Climate Connections

Ultraefficient houses in the Catskill Project are powered by solar panels.

During winter, residents used to leave town by driving across a frozen lake. But warming temperatures left the lake ice less dependable.

With free rides and bus stop improvements, the city hopes to turn out more ridership and reduce traffic pollution.

The crops have historically grown farther South.

Many skills used while camping can help you stay safe during emergencies.

In Charlotte, North Carolina, flood-prone apartments were converted into a wetland habitat that now helps protect the community from flooding.

Farmers can help store planet-warming pollution in the ground. But some measures of the benefits may provide misleading results, a researcher says.

The animals create wetlands that can reduce drying and burning.

Their roots and branches help break up waves and reduce flooding in coastal communities.

“Being part of the solution is psychologically empowering,” says therapist Leslie Davenport.

Residents of Barrio Logan have been fighting for cleaner air for decades.

These spindly plants provide vital habitat for marine life, reduce coastal erosion, and absorb carbon pollution.

Many locals don’t have AC, so heat waves can be deadly. 

A solar garden at North High School provides electricity to the school, the city, and residential subscribers.

One burn center treated 85 people for contact burns in 2022 — and seven died from their injuries.

Concrete is one of the biggest sources of planet-warming carbon pollution.

At Lucinda Stuenkel’s farm, spring oats and peas are enriching her soil and helping it retain more moisture.

A recently passed state law aims to limit new pollution in communities already struggling with a disproportionate burden.

It’s just one idea among many for harnessing the wind to help ships save fuel.