climate change

From the pandemic and supply chain issues to global warming and Russia’s war on Ukraine, President Joe Biden challenged the graduates to lead the world through adversity during his commencement speech to the Naval Academy on Friday.

The technology that powers cryptocurrency can also be used to verify where trees were planted, their vital signs and their carbon offset — and that could make companies less likely to stretch the truth about their climate efforts.

Chief Meteorologist Doug Kammerer’s summer weather forecast shows us how hot we can expect it to be and how hurricane season could impact the Washington area.

Proponents of blockchain, the technology that powers cryptocurrency and NFTs, say it could also be useful in verifying that a climate promise actually came to fruition. Say a company promises to plant 10,000 trees: they want to make sure the trees are actually planted, that no one else is taking credit for them, and that the tree has a healthy...

Here’s a problem you’ve probably run into when you go to a fast-food restaurant and order your favorite meal: When you pull up through the drive-thru and ask for ketchup or other sauces, you’re given pounds and pounds of single-use packets that you’ll never finish. So a lot of us just…throw them away. Turns out those little packets are...

Republicans are coming out swinging against Wall Street’s growing efforts to consider factors like long-term environmental risk in investment decisions, the latest indication that the GOP is willing to damage its relationship with big business to score culture war points.

Your fast food burger and fries comes with a supersized environmental price tag. From the methane emissions created by the beef industry to the sauce packets that get dumped into landfills, there are a number of reasons why fast food is hard on the planet. Here are some ways you can make a difference — starting by changing what you order.

With warmer weather comes more thunderstorms. Storm Team4 Meteorologist Amelia Draper explains how climate change impacts stormy days.

Overfishing and climate change are causing trouble for the world’s salmon population in oceans and rivers – but what if your salmon didn’t need to be fished or farmed? Wildtype is using “cellular agriculture” to grow sushi-grade cuts of salmon and help fisheries recover. Co-founders Aryé Elfenbein and Justin Kolbeck joined LX News to explain how it works.

Seaweed is found in everything from food and cosmetics to gardening products and packaging.

Storm Team4 Meteorologist Amelia Draper reports how the climate is warming at all levels.

The last time a drought of this magnitude hit the American west, it was 800 A.D. Charlemagne was reigning as Holy Roman Emperor over in Europe. NBCLX climate storyteller Chase Cain shows you how climate change led to the current “megadrought” and how it is impacting farmers.

Coldplay addressed backlash to the band’s partnership with an oil company that is tied to deforestation

The new policy makes it the first social network to prohibit users from sharing inaccurate data about climate.

Battles around who pays for rooftop solar are being waged across the country and could determine the future of renewable energy at homes.

Many climate scientists share a sense of optimism with professionals in other tough jobs like emergency room doctors and researchers who study Alzheimer’s Disease even as they chronicle a world losing its protective balance with the sun.

The Austin Bat Refuge in Texas takes care of “orphaned, injured and displaced bats” and nurses them back to health. “We’re kind of like a little bat hospital,” says Lee Mackenzie, who runs the refuge with his wife Diane Odegard. Greg Bledsoe takes his Family Geography Project to Austin to learn more about wild bats and the threats they...

The decision will keep more water in Lake Powell, the reservoir located at the Glen Canyon Dam in northern Arizona.

Are homebuyers thinking about climate change when settling on a place to live? NBC Rebound looks at how the environment is impacting real estate around the U.S.

Climate change is threatening small businesses across America, but these companies are rising up despite the challenges. In “Rebound,” we go behind the scenes with small businesses who are finding ways to pivot as more extreme storms, wildfires, rising sea levels and drought are changing the face of their communities. As the nation continues to battle challenges brought on by…