The water election that wasn’t
9:00am By Jake BittleHello, and welcome back to State of Emergency. I’m Jake Bittle, and today we’re going to shift the focus away from the storm-battered Southeast and take a look at one of the nation’s hottest battleground states. Election Day is just two weeks away, and…One issue will decide Arizona’s future. Nobody’s campaigning on it.
4:45am By Jake BittleThe fate of the state’s water depends on this election. For politicians and voters, it’s mostly an afterthought.The flood that forced a housing reckoning in Vermont
4:30am By Zoya TeirsteinThe interconnected climate and housing crises are putting some Montpelier residents one disaster away from homelessness.Public EV chargers are good for the planet. They’re also good for business.
4:15am By Tik RootResearch shows that businesses with charging stations nearby see an economic boost.The nation’s first commercial carbon sequestration plant is in Illinois. It leaks.
Mon 4:45am By Juanpablo Ramirez-FrancoThe locals are worried: “Just because CO2 sequestration can be done doesn't mean it should be done."Tribes help tribes after natural disasters. Helene is no different.
Mon 4:30am By Taylar Dawn StagnerTribal nations long ago learned to stitch together a patchwork of support to help each other cope with disasters like Hurricane Helene.What happens to the world if forests stop absorbing carbon? Ask Finland.
Sun 9:00am By Patrick Greenfield, The GuardianNatural sinks of forests and peat were key to Finland’s ambitious target to be carbon neutral by 2035. But now, the land has started emitting more greenhouse gases than it stores.The tiny potato at the heart of one tribe’s fight against climate change
Sat 9:00am By Joseph LeeWetlands absorb carbon from the atmosphere. The Coeur d’Alene’s restoration would do more than just that.When hurricane evacuation isn’t an option
Fri 9:00am By Ayurella Horn-MullerNot everyone rides out storms like Milton or Helene by choice. Some simply cannot afford to flee.As Helene’s immediate impacts recede, a public health threat rises
Fri 4:45am By Katie MyersA shortage of potable water and the toxic stew of sewage and other pollutants the flood left behind has prompted a race to avert a public health crisis in North Carolina.Amazon’s inflatable plastic pillows are officially a thing of the past
Fri 4:30am By Joseph WintersAcross the globe, Prime packages will now be cushioned by paper.UN report backs up Sámi claims that mining in Finland violates their rights to land and culture
Fri 4:15am By Tristan Ahtone"Sustainability is an empty word if you don't respect and implement Indigenous rights here in our homelands."Thinking of going solar? Wait until you need a new roof.
Thu 4:45am By Tik RootSolar panels typically last 25 years, while shingles are good for 20. Waiting until you need to re-roof is usually the best course when going solar.Water challenges — made worse by rising temperatures — are threatening the world’s crops
Thu 4:30am By Frida Garza“We have to be smarter about what we grow, and we can be smarter about how we grow what we're growing.”To prepare for the climate of tomorrow, foresters are branching out
Wed 11:13am By Syris ValentineAt a reforestation site in Washington, forest managers are experimenting with "assisted migration" — planting trees from warmer, drier regions — to boost the forest's resilience.Milton’s October surprise
Wed 9:00am By Jake BittleHello, and welcome back to State of Emergency. I’m Jake Bittle, and today we’re talking about the political impact of Hurricane Milton, the second major storm to strike the United States in the last few weeks. I grew up in Tampa, Florida, less than 20…Wildfires are coming to the Southeast. Can landowners mitigate the risk in time?
Wed 4:45am By Kate MorganNo other part of the country has seen such a sharp rise in the number of big fires. The bigger challenge, though, is getting people to embrace the prescribed burns that can prevent them.Trump’s proposed mass deportations could ‘decimate’ the US food supply
Oct 15, 2024, 4:45 am By Frida GarzaIf the Republican candidate carries out his immigration agenda, who will run America's farms?More schools than ever are serving vegan meals in California. Here’s how they did it.
Oct 15, 2024, 4:30 am By Frida GarzaCredit environmentally conscious students — and a handful of state funding programs.The fate of thousands of US dams hangs in the balance, leaving rural communities with hard choices
Oct 14, 2024, 9:00 am By Madeline Heim, Milwaukee Journal SentinelDams across the country are aging and facing intensifying floods wrought by climate change. But the price tag to fix what’s broken is estimated in the hundreds of billions of dollars.
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