The world is producing too much coal, oil and natural gas to meet the targets set 10 years ago under the Paris Agreement, according to a new report led by the Stockholm Environment Institute. My @npr.org story: www.npr.org/2025/09/22/n...

With higher utility bills, a house that produces more energy than it uses may be appealing. In southern California, one such house has existed for more than a decade. NPR's Jeff Brady visited the "Green Idea House" in Hermosa Beach, California.

The dog park is empty when the Eagles are playing (the football team, not the band).

With higher utility bills, a house that produces more energy than it uses may be appealing. In southern California, one such house has existed for more than a decade. NPR's Jeff Brady visited the "Green Idea House" in Hermosa Beach, California. From @jeffbradynews.bsky.social

Cruz's spokesperson "provided NPR with a response from ChatGPT that reads, in part: 'What's not publicly demonstrated (so far) is a direct, documented grant-to-lawsuit pipeline.'" - @michaelcopley1.bsky.social @npr.org www.npr.org/2025/09/19/n...

I visited a house that produces more electricity than it uses. The owner says the remodel cost less than if he'd followed standard practices. I came away with five lessons and put them in an @npr.org story: www.npr.org/2025/09/20/n...

Energy Secretary Chris Wright has disbanded a controversial Climate Working Group (CWG), which wrote a report that scientists say was full of errors and misrepresented climate science.

"Lonely lunches" as "Nearly a quarter of the EPA's approximately 640 New England office employees in February are now gone."

Here's the big news in Philadelphia: Houston is now the poorest big city in the country. Gift link: share.inquirer.com/OKnyqT

This video may show an object on the roof around 135 yards from where Kirk was shot. The location is consistent with University statements about the shooting. x.com/gbrumfiel/st...

"Right-wing activist Charlie Kirk was fatally shot during an outdoor speaking event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday, according to President Trump." www.npr.org/2025/09/10/n...

JUST IN: Trump threatens 'Apocalypse Now' style action against Chicago to boost deportations

Do you cook with a gas stove? I do, but never use it without the vented hood running full blast (no more radio while cooking 😕). Some public health scientists have known about risks for decades. My 2023 story about how gas utilities avoided regulation holds up well. www.npr.org/2023/10/17/1...

"At a hearing last week, U.S. Magistrate Judge Zia Faruqui said Riley appeared to have been singled out by the police because he was a Black man carrying a satchel that looked heavy. 'It is without a doubt the most illegal search I've even seen in my life,' Faruqui said from the bench."

After Congress clawed back public media funding, PBS says it's cutting 15% of its staff, or more than 100 jobs.

"As the National Weather Service scrambles to hire up to 450 people to restore deep cuts by the Department of Government Efficiency, potential applicants are being asked to explain how they would advance President Donald Trump’s agenda if hired." @apnews.com apnews.com/article/noaa...

"A group of more than 85 scientists have issued a joint rebuttal to a recent U.S. Department of Energy report about climate change, finding it full of errors and misrepresenting climate science." From @juliaradio.bsky.social @npr.org www.npr.org/2025/09/02/n...

Ports across the country were planning to become economic hubs for the growing offshore wind industry. The Trump administration is cancelling grants to build the infrastructure for it.

20 years ago, I wrote a short essay after working as part of the 2nd crew of NPR reporters covering the effects of Hurricane Katrina. The photo is of a sign that was taped to the bus/train station, which had been turned into a makeshift jail. www.facebook.com/share/p/19S2...

From my @npr.org Climate Desk colleague @michaelcopley1.bsky.social:

Denmark's foreign minister summoned the top U.S. diplomat in the country for talks after the main national broadcaster reported that at least three people with connections to President Donald Trump have been carrying out covert influence operations in Greenland.

We got big project out today about Chicago’s lead pipes. The news is we mapped them all. The big idea is that Chicago residents are living through a public health crisis, and we wanted to help them visualize their place in it. @grist.org @wbez.org @insideclimatenews.org @chicago.suntimes.com

This press conference with Minneapolis officials is heart-breaking. The world seems especially cruel now. www.bbc.com/news/live/cl...

apnews.com/article/clim... AP asked scientists & Economists about key Trump climate documents and 64 answered. An overwhelming majority blasted them for bias, distortions, cherry picking and errors. Asked to give a grade, the most common response was F.

My latest @insideclimatenews.org piece looks at a new tool from PSE Healthy Energy that maps the health risks of the #climate super-pollutant #methane. “Natural gas is not just methane. It's actually closer to a chemical soup,” said PSE's Seth Shonkoff /1 insideclimatenews.org/news/2608202...

Hurricane Katrina flooded nearly every building in St. Bernard Parish near New Orleans in 2005. Twenty years later, the community is still rebuilding and flood protections encouraged some to return.

I was in St. Bernard Parish, east of New Orleans, in 2005 to talk with residents about rebuilding. Earlier this month I went back and found a smaller population that's getting more optimistic, 20 years later. My @npr.org story: www.npr.org/2025/08/14/n...

Micherre Fox from New York City decided to source her own diamond for an engagement ring. She finally found one — after digging for three weeks straight.

The Kennedy Center has announced its new head of dance programming, Stephen Nakagawa. Per his bio, he does not seem to have any experience as a curator or arts administrator. His predecessor believes she was fired bc she supported unionization efforts. My reporting:

The Revolution Wind farm was slated to start sending power to homes and businesses in Rhode Island and Connecticut starting next year.

Before joining the Justice Department this year, attorney Jonathan Gross said Jan. 6 prosecutors were "evil people. They will put you on a cattle car to Auschwitz without batting an eye." n.pr/47DPvMb

Firefighters from the Coos Forest Protective Association are trying to save one of the world’s tallest Douglas fir trees, a 325-foot behemoth on the Oregon Coast known as the Doerner Fir.

A lot of companies want the EPA in charge of setting national climate regulations because it helps shield them from lawsuits and creates a predictable environment in which to make investments. n.pr/47HiEWK

The Energy Star program has saved Americans more than a half-trillion dollars in energy costs and has reduced climate pollution. Now the Trump administration wants to eliminate or privatize it. By @jeffbradynews.bsky.social

The federal government's Energy Star efficiency program is in jeopardy. The Trump administration wants to eliminate or privatize it. Here's my @npr.org story: www.npr.org/2025/08/13/n...

Interesting reporting here from my colleague @andreahsu.bsky.social:

Perhaps if journalism outlets in the UN's host country assigned people to cover the UN, the governing body would be taken more seriously. In my two decades as a national reporter, my sense is most outlets ignore it until there's a war and the Security Council meets. www.reuters.com/world/un-rep...

The second Trump administration has removed more climate and environmental data from websites in the first 100 days than the first administration, according to a new report.

The Trump administration plans to end a $7 billion Biden-era program that helps low-income households get solar power.

The current Trump administration has made 70% more changes to government environmental websites during its first 100 days than the first Trump administration did. My @npr.org Climate Desk story: www.npr.org/2025/08/08/n...

"Anyone shopping for a gas stove in Colorado might soon notice a yellow label warning them of the air quality risks." - @sambrasch.bsky.social @coloradopublic.bsky.social www.cpr.org/2025/08/07/h...

"In the week after floods tore through Texas Hill Country, most survivors were unable to get through to a federal aid hotline because the Department of Homeland Security let funding lapse" - from my @npr.org Climate Desk colleague @rhersher.bsky.social www.npr.org/2025/08/07/n...

Exclusive: The Trump administration has asked NASA staffers to draw up plans to end at least two satellite missions that measure carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, according to current and former NASA employees. By @rhersher.bsky.social

Language like this is a reason to support public media: “By making these changes, we can better support creators in monetizing their content across multiple channels, help them expand their brand IP, and simplify the process for advertisers…”

ND mineral owners have sought the state’s help as the oil industry takes deductions from royalty payments. Public officials have refused to take action, which some attribute to the industry’s outsize influence on the state. With @propublica.org buff.ly/zOs8iTi

“When I first got started, I was really excited about honeybees, but the longer that I've been there, I realized that those aren't native to North America, and all of our native pollinators are the ones that really need our support.” --Chelan County farmer Seth Christian www.kuow.org/stories/keep...

Imagine IKEA-style solar panels people can order, assemble, and plug in to a home outlet and immediately generate carbon-free power. The technology exists, but how fast can Bay Area regulations catch up? www.kqed.org/science/1997...

Heatwaves can be a problem for people who take medication for things like heart disease or high blood pressure. "That's because some medications can change how people's bodies naturally manage heat..." @alejandrabee.bsky.social's @npr.org story: www.npr.org/2025/07/30/n...

The Trump administration announced its plan today to overturn a key 2009 Environmental Protection Agency finding that underpins much of the federal government's actions to rein in climate change. My @npr story: www.npr.org/2025/07/29/n...

From our NPR producer in Gaza Anas Baba and @emilyzfeng.bsky.social