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123rfJohn Pabon is a certified expert on sustainability. Following his work with the United Nations, McKinsey, A.C. Nielsen, and as a consultant with BSR, which calls itself, “the world’s largest sustainability-focused business network,” Pabon is also the best-selling author of “The Climate Emergency Journal,” “Sustainability for the Rest of Us,” and the soon-to-be-released in North America, “The Great Greenwashing.” -
Murphy Woodhouse/Boise State Public RadioThe alarming signs of climate change are all around us: devastating fires destroying whole communities, new temperature records set only to fall the next year, glaciers disappearing in real time. It's an overwhelming problem, but some have turned to e-bikes as one way to do their part to stave off the worst effects of our still-changing climate. -
Intermountain Bird ObservatoryChanging climate patterns and growing populations are having an impact on all of our lives, but it is also affecting birds and their migration patterns. -
Sáša Woodruff/Boise State Public Radio NewsOrganic materials in landfills is a major contributor to methane emissions, but keeping things like grass clippings, apple cores or paper products out of the regular waste stream is a win for reducing greenhouse gases. -
Rachel Cohen/Boise State Public RadioResidential energy use accounts for about 20% of the country's greenhouse gas emissions. -
Idaho Botanical GardenWater is not an unlimited resource, and more attention is being paid to how we use it - especially on thirsty landscaping like non-native grass lawns. What can homeowners do if they're tired of the maintenance and the rising expense of watering their yard? -
cottoncandylola/FlickrThe toll of climate change is all around us and while the scale of it can be difficult to grasp at an individual scale, some folks in Idaho are choosing to change their diets to reduce their impact on the planet.
More climate change reporting
How climate change is impacting snow melt
Just like water managers here in Idaho, officials in the seven states that use the Colorado River are turning their eyes to the mountains to get a sense of the summer water supply.
Report: Weather-related power outages on the rise across the country
The data suggests the West is less impacted by the phenomenon than other regions, but a utility expert suggests the impact could still be quite significant.
'The Weight of Nature:' An author interview with Clayton Page Aldern
The earth's changing climate, from hotter days to more dangerous weather events, could be impacting our brains in ways we are only just learning about.
The impact trees have on our health
Boise is known as the City of Trees, and despite being in a desert, it has a fairly substantial urban forest.
Idaho applies for federal funds to tackle climate change
This week DEQ submitted a $100 million grant proposal on behalf of Idaho to the Environmental Protection Agency in hopes of securing funding for some of these projects, which it emphasized will be voluntary.
Why a town on the front line of America's energy transition isn't letting go of coal
Kemmerer, Wyo., is on the front line of America's energy transition, with its coal plant slated to close and a nuclear plant in the works. But some think the rush to quit fossil fuels is impractical.
Study: ‘Systemic’ changes could better protect farmworkers as climate change pushes temperatures higher
A recent paper explored the challenges exacerbated by climate change faced by Latino farmworkers in Idaho, which are comparable to the issues faced by such workers across the West.
Climate change has strong influence on warm winter across Mountain West, study finds
The federal government says this is the nation’s warmest winter on record. And a new study shows human-caused climate change was the driver in many cities, including parts of the Mountain West region.
How does climate change impact the mental health of our kids?
Climate change has many effects on our world, from extreme heat to drought to floods, which in turn affect people, businesses and governments. But climate change also has a profound effect on our kids, especially when it comes to their mental health.
City Club of Boise - Communities and a Changing Climate
A forum about how communities in Idaho, rural and urban, are being impacted by climate change.
Where is irrigation hurting – or helping – river basins already impacted by climate change?
A new study reveals how climate change and irrigating crops are affecting river flows in the Western U.S.
Research shows that wildfires can have major impacts on snowpack
Many people are aware that snowpacks - especially in the late spring - can be a key indicator for the sort of wildfire season that could be coming. Less well known is that wildfires themselves can impact snowpacks, as new research is showing. Past burns can speed melting by as much as 57 percent, and lead to snow packs disappearing up to three weeks faster.