Climatic changes
Biden's Plan To Undo Trump's Last-Minute Deregulatory Spree & Enact A Climate Agenda
Trump called climate change a hoax. Biden calls it an existential threat. Washington Post journalist Juliet Eilperin talks about how Biden might reverse some of his predecessor's policies.
Novelist Sigrid Nunez On Climate Change, Mortality And Life In A Pandemic
Nunez's latest novel, What Are You Going Through, is about facing the possible death of our planet from climate change — while also dealing with our mortality as individuals.
Michael Pollan Explains Caffeine Cravings (And Why You Don't Have To Quit)
When Pollan decided to write about caffeine, he gave it up — cold turkey. "I just couldn't focus," he says. "I was irritable. I lost confidence." Originally published Feb. 10, 2020.
'Geography of Risk' Calculates Who Pays When A Storm Comes To Shore
Journalist Gilbert Gaul says federal subsidies encourage developers to keep building on the coasts — despite accelerating and increasing risks from climate change.
'Fate Of Food' Asks: What's For Dinner In A Hotter, Drier, More Crowded World?
Environmental journalist Amanda Little says the sustainable food revolution will include meat cultured in a lab, 3-D printer food, aquaculture and indoor vertical farming.
Climate Change Is 'Greatest Challenge Humans Have Ever Faced,' Author Says
Bill McKibben, who first warned of climate change 30 years ago, says its effects are now upon us: "The idea that anybody's going to be immune from this anywhere is untrue." His new book is Falter.
'Losing Earth' Explores How Oil Industry Played Politics With The Planet's Fate
A talk with Nathaniel Rich, author of the new book 'Losing Earth' about climate change and the missed opportunities to halt or at least slow it down, and where we are now in the Trump era.