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Environmental issues have rarely played a starring role in presidential politics. But some hope this campaign will be different. Already, the issue is moving to the front burner among would-be leaders in the U.S presidential race.
NASA head Michael Griffin says he regrets saying climate change was not a problem.
Why the biggest U.S. emitter remains unnamed while Canada offers full disclosure.
June 6, 2007 · President Bush arrives at the G-8 summit in Germany on Wednesday with a new plan on climate change as leaders of major industrialized countries gather for three days. But a bitter debate over missile defense looms over the talks.
June 5, 2007 · President Bush's upcoming meeting with leading industrial nations is marked by the contentious issue of global warming. He is proposing the U.S. and other nations set a long-term goal for lowering greenhouse gases. But European leaders want a commitment that emissions of heat-trapping gases be cut in half over 40 years.
June 5, 2007 · To ease the pain of Europe's mandatory carbon cuts, businesses with low carbon emissions are selling their surplus allowances to businesses with high emissions. This system has grown quickly, and in some unexpected ways.
June 4, 2007 · Palau, a tiny island nation 600 miles southeast of the Philippines, boasts incredible biodiversity and some of the world's best diving — and it is on the frontline of the global-warming debate.
June 3, 2007 · Although President Bush has been a lightening rod for environmentalists, it wasn't always that way for White House Republicans. Author J. Brooks Flippen, author of the book "Conservative Conservationist" talks with host Debbie Elliott.
June 3, 2007 · The Western Big Leaf Maple tree is at the center of a web of crime in the Pacific Northwest. That's because its wood is prized by guitar makers.
June 4, 2007 · The California Lost Fishing Gear Recovery Project recently retrieved 10 tons of plastic filament and hooks off the Channel Islands. The abandoned gear can harm ocean life.
June 4, 2007 · China released its national action plan on climate change Monday, but said that mandatory caps on greenhouse gas emissions would unfairly limit room for the nation's economic growth. China is expected to overtake the U.S. as the world's leading emitter of carbon dioxide.
June 1, 2007 · Policymakers and scientists are strongly criticizing comments by Michael Griffin, the head of NASA. In an earlier interview with NPR, he said that he's not sure global warming is an issue that the space agency — or humans — need to "wrestle with."
June 4, 2007 · A virus that is killing fish has moved across the Great Lakes and into a lake in Wisconsin. Despite warnings, humans may have spread the disease by moving contaminated fish, bait or boat water. Regulators are trying to quell the spread of the virus.
June 1, 2007 · President Bush is urging 15 major nations to agree on a global goal for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The plan isn't playing well with critics, including some leaders with whom the president will meet at upcoming G-8 economic talks.
NPR, in partnership with National Geographic, launches a year-long journey around the globe to explore how climate is shaping people and people are shaping climate.
Climate change is big news. Is the buildup of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere leading to a crisis?
