21 species have been declared extinct, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says The species, including birds, mussels and a bat, have been moved off the threatened and endangered list. They join 650 other species that have gone extinct in the U.S. Ayana Archie
Major U.S. science group lays out a path to smooth the energy transtion The National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine says putting equity at the center of climate and energy policy will help speed along necessary fossil fuel emission cuts Alejandra Borunda
It's the warmest September on record thanks to El Niño and, yes, climate change A new government report finds that September 2023 was the hottest in the agency's 174-year global climate record. Climate change and El Niño are driving the heat. Julia Simon
To rein in climate change, Biden pledges $7 billion to regional 'hydrogen hubs' President Joe Biden announced billions of federal dollars for the creation of regional hydrogen hubs across the country. Hydrogen could be a climate-friendly alternative to fossil fuels. Susan Phillips
Large Snake River toxic algal bloom hasn’t happened before A harmful algal bloom on the Snake River has spanned nearly 30 miles of the river. The Whitman County health department says it hasn’t seen a bloom like this on the Snake before. Courtney Flatt
Tacoma Rail to buy Northwest’s first electric locomotives Tacoma Rail is replacing two diesel locomotives with battery-powered ones, a first in the Northwest. John Ryan
Individual actions you can take to address climate change So you want to do something about climate change, but what? We have ideas. Some require a little planning, while others might mean one less thing on your to-do list. (You can skip raking leaves!) The NPR Network
It's a global climate solution — if it can get past conspiracy theories and NIMBYs The "15-minute city" is an urban planning concept that aims to increase quality of life and reduce planet-heating pollution. But it faces obstacles, including conspiracy theories. Julia Simon
How kids are making sense of climate change and extreme weather NPR's Student Podcast Challenge yielded stories about how students around the U.S. are thinking about and responding to climate change. Here are some of their ideas. Janet W. Lee
