Mia Venkat
Stories
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Food
Mushroom foragers find $4,000 worth of the fun guys known as chanterelles
Dan Gebhart and Jordan Anderson are mushroom foraging friends in California that came across $4,000 worth of chanterelles — a highly coveted wild mushroom.
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National
The links between welfare in Utah and the LDS Church
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with ProPublica reporter Eli Hager on why many Utah families living in poverty don't get assistance — from the state nor the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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Environment
U.S. and China announce surprise climate agreement at COP26 summit
U.S. climate envoy John Kerry told NPR the declaration spurs mutual accountability. "I'm absolutely convinced that that is the fastest, best way to get China to move from where it is today," he said.
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Environment
For Brianna Fruean, the smell of mud drives home the need for climate action
Many island nations have the most to lose when it comes to the climate crisis. But at the COP26 U.N. climate summit, they insist they aren't victims, they're warriors.
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World
How island nations vulnerable to climate change need rich, polluting countries to act
Low-lying islands and nations are among those most at risk from rising sea levels, and have been sounding the alarm on the need for action by wealthier nations to limit global warming for years.
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Environment
Uganda's Vanessa Nakate says COP26 sidelines nations most affected by climate change
Nakate spoke with NPR about the role gender plays in climate activism, whether the COP26 summit feels inclusive and her advice for other youth who feel they can't affect change in the climate crisis.
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World
Uganda's Vanessa Nakate says COP26 sidelines nations most affected by climate change
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with climate activist Vanessa Nakate of Uganda about her goals in bringing the needs of the global south to the fore at the United Nations climate change conference, COP26.
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National
What President Xi Jinping's absence from COP26 indicates for China's climate pledges
Chinese President Xi Jinping is not attending COP26 in person. Climate analysts and activists weigh in on what his absence means for the climate pledges made by one of the top carbon-emitting nations.
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Environment
Indigenous activists are united in a cause and are making themselves heard at COP26
Indigenous activists from around the world are in Glasgow for COP26, but say the same legacy of colonialism that has led to climate-related losses has impacted their access to the conference.
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National
Indigenous activists say the legacy of colonialism has limited their access to COP-26
Indigenous activists from around the world are in Glasgow for COP26, but say the same legacy of colonialism that has led to climate-related losses has impacted their access to the conference.