Climate Connections

Swarthmore is working to ditch fossil fuels by storing heat underground to warm and cool its campus.

Groups in North Carolina are building solar-powered 'hives' to deliver lifesaving electricity after storms.

A few simple changes could slash your food bill – and your climate footprint.

Researchers in Puerto Rico are building a system designed to warn people down to the block in San Juan.

They plug into a standard outlet, hang on the sill, and slash climate-warming pollution.

A youth-led campaign is urging school cafeterias to serve fiber-rich, plant-powered meals every day.

Households are saving an average of $15 a month.

At Texas solar farms, veterans are finding calm, community, and new purpose through beekeeping.

The project's Hurricane Response Team, or HRT Hub, provides emergency supplies after storms.

Insurance companies turn to reinsurance companies when they have to pay out many claims at once, like after a hurricane or other disaster.

Plug-in solar technology is making it easier for renters and low-income households to harness the power of the sun – but they aren't yet allowed in many places in the U.S.

The Bahama nuthatch was already threatened by habitat loss and non-native predators when Hurricanes Matthew and Dorian came along.

These officials make key decisions about climate solutions, and they can be easier to reach than federal leaders.

Preparing copies of insurance documents, passports, and more in advance can help you access care, file claims, and rebuild faster if the worst happens.

Energy efficiency advocate Brendan Haley highlights the benefits of heat pumps – which heat and cool homes – by dressing as one for Halloween.

Rishi Varma's 'Sulfur Bottom' centers on a family living next to a toxic waste site.

Community leaders have debuted a high-tech biodigester designed to capture emissions, feed gardens, and inspire the next generation.

In their new book, "Atlas of the New World," photographers Giulia Piermartiri and Edoardo Delille use dreamlike images to depict a planet in the midst of rapid change.

By planting wildflowers instead of grass, developers are creating habitat for bees, butterflies, and birds.