Environment Uganda's Vanessa Nakate says COP26 sidelines nations most affected by climate change Nakate spoke with NPR about the role gender plays in climate activism, whether the COP26 summit feels inclusive and her advice for other youth who feel they can't affect change in the climate crisis. Ari Shapiro Noah Caldwell Ashley Brown Mia Venkat
Environment This Kenyan family got solar power. High-level climate talks determine who else will Last month, the Muisyo family turned on the lights for the first time thanks to climate financing from rich countries. But the fund is falling short of its $100 billion goal to help poor countries. Lauren Sommer
Health They're the invisible victims of climate change At summits like COP26, attention is paid to those who find their livelihood — and health — at risk and who might become climate change refugees. But who will speak up for the stateless? Tahera Hasan Muhammad Hamid Zaman
During fire season, one family learns to save trees, you must cut some down One family’s continuous wildfire preparation paid off this summer in North Central Washington. Courtney Flatt
In new climate order, Inslee says Washington State vehicles to plug in Washington’s state vehicles soon will plug in instead of gas up. Courtney Flatt
Environment How one Northwest tribe aims to keep its cool as its glaciers melt Record-breaking heat took a heavy toll on the Northwest this summer, from beaches to cities to mountaintops. In the Washington Cascades, some glaciers lost an unprecedented 8% to 10% of their ice in a single hot summer. John Ryan
Environment This is what the world looks like if we pass the crucial 1.5-degree climate threshold Despite new pledges to cut emissions, the world is not on track to hit a key climate change target of limiting warming. Scientists warn a planet that heats up more than that will look very different. Lauren Sommer
Environment Guyana is a poor country that was a green champion. Then Exxon discovered oil Guyana, one of South America's poorest countries, is under severe threat by rising seas. That had made it a champion of climate action, but it all changed when ExxonMobil found oil off its waters. Camila Domonoske Ryan Kellman
Environment Northwest glaciers are melting. What that means to Indigenous ‘salmon people’ Up and down the I-5 corridor, people noticed something odd when they looked to the east this summer. John Ryan
Environment Latest climate pledges could limit global temperature rise, a new report says The International Energy Agency says that if nations honor their latest pledges to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, global temperatures could be held to 1.8 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels. Scott Neuman Dan Charles
