Need to Know reports from the Pacific Island nation of Palau on the island country’s efforts to hold the world’s leading industrial powers legally responsible the environmental damage they cause.
Environmental lawyer Matthew Pawa discusses his work on climate change litigation.
Palau is a paradise, but the nation is threatened by climate change and sea-level rise.
Amid the wreckage of his Colorado Springs home, a fire victim warns future generations of climate change in this Climate Desk report.
Need to Know correspondent Mona Iskander updates her report from Greenville, Mich., about a town that tried to reinvent itself by bringing in a solar-panel manufacturing company.
Scientific American’s David Biello talks to Jeff Greenfield about Uni-Solar’s bankruptcy and what it means for the U.S. solar industry.
Scott Simon talks with Dr. Jay Gulledge about what sea-level rise might mean for the nation, and what we can do today to prepare.
Mayor Paul Fraim tells Need to Know that if sea-level rise continues, some parts of his city may have to be abandoned to the rising tide.
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