/tags/npr-climate-change NPR Climate Change en-US Copyright Tue, 01 Jul 2025 09:00:39 GMT /2025-07-01/great-plains-farmers-consider-switching-crops-as-aquifer-runs-out-of-water Under the Great Plains, there's an aquifer powering the region's agriculture system. But it's running out of water, prompting farmers in middle America to consider more environmentally friendly crops. Tue, 01 Jul 2025 09:00:39 GMT /2025-07-01/great-plains-farmers-consider-switching-crops-as-aquifer-runs-out-of-water Calen Moore /2025-06-30/this-company-wants-to-be-the-first-to-mine-the-ocean-floor-with-trumps-help The Metals Company is applying for permission from the Trump administration to mine for nickel and cobalt beneath a remote patch of the Pacific Ocean. Other countries say the minerals aren't America's to mine. Mon, 30 Jun 2025 10:00:00 GMT /2025-06-30/this-company-wants-to-be-the-first-to-mine-the-ocean-floor-with-trumps-help Daniel Ackerman /2025-06-28/defense-department-will-stop-providing-crucial-satellite-weather-data Hurricane forecasters rely on weather data collected and processed by Department of Defense satellites. That data will no longer be available as of Monday, June 30. Sat, 28 Jun 2025 11:00:00 GMT /2025-06-28/defense-department-will-stop-providing-crucial-satellite-weather-data Rebecca Hersher /2025-06-27/gray-wolves-are-back-in-california-but-at-a-cost-to-ranchers California has seen its gray wolf population grow quickly over the last decade. Fri, 27 Jun 2025 15:51:14 GMT /2025-06-27/gray-wolves-are-back-in-california-but-at-a-cost-to-ranchers /2025-06-27/solar-manufacturing-is-booming-advocates-say-it-could-go-bust-without-incentives Abruptly ending tax incentives that encourage solar developers to buy American could upend a booming manufacturing sector. Fri, 27 Jun 2025 09:50:00 GMT /2025-06-27/solar-manufacturing-is-booming-advocates-say-it-could-go-bust-without-incentives Michael Copley /2025-06-26/whats-that-in-the-sky-were-not-sure-but-the-fireball-was-very-bright The object was likely either a meteor or space junk, with most sightings of the streak of light and fireball coming from Georgia and South Carolina, the National Weather Service said. Fri, 27 Jun 2025 03:31:19 GMT /2025-06-26/whats-that-in-the-sky-were-not-sure-but-the-fireball-was-very-bright The Associated Press /2025-06-26/trump-to-rescind-rule-that-protects-some-federal-lands-from-roads-logging The Trump administration announced on Monday that it wants to do away with a Clinton-era regulation known as the Roadless Rule, which put protections on huge swaths of federal land across the country. Thu, 26 Jun 2025 15:43:01 GMT /2025-06-26/trump-to-rescind-rule-that-protects-some-federal-lands-from-roads-logging Here & Now Newsroom /2025-06-26/the-trump-administration-says-it-wants-to-eliminate-fema-heres-what-we-know Every year, millions of Americans rely on FEMA assistance after hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes and other disasters. The president says state governments should do more. Thu, 26 Jun 2025 09:38:00 GMT /2025-06-26/the-trump-administration-says-it-wants-to-eliminate-fema-heres-what-we-know Rebecca Hersher /2025-06-26/trump-administration-considers-a-new-way-of-extracting-minerals-in-the-pacific-ocean The Trump administration is considering a first-of-its kind mining project at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. But deep-sea mining has raised major environmental questions. Thu, 26 Jun 2025 08:08:22 GMT /2025-06-26/trump-administration-considers-a-new-way-of-extracting-minerals-in-the-pacific-ocean Dan Ackerman /2025-06-25/the-role-of-climate-change-in-the-dangerous-heat-dome Parts of the Midwest and East Coast have seen record-breaking temperatures this week. Climate change is making heatwaves more intense. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 21:11:13 GMT /2025-06-25/the-role-of-climate-change-in-the-dangerous-heat-dome Rebecca Hersher