Climate Change

In the Bay Area, a number of drag artists have started incorporating climate action into their performances. They say the art form is a natural vehicle for the message, given its roots in activism.

A new poll from Sacred Heart University's Institute for Sustainability and Social Justice finds that nearly two-thirds of young adults feel eco-anxiety, with 70% worried about climate change. WSHU’s Ann Karrick spoke with Kirk Bartholomew and Mary Lena Mantas-Kouronis about how the survey shows strong support for colleges to teach sustainability, social justice and real-world skills to take action.

Musician and climate activist Tamara Lindeman talks about the Canadian folk band's latest record, Humanhood.

As many federal governments slow — or reverse — climate action, Austria's capital, Vienna, wants to show how cities can take the lead.

A group of Connecticut medical professionals says they want state lawmakers to act on climate change in the wake of the Trump administration’s rollback of federal environmental regulations.

The oceans play a big role in preventing the Earth from getting even hotter due to climate change. That's thanks to the ocean's natural waste recycling system, a process that's still mysterious.

Long Island’s congressional candidates spoke at an environmental forum hosted by the nonprofit advocacy group Citizens Campaign for the Environment.

Climate change is a matter of great concern, even pervasive anxiety, among young people. But the biggest factor in their voting? Not so much.

Connecticut has just launched the second round of an initiative to help communities get federal assistance for climate resiliency projects.

NPR’s Ari Shapiro speaks with Ayana Elizabeth Johnson about her new book, What If We Get It Right?: Visons of Climate Futures.