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Mongolia's herders are accustomed to cold, but the extreme conditions of the country's terrible winters, known as dzuds, killed countless livestock and livelihoods. Herders have had to adapt.

Solar is booming in Georgia, and it's not because of state mandates supporting renewable energy or concerns about climate change. Instead, powerful market forces are driving the growth.

NPR's top political stories of the year ranged from how incoming Speaker Nancy Pelosi would run the House to Robert Mueller's Russia report and the Green New Deal.

In a nearly hourlong speech, Pope Francis called for action on climate change, encouraged empathy for immigrants and advocated for the poor. He also said he supports abolishing the death penalty.

By the end of the century, ocean levels could rise by 2 or 3 feet. That's enough to flood the colonists' first settlement at Jamestown, Va. And it's putting pressure on archaeologists to get as many artifacts out of the ground as quickly as possible — before it's too late.

After months of ethics scandals and investigations, the embattled Environmental Protection Agency head has resigned, the president said Thursday.

For decades, they've been told to rip out the Guiera senegalensis shrub. But now there's a new philosophy: The scrappy green plant could be the key to a better harvest.

NPR's Noel King speaks with newly confirmed Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm about grid resilience, climate change and the administration's infrastructure plans.

Vermont's primary election is Tuesday, Aug. 9. Why should you care? How do you vote? Wanting to brush up on candidates? We're here to help you out.

Both indoor and outdoor workers are vulnerable to extreme heat, and specific standards for worker protections on hot days are not codified in law