Climate Change /tags/climate-change Climate Change en-US Copyright Mon, 27 Jan 2025 21:57:56 GMT CT's Operation Fuel flooded with requests for assistance as resources decrease /news/2025-01-27/cts-operation-fuel-flooded-with-requests-for-assistance-as-resources-decrease 黑料吃瓜网鈥檚 Operation Fuel received more than 400 requests for help within the first four hours of opening applications Monday, but hope to serve about 4,000 families as requests for assistance continue to rise. Mon, 27 Jan 2025 21:57:56 GMT /news/2025-01-27/cts-operation-fuel-flooded-with-requests-for-assistance-as-resources-decrease Abigail Brone Amid climate extremes, CT lawmakers set sights on resiliency efforts /news/2025-01-23/amid-climate-extremes-lamont-senate-dems-set-sights-on-ct-resiliency-efforts This legislative session, lawmakers in 黑料吃瓜网 are hoping to move the needle on a key part of tackling the climate crisis: resiliency. Thu, 23 Jan 2025 18:39:03 GMT /news/2025-01-23/amid-climate-extremes-lamont-senate-dems-set-sights-on-ct-resiliency-efforts Michayla Savitt Trump's pause on offshore wind leasing may have limited impact in New England /news/2025-01-22/trump-wind-executive-order-offshore-leasing-vineyard-wind-new-england An executive order President Trump issued on his first day in office pauses all new offshore wind leases and permits. But it doesn't stop projects that are fully permitted, as many in New England are. Wed, 22 Jan 2025 17:31:01 GMT /news/2025-01-22/trump-wind-executive-order-offshore-leasing-vineyard-wind-new-england Miriam Wasser How might lawmakers prioritize the climate with skeptics in power? /show/the-wheelhouse/2024-12-11/how-might-lawmakers-prioritize-the-climate-with-skeptics-in-power President-elect Donald Trump's record on climate change is forcing state lawmakers to re-think local policy changes. This hour on The Wheelhouse, how the incoming administration will impact initiatives seeking to curb climate change. Wed, 11 Dec 2024 12:15:00 GMT /show/the-wheelhouse/2024-12-11/how-might-lawmakers-prioritize-the-climate-with-skeptics-in-power Frankie Graziano, Chloe Wynne What we learned from the 2024 黑料吃瓜网 brushfires /show/where-we-live/2024-12-03/are-brushfires-in-connecticut-the-new-climate-norm Wildfires are fairly uncommon in the Northeast, but that could be changing. On the next WWL, author John Vaillant joins us for the hour. He鈥檚 the author of Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World. Tue, 03 Dec 2024 12:00:00 GMT /show/where-we-live/2024-12-03/are-brushfires-in-connecticut-the-new-climate-norm Tess Terrible, Catherine Shen A gourdy scene: Splattered pumpkins add unique spice to compost efforts in New Haven /news/2024-11-18/a-gourdy-scene-splattered-pumpkins-add-unique-spice-to-compost-efforts-in-new-haven In New Haven, 黑料吃瓜网, one school is working on a solution to pumpkin waste, with a fun twist: a community compost drop-off, which once a year hosts a pumpkin smash. Mon, 18 Nov 2024 15:55:43 GMT /news/2024-11-18/a-gourdy-scene-splattered-pumpkins-add-unique-spice-to-compost-efforts-in-new-haven Michayla Savitt 'A wake-up call': CT environmentalists hope for swift state climate action after Trump reelection /news/2024-11-11/trump-environment-connecticut-election-2024 President-elect Donald Trump鈥檚 win is a loss in the fight against climate change, 黑料吃瓜网 environmentalists say. They're hoping state lawmakers can step up to help. Mon, 11 Nov 2024 21:46:54 GMT /news/2024-11-11/trump-environment-connecticut-election-2024 Michayla Savitt Why 'natural' disasters aren't as natural as their name suggests /show/disrupted/2024-09-04/why-natural-disasters-arent-as-natural-as-their-name-suggests Listening to the news, it feels like there are more natural disasters than ever. This hour, we learn the climate science behind that and look at how the word disaster affects our thinking. Wed, 04 Sep 2024 16:16:00 GMT /show/disrupted/2024-09-04/why-natural-disasters-arent-as-natural-as-their-name-suggests Kevin Chang Barnum, Wayne Edwards, Khalilah Brown-Dean, Meg Dalton, Catie Talarski NHPR's 'By Degrees' Climate Summit examines the issues 鈥攁nd solutions鈥 surrounding climate change /show/where-we-live/2024-07-18/nhpr-by-degrees-climate-summit-special In this special broadcast, hear NHPR's 'By Degrees' Climate Summit conversations on issues like coastal flooding and approaches to climate solutions from a group of panelists and participants committed to driving positive change in our region. Thu, 18 Jul 2024 12:00:00 GMT /show/where-we-live/2024-07-18/nhpr-by-degrees-climate-summit-special 黑料吃瓜网 Garden Journal: Lasting alternatives to 鈥淣o Mow May鈥 /show/connecticut-garden-journal/2024-05-02/connecticut-garden-journal-lasting-alternatives-to-no-mow-may Although I want to help pollinators, I'm not a big proponent of the 鈥淣o Mow May鈥 trend. Pollinators do need all the help they can get, but what happens after May 31st? Thu, 02 May 2024 13:00:00 GMT /show/connecticut-garden-journal/2024-05-02/connecticut-garden-journal-lasting-alternatives-to-no-mow-may Charlie Nardozzi