Climate & Energy

May 6, 2019

U.N. Study: Unprecedented Species Extinction Rates Having “Grave” impact on People Around the World

Human activity threatening 1 million animal and plant species with extinction within decades.
May 3, 2019

Warmer Winters May Be Helping Rats Thrive

Complaints about rats in New York City almost doubled between 2010 and 2017, and one rat expert thinks the population explosion may be linked to climate change.
May 1, 2019

Record Year for Wildfires in the UK

The United Kingdom is experiencing record-breaking amounts of wildfires in a year just four months into 2019.
May 1, 2019

Emperor Penguins in Antarctica Struggling, Study Finds

After three years of breeding mishaps, Antarctica’s second-largest colony of emperor penguins is not recovering.
April 30, 2019

Cold Stress Threatens Honey Bees Used for Pollination Across the U.S.

Honey bee colonies are important pollinators, and in the U.S., millions of colonies are hauled across the country in semi-trailers to pollinate crops like California almonds. But some of these colonies don’t survive the trek due to cold temperatures.
April 22, 2019

Large Majority of Hoosiers State Belief in Climate Change in New Poll

April 3, 2019

Rising Temperatures Will Help Mosquitoes Infect a Billion More People

March 28, 2019

Increase in heavy rain events hurts ecosystems, business, recreation

March 28, 2019

Elevated Spring Flood Risk May be Due to Changing Climate

NOAA warns parts of southern Indiana at risk for major flooding, entire state at risk for minor flooding
March 19, 2019

Seven Indiana Facilities Earn EPA’s Energy Star Certification

Buildings certified to perform in top 25 percent of similar buildings nationwide
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