Why Sprawl Could Be The Next Big Climate Change Battle Zoning for single-family homes has been tied to racial inequity and climate change, but in California, efforts to pass new laws keep falling short. Lauren Sommer
Everyone Loves The Chat Box: How Climate Science Moved Online Scientists from around the world are writing the next major United Nations climate report. Summarizing the state of the atmosphere without meeting in person is as hard as it sounds. Rebecca Hersher
Searching for climate and inequity hot spots, by car Fifteen cars with blue snorkels jutting up from their passenger windows drove all around King County on Monday. John Ryan
'Make The Climate A Priority Again,' Says Germany's Student Activist Neubauer NPR sits down with Germany's prominent youth climate activist to discuss lessons from the coronavirus and next steps for the movement. Simon Schütz
Solastalgia and you. ‘The pain was necessary to know the truth.’ Dr. Jennifer Atkinson shares strategies for handling existential distress caused by environmental change John O'Brien
Amazon pucks convention, names Seattle hockey hall 'Climate Pledge Arena' Amazon has purchased the rights to Seattle’s new hockey and basketball arena, but it’s not naming the building after itself. The Amazon-sponsored venue will be called Climate Pledge Arena. John Ryan
Are There Zombie Viruses — Like The 1918 Flu — Thawing In The Permafrost? As if the pandemic weren't enough, people are wondering whether climate change will cause pathogens buried in frozen ground to come back to life as the Arctic warms. How worried should we be? Michaeleen Doucleff
Antarctica And Greenland Are Losing Thousands Of Gigatons of Ice — That's A Lot A new NASA satellite is providing a detailed look at how much polar ice is melting, raising sea levels around the world. Lauren Sommer
KUOW crowns the Biggest Carbon Loser “I realized I was pretty adaptable to making big changes.” John Ryan
Amazon fires 2 tech employees who raised coronavirus, climate concerns A few months ago, it might’ve been hard to imagine a scenario where someone would be fired in front of her 13-year-old son. But that just happened to Amazon employee Maren Costa while working from home in Seattle. John Ryan
