Climate

Outgoing EPA chief Gina McCarthy speaks on Obama Administration's legacy
EPA administrator Gina McCarthy answered questions about the environmental and public health legacy of the Obama Administration, with an emphasis on efforts to combat the global effects of climate change.
Bill McKibben and Terry Tamminen on climate change politics and policy
Bill McKibben of 350.org and Terry Tamminen of the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation talk about the politics and policy of climate change. They say solutions will require individual and collective action....and say the environmental movement can't be made up of "just arrogant white people."
The fight for clean power
Former White House counselor Jody Freeman talked about the Clean Power Plan and the future climate regulations.
Outdated FEMA flood maps don't account for climate change
Flood managers suspect August's big rainstorms and floods in Louisiana are becoming more common there and elsewhere because of climate change. One clue: Much of the damage was beyond the flood plain.
Threatened by rising seas, Alaska village decides to relocate
Rising sea levels have eroded Shishmaref for many years. Now, the Inupiat Eskimo village has voted to move. One resident told NPR that it's a matter of protecting their unique community.