Nathan Rott
Stories
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Environment
A tiny deer and rising seas: How far should people go to save an endangered species?
The Key deer is losing the only place it lives, raising uncomfortable questions for the people tasked with keeping endangered species alive.
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Health
Mental health at colleges
NPR's Nathan Rott speaks with psychiatrist Dr. Jessica Gold about the need for colleges and universities to provide appropriate mental health services for students.
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Law & Courts
Montana youth climate ruling could set precedent for future climate litigation
A landmark youth climate ruling from Montana could have significant repercussions for future climate lawsuits, legal experts say.
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National
Judge rules in favor of young activists in Montana climate change trial
A Montana judge ruled in favor of 16 youths who argued that a law stopping agencies from considering climate impacts while issuing permits violates their right to a clean and healthy environment.
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Science
A new gray wolf pack is found 200 miles south of California's nearest-known pack
Gray wolves used to roam most of North America before being hunted, trapped and driven out of most of the continental U.S. by the early 1900s. They are native to California.
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Environment
Surf's up! Wave heights increase on California's coasts as climate warms
A new study finds that winter wave heights have increased along California's coast as human actions have warmed the world's climate. Bigger waves are a threat to the already vulnerable coast.
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National
Life can be much hotter for Americans in or near big cities, new analysis shows
A new analysis finds that tens of millions of urban Americans are dealing with even hotter temperatures than their rural neighbors, as heatwaves blast the country.
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Science
U.S., European heat waves 'virtually impossible' without climate change, study finds
Punishing heat waves have gripped America, Asia and Europe this July. A new study finds human-caused climate change is a major reason why.
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National
How climate change could cause a home insurance meltdown
It's increasingly expensive and difficult to get home insurance, as losses rise from climate-driven disasters such as wildfires and hurricanes. And the solutions aren't always politically popular.
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Environment
Canada's wildfires are part of a worrying trend — but they're not without precedent
The massive fires in Canada's boreal forests are expected to worsen as the planet warms, but researchers say they're not unprecedented in scale and size.