National To rein in climate change, Biden pledges $7 billion to regional 'hydrogen hubs' President Joe Biden announced billions of federal dollars for the creation of regional hydrogen hubs across the country. Hydrogen could be a climate-friendly alternative to fossil fuels. Susan Phillips
Large Snake River toxic algal bloom hasn’t happened before A harmful algal bloom on the Snake River has spanned nearly 30 miles of the river. The Whitman County health department says it hasn’t seen a bloom like this on the Snake before. Courtney Flatt
Environment Tacoma Rail to buy Northwest’s first electric locomotives Tacoma Rail is replacing two diesel locomotives with battery-powered ones, a first in the Northwest. John Ryan
Climate Individual actions you can take to address climate change So you want to do something about climate change, but what? We have ideas. Some require a little planning, while others might mean one less thing on your to-do list. (You can skip raking leaves!) The NPR Network
National It's a global climate solution — if it can get past conspiracy theories and NIMBYs The "15-minute city" is an urban planning concept that aims to increase quality of life and reduce planet-heating pollution. But it faces obstacles, including conspiracy theories. Julia Simon
National How kids are making sense of climate change and extreme weather NPR's Student Podcast Challenge yielded stories about how students around the U.S. are thinking about and responding to climate change. Here are some of their ideas. Janet W. Lee
Business Dude, where’s my train? Why freight makes Amtrak late Amtrak says freight railroads like BNSF are ignoring federal law and forcing passenger trains to pull over and wait. John Ryan
Health Harvesting water from fog and air in Kenya with jerrycans and newfangled machines Fog harvesting has long been a method of collecting water around the world. As climate change makes water harder and harder to find, technology is making it easier to pull water from the air. Kat Lonsdorf Claire Harbage
National Marching bands have been struggling with extreme heat. Here's how they're adjusting Marching bands returned to practice this fall under challenges like extreme heat and irregular weather conditions. They're getting creative to beat the heat of climate change. Janet W. Lee
Climate People working on climate solutions are facing a big obstacle: conspiracy theories To talk about the current state of climate disinformation, we checked in with three NPR reporters who have reported on climate, disinformation and the media. Ari Shapiro Julia Simon Huo Jingnan David Folkenflik Arielle Retting
