NBC News • 22nd August 2025

A flood of floods: Appalachians in Kentucky struggle to recover from a barrage of disasters

Record-breaking flash flooding inundated Hazard, Kentucky, in February, devastating homes and infrastructure in the small Appalachian town. The North Fork Kentucky River, which runs alongside Hazard’s Main Street, crested at over 30 feet and swamped the small downtown area, destroying several local businesses. February’s disaster was the second major flash flood to hit Hazard in three years.

NBC News • 14th August 2025

Invasive tick species poses new health risks

The invasive longhorned tick species is posing new health risks as scientists warn that it could potentially lead to an Ehrlichiosis infection, a bacterial infection that could be fatal if left untreated. Increasing temperatures means shorter winters and more opportunities for tick bites in at least 21 states where the species has been spotted.

NBC News • 29th July 2025

EPA moves to repeal finding that underpins current limits on greenhouse gas pollution from cars, factories, power plants

The Trump administration Tuesday proposed revoking a scientific finding that has long been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change.

NBC News • 21st July 2025

Hurricane risk in Florida is escalating. Home insurance is harder to get.

But hurricane risk in Florida is escalating as human-caused climate change warms the atmosphere and raises sea surface temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico. Hotter conditions are trapping moisture and fueling hurricane intensification, creating wetter, more powerful hurricanes that leave Florida increasingly vulnerable to storm damage.

NBC News • 12th June 2025

Trump signs resolutions blocking California's pro-EV rules

President Donald Trump signed three resolutions Thursday barring California from mandating electric vehicle sales and setting tailpipe emissions standards designed to galvanize the transition away from combustion engines.

NBC News • 11th June 2025

Trump’s EPA wants to repeal regulations on carbon emissions from power plants

The Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday that it will aim to eliminate existing limits on greenhouse gas emissions from coal- and gas-fired power plants, a move that would curb the agency’s ability to combat climate change under the Clean Air Act.

NBC News • 15th May 2025

Tariffs are threatening your air conditioning bill this summer

Many consumers will pay more for air conditioning this summer as President Donald Trump’s trade war collides with existing price pressures, a coolant shortage and scorching forecasts that are set to drive up utility bills.

NBC News • 12th May 2025

How much damage did the L.A. wildfires cause? After federal cuts, a crucial estimate is missing

The Los Angeles wildfires were still smoldering when President Donald Trump began reversing Biden-era directives for federal agencies to tackle the climate crisis.January fire weather conditions driven by climate change had helped fuel the Palisades and Eaton wildfires, which razed almost 40,000 acres of land and destroyed tens of thousands of homes across L.A.

NBC News • 25th April 2025

Amid federal research cuts, some Antarctic tourist cruises are sponsoring scientists

During Antarctica’s warm season, the sleek Norwegian passenger ship known as the MS Fridtjof Nansen departs regularly from Argentina for its journey south across the turbulent Drake Passage, down to the Antarctic Peninsula. The cruise carries wealthy adventurers, bucket listers and, increasingly, polar scientists looking to gather data as public funding for Antarctic research vanishes under the Trump administration.

NBC News • 24th April 2025

Companies work to give unwanted clothing a second life through recycling

NBC News' Maya Eaglin reports on how Goodwill is taking old, unwanted clothes and handing it over to Reju, a company creating new fabric out of old polyester.

NBC News • 31st March 2025

Water shortage threatens the world’s most abundant lithium reserves

Freshwater essential to lithium mining is running low in the world’s “Lithium Triangle,” a mineral-rich region in the Andean Plateau that stretches across parts of Argentina, Bolivia and Chile and contains more than half of all global lithium reserves.

NBC News • 13th February 2025

Climate change is turning Valentine's Day bitter for chocolate lovers

If you’re not a fan of nuts in your sweets, Valentine’s Day could cost you more this year. The chocolates inside many of this holiday’s heart-shaped boxes will likely contain more filler ingredients like nuts and fruits to offset the cost of pure chocolate.

NBC News • 12th February 2025

A global coffee price spike is about to drip into your mug

Climate impacts can increase the prevalence of diseases in coffee crops, reducing overall yields for farmers. Studies have shown that the arabica bean — which makes up roughly 60% of all coffee produced globally — is particularly vulnerable to climate change.

NBC News • 6th February 2025

How weather driven by climate change helped fuel the Southern California fires

The wildfires that ravaged the Los Angeles area last month were driven by monthslong, climate change-fueled weather patterns, according to scientists studying the meteorological factors behind them.

NBC News • 23rd January 2025

Trump's executive orders might threaten growth of electric vehicles and wind power

With two executive orders, President Donald Trump on Monday changed the trajectory of two of the fastest-growing climate-friendly technologies in the U.S.: electric vehicles and wind power. The orders took aim at efforts the Biden administration had made to boost both technologies, which have in recent years gained traction in the push to decarbonize the U.S. energy market.

NBC News • 21st January 2025

Trump will pull U.S. out of Paris climate agreement

President Donald Trump will pull the United States out of the Paris climate agreement, according to an executive order he signed Monday as one of his first acts after he took office.

NBC News • 8th October 2024

Evangelical environmentalists push for climate votes as election nears: 'Care for God's creation'

When groups of evangelical students canvass for climate votes at their Christian colleges later this month, they’ll have a tagline: “Love God, Love Your Neighbor, Vote for Climate!” It’s the first such in-person campaigning on campuses that the nonpartisan group Young Evangelicals for Climate Action has organized since it launched in 2012.The volunteers — members of chapters at six Christian colleges — aim to draw connections between communities affected by the climate crisis and the Christian d...

NBC News • 31st August 2024

West Virginia has one of the country's worst voter turnout records. Will this election be different?

Over the last three decades, West Virginia’s voter participation has been well below the national average. In 2020, the coal-rich state had the second-lowest citizen voting rate in the country, after Arkansas, according to the U.S. Census.Several researchers studying community engagement in West Virginia said its narrow job market and the influence of the coal, oil and gas industries on its economy may be contributing to the low numbers.“We bleed our young talent away from the state,” said Samue...

NBC News • 20th June 2024

A record-breaking number of mosquitoes are carrying West Nile virus around Las Vegas

A record-breaking number of mosquitoes in and around Las Vegas are carrying West Nile virus, sparking warnings from local health officials who say the public should take precautions to avoid getting bit. West Nile virus can cause fever, headaches, vomiting and diarrhea and is fatal in about 1 of 150 cases.

NBC News • 13th May 2024

Big banks still funnel hundreds of billions into the fossil fuel industry, report shows

Over $700 billion in loans and underwriting flowed into companies conducting business in fossil fuels last year, funneled by 60 of the world’s largest private banks, according to a report released Monday by several environmental groups.