Health This 28-year-old from Nepal is telling COP28: Don't forget people with disabilities Umesh Balal is determined to make the voices of people with disabilities, young people and Indigenous people heard at the world's largest meeting on climate change. Ruchi Kumar
Environment Washington state phases out super-polluting gases used in refrigerators, air conditioners You’ve probably never seen or smelled a hydrofluorocarbon, but these synthetic gases are inside the air conditioners, refrigerators, and heat pumps in most Washington homes and businesses. John Ryan
Business Oil firms are out in force at the climate talks. Here's how to decode their language The oil industry has a huge voice in this year's climate talks. But what are oil companies actually saying? And why does it matter? We break down their pledges and statements into plain English. Camila Domonoske Julia Simon
Environment Quinault Tribe builds new village site away from rising seas Construction crews have installed streets, sidewalks, and utilities for a neighborhood of 59 homes out of reach of ocean waves. John Ryan
Climate U.N. climate talks head says "no science" backs ending fossil fuels. That's incorrect The comments came shortly before talks kicked off in Dubai. In reality, scientists warn that further fossil fuel development is driving global warming. Rebecca Hersher
Climate Global climate talks begin in Dubai, with an oil executive in charge This year's United Nations climate summit is being held in the petroleum-dependent United Arab Emirates, as the Earth closes out its hottest year ever recorded. Rebecca Hersher
Environment 3 climate impacts the U.S. will see if warming goes beyond 1.5 degrees Climate science shows that beyond 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming, impacts in the U.S. get substantially worse. The world is on track for almost double that level of warming by the end of the century. Lauren Sommer
Food Sweet potato memories: love 'em, rely on 'em ... hate 'em Three Africans ponder the tuber. "There is simply no bad way to prepare sweet potatoes," writes a Zimbabwean. They fueled a Ugandan for his 8-mile run to school. But for one Kenyan they're a big yuck.
Environment Seattle got dark and rainy again. Do we still need to conserve water? Seattle-area officials are still asking the public to use less water, even as autumn storms have been refilling the city’s reservoirs. John Ryan
Environment King tides are coming. Is Seattle's South Park neighborhood ready? Tuesday Nov. 28 is the first king tide of the season.In South Park, business owners, residents and the government are hoping to avoid a repeat of last season's catastrophic flooding. Joshua McNichols
