in other conflicts, one expert says they were exceptionally large in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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  • World

What is the legacy of burn pits? For some Iraqis, it's a lifetime of problems

The PACT Act provides new access to services for American veterans struggling with the health effects of exposure to burn pits. But in Iraq, civilians who were exposed are still on their own.

August 12, 2022
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By:
  • Simone Popperl,
  • Jeevika Verma,
  • and 1 more
Temperatures in Longyearbyen, Norway above the Arctic Circle hit a new record above 70 degrees Fahrenheit in July 2020. The Arctic has warmed nearly four times faster than the planet as a whole since 1979, a new study finds.

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  • Climate

The Arctic is heating up nearly four times faster than the whole planet, study finds

The Arctic is very sensitive to climate change. In the last 40 years, the region has warmed much more rapidly than the Earth as a whole, a new study finds.

August 11, 2022
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By:
  • Rebecca Hersher
A person picks through trash for reusable items as a fire rages at the Bhalswa landfill in New Delhi, April 27, 2022.

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  • Environment

Scientists say landfills release more planet-warming methane than previously thought

A study builds on research that shows landfills are the third-largest source of methane emissions globally, after oil and gas systems and agriculture.

August 11, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Steve Holett surveys the aftermath of the Elmo 2 Fire at his property, where he had spent the last 18 months building a home.

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  • National

This Montana couple built their dream home, only to have it burn down in minutes

After 18 months of building, the Holetts were nearly set to move into their dream home in Dayton, Mont. It took their life savings to build the cabin. It took one wildfire to burn it down in minutes.

August 10, 2022
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By:
  • Halisia Hubbard
GPB News NPR

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  • Climate

11 more tips on how to stay cool without an A/C, recommended by NPR's readers

NPR readers share their favorite tips on how to cope with heat without an air conditioner. Among the tips: take a shower with a sheet on, then wear it to bed.

August 09, 2022
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By:
  • Malaka Gharib
Since May, authorities have now uncovered four sets of human remains at Lake Mead, as the country's largest reservoir deals with extremely low water levels.

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  • National

A fourth set of human remains is found at Lake Mead as the water level keeps dropping

The reservoir continues to suffer from a 22-year drought that now has water levels at only 27% of capacity. That's surfaced four sets of skeletal remains in the past four months.

August 08, 2022
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  • Shauneen Miranda
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