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Parents are learning how to discuss climate change with anxious children

As more kids express eco-anxiety, therapists encourage parents to validate their fears while guiding them toward hopeful action.

Nina Dietz reports for Inside Climate News

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Wildfires increase risk to pregnant people, but public health response lags

Wildfires increase risk to pregnant people, but public health response lags

Wildfires pose severe risks to pregnant people, but a new report reveals that public health officials are failing to adequately warn and protect vulnerable populations.

Aliya Uteuova reports for The Guardian.

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Half a billion children face increasingly extreme heat

Half a billion children face increasingly extreme heat

Nearly 500 million children now live in regions with twice as many extremely hot days as there were in the 1960s, according to new Unicef data.

Carlos Mureithi reports for The Guardian.

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Rising sea levels threaten Bay Area schools

Rising sea levels threaten Bay Area schools

Mill Valley Middle School, along with 51 other Bay Area schools, faces increased flood risks due to climate change, prompting debate over rebuilding strategies.

Ezra David Romero and Katie Worth report for KQED and Climate Central.

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Teachers adapt to address emotional impacts of climate change

Teachers adapt to address emotional impacts of climate change

Educators are increasingly focusing on trauma-sensitive approaches to help students manage the emotional effects of climate change.

Nathalie Reid, Audrey Aamodt, and Jennifer MacDonald write for The Conversation.

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Hawaii agrees to a zero-emission transportation deadline

Hawaii agrees to a zero-emission transportation deadline

Hawaii has reached a legal settlement with young climate activists, requiring the state to achieve zero emissions in its transportation sector by 2045.

Dharna Noor and Lois Beckett report for The Guardian.

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Countries neglect children in climate adaptation plans

Countries neglect children in climate adaptation plans

Many countries' climate adaptation plans fail to address the specific needs of children, with one-third not mentioning them at all, a new study finds.

Anya Kamenetz reports for Grist.

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