Cities ban new drive-thrus to fight climate change
Citing climate change, a growing number of communities around the U.S. are banning drive-thru windows
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Climate activist climbs on top of British Airways plane in London
"Oh man I'm shaking... This is all about the climate and ecological crisis," partially sighted Parolympian James Brown said from the top of the aircraft
Environmentalists' new target? Charmin toilet paper
Critics say Procter & Gamble contributes to deforestation and should use recycled materials for paper products
Travel guru Rick Steves vows to pay $1 million "carbon tax"
Long-time travel expert says there won't be "any travelers around in a hundred years" unless people take action
An "organic" label, but for climate friendliness
More and more companies say they're going green, but it's hard to separate their sincerity from their marketing
Large climate change protests in London and other cities
"We're here again, and we're going to stay here until they actually do something," organizer says
Rapidly melting glacier in Italian Alps at risk of collapse
Scientists fear a chunk of ice as big as two football fields could fall
Taxpayers at risk for U.S. homes threatened by climate change
Big banks are offloading risky mortgages in coastal areas to government-backed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
Schwarzenegger offers to lend Greta Thunberg electric car
Thunberg also opened up about staring down President Trump as they crossed paths at the U.N.
This man could ease Japan's coal addiction, but it's "gotta be sexy"
New environment minister has raised hopes that hi-tech Japan could start to improve its green credentials – but first he wants to eat a lot of steak
Rising tides force Miami Beach residents to seek higher ground
A new report from the United Nations warns oceans are warming and sea levels are rising
Airbnb wants to send you on a climate research trip to Antarctica
Calling all environmentalists looking for an adventure — Airbnb wants to send you to Antarctica to learn about protecting our oceans
Italy calls fast-melting glacier "an alarm" that can't be ignored
Local officials around Mont Blanc have closed a road and warned a massive, 8.8 million cubic feet mass
U.N. report warns of dire consequences of accelerating climate change
Report warns with oceans warming and rising faster, it's no longer a question of if or when consequences will hit us, but how bad they will be
Trump appears to mock Greta Thunberg, and she returns the favor
After the bold 16-year-old activist angrily addressed world leaders, the president tweeted, "She seems like a very happy young girl"
Oil and politics play a role in wording of U.N. climate report
As emotions reach fever-pitch, big petroleum-producing countries were working to tone-down warnings in this year's report on the warming climate
Former U.N. climate negotiator on climate change
"The global economy is becoming decarbonized but way too slowly. And that is why I'm actually quite grateful for the anger and the outrage ... because I think that is going to jolt everyone," Christiana Figueres said
Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg at U.N.: "How dare you!"
Greta Thunberg opened the U.N. climate summit with an angry condemnation of world leaders for failing to take strong measures to combat climate change
U.N. report warns of severe consequences of climate change
Report to be released this week is expected to say some tipping points have been crossed and some of the more severe consequences can't be avoided anymore
Trump drops by United Nations climate summit
The president did not address the summit. Instead he will be addressing a separate meeting on the persecution of religious minorities
Dozens arrested as climate activists block traffic across D.C.
Activists are attempting to draw attention to climate change ahead of the United Nation's climate summit
Intel analyst speak out about blocked climate report
Rod Schoonover resigned in protest after the White House blocked his report on the national security implications of climate change
"Change is coming": Millions march in global climate change strike
Thousands of people in cities around the world are hitting the streets to demand their governments take action on climate change
Amazon promises to use only renewable energy in 10 years
Company has been under pressure from employees to get off fossil fuels and cut ties with extraction companies
Which businesses are closing for Friday's climate strike?
Lush, Patagonia and Ben & Jerry's are closing locations, while others are shutting offices or offering paid time off
Science
Village swallowed by the sea 8,500 years ago found off Denmark
Divers have collected evidence of a Stone Age settlement lost to rising seas after the last ice age from the seabed off Denmark's coast.
World's first commercial carbon storage facility gets first CO2 injection
The first commercial carbon storage facility has been inaugurated off Norway's coast, but is storing CO2 deep under the seabed really the answer?
U.S. scientists work to preserve vulnerable species at a Smithsonian lab
Experts at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute care for endangered species on 32,000 sprawling acres in Northern Virginia.
See Hurricane Erin from the International Space Station
As Hurricane Erin hovered over the Atlantic Ocean, the first hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season was spotted from above by cameras on the ISS.
Capturing the melting of glaciers, with data and art
For more than 40 years, glaciologist Mauri Pelto has been measuring shrinking glaciers in Washington State. He's been joined by his daughter, artist-scientist Jill Pelto, whose watercolors provide another view of the drastically-changing landscape.
Capturing the melting of glaciers, with data and art
For more than 40 years, glaciologist Mauri Pelto has been measuring the shrinking glaciers in the rugged North Cascade Mountains of Washington State. He's been joined by his daughter, artist-scientist Jill Pelto, whose watercolors provide another view of the drastically-changing landscape, as the effects of human-caused climate change on glaciers becomes even more starkly apparent. This story was provided by Climate Central.
What a shooting star looks like up close
A meteorite appeared as a fireball seen in several states, including Georgia, where it landed in a house. Dave Malkoff explores its past.
62-year-old fish thought to be oldest-ever trout found in Great Lakes
Researchers say that a lake trout recently captured in Lake Superior is believed to be the oldest-known specimen of its species ever caught in the Great Lakes, estimated to be 62 years old.
mRNA tech could help fight cancer, but cuts threaten progress, experts say
Federal funding cuts to mRNA technology research doesn't just impact COVID vaccines — experts say it could stall progress in treatment for cancers, rare disease and more.
New species of "deceptively cute" ancient whale found on beach
Scientists have discovered a razor-toothed whale that prowled the seas 26 million years ago, saying the species was "deceptively cute" but a dangerous predator.
Why ASMR is making a lot of noise
ASMR (or autonomous sensory meridian response) is the tingling sensation some people experience from certain sounds or visuals – a "brain massage," in the words of Maria Viktorovna, who's been called the "ASMR queen." Correspondent Faith Salie talks with Viktorovna about her wildly successful "Gentle Whispering" videos, and with physiology professor Craig Richard, who discusses ASMR's physical effects. Salie also visits Whisperwave, New York City's first ASMR spa. [Originally broadcast Dec. 8, 2024.]
Meteorite that ripped through Georgia home's roof is older than Earth
A mysterious fireball blazed across the sky in broad daylight on June 26, sparking hundreds of siting reports in Georgia and South Carolina.
Butterfly populations rapidly declining in Midwest
A new study finds that butterfly populations are rapidly declining in the Midwest. Elise Zipkin, one of the authors of the study, joins "The Daily Report" to discuss.
Perseids meteor shower will peak this week. But will the moon ruin views?
The Perseids meteor shower — considered one of the best shows in the sky — is set to peak this week.
New image shows high-speed comet visiting from another solar system
Discovered last month by a telescope in Chile, the comet known as 3I-Atlas is only the third known interstellar object to pass our way.