Environment How Memphis became a battleground over Elon Musk’s xAI supercomputer A massive project headed by Elon Musk in Memphis, Tenn., to power AI has moved at breakneck speed. But it's stirring controversy around pollution emissions. The EPA says it’s looking into it. Dara Kerr
Climate Climate Solutions Week: The future of food Climate change is affecting our food, and our food is affecting the climate. NPR is dedicating a week to stories and conversations about the search for solutions, from how we farm to what we cook to reducing food waste.
Environment Regenerative agriculture is sold as a climate solution. Can it do all it says? Governments and industries are pouring billions of dollars into so-called “regenerative agriculture.” But while scientists say some of these farming practices do reduce planet heating pollution, for others the science is less clear. Julia Simon
Food Can better bread be a climate change solution? These bakers think so A team of scientists and bakers in the Pacific Northwest is searching for ways to make whole wheat bread resilient to a warming world — and more delicious. Alejandra Borunda Ryan Kellman
Climate How eating less beef and dairy could help save the Colorado River Most Colorado River water is used to grow hay to feed cattle. This story traces the history of how the Imperial Valley became the hub for the cattle feed business, and follow the supply chain all the way to meat and milk we buy at a Southern California grocery store and work to answer the questions -- do we need to change our diets to save the CO River? How are farmers thinking about this issue? Erin Stone Steve Inskeep
Climate How climate change is affecting the spread of mosquito-borne illnesses There's an outbreak of the rare mosquito-borne disease Eastern Equine Encephalitis in the Northeast. Could it be connected to climate change? No one knows. Alejandra Borunda
Climate California farmers turn to agave amid drought conditions and climate change Farmers in California are trying to plant crops that don't require a lot of water. Some are turning to growing agave as a response to a warming state. Manola Secaira
Environment Cabernet is the most popular red wine in the U.S. Can it endure climate change? Bold cabernet sauvignon wines made Napa Valley famous. Now, hotter temperatures are starting to damage the grapes, so some wineries are starting to experiment. Lauren Sommer
Climate Hurricane season lull may be coming to an end, forecasters say Storms usually form between the end of August through October, but this August and early September have been oddly quiet. That's changing as conditions in the Atlantic become more conducive to storms. Rebecca Hersher
Climate In Phoenix, heat-related deaths are declining even in record-high temperatures Phoenix continues to set heat records, the latest for most days at or above 110 degrees in a year. But heat-related deaths are also declining for the first time in decades. Eric Whitney Katherine Davis-Young Scott Simon
