Articles tagged as: climate change
October 24, 2022
Rokita to investigate major banks' climate goals, despite billions invested in fossil fuels
The banks are part of a United Nations alliance devoted to lending and investing in a way that supports the goal of net zero emissions by 2050.
Read MoreSeptember 21, 2022
Without state, federal protections, extreme heat puts Indiana farm workers in danger
Summers in Indiana are going to get hotter. And those high heat days are especially dangerous for farm workers and other people who work outside. But right now, there are few laws to protect farm workers from extreme heat.
Read MoreAugust 16, 2022
Indiana could be part of an 'extreme heat belt' by 2053
While other parts of the country may have hotter temperatures overall, counties stretching from eastern Texas to southwest Michigan will have at least one day a year where the temperature feels like 125 degrees or more.
Read MoreAugust 9, 2022
Clarksville, Richmond develop plans to protect residents from extreme heat
The cities of Clarksville and Richmond worked with Indiana University last year to find out what parts of those communities get the hottest and who is most vulnerable to extreme heat. Now they've come up with plans to "beat the heat."
Read MoreAugust 1, 2022
Indiana gets federal money to make roads and bridges resilient to extreme heat, flooding
Its part of a more than $7 billion effort nationwide to improve roads, bridges, ports, routes for bicyclists and pedestrians, and other transit.
Read MoreJuly 27, 2022
Therapy aims to tackle climate distress, but there may not be enough in Indiana
A new type of therapy aims to help people turn their fears into action. It's called climate-aware therapy -- and it's so new that there’s only one person we know of who offers it in Indiana.
Read MoreJuly 27, 2022
Is climate change affecting your mental health? Check out this resource list
Indiana Public Broadcasting compiled online resources that have links to climate-aware therapists, peer support groups, books, podcasts, and more.
Read MoreJuly 22, 2022
Summer nights are heating up in Indiana — and that's bad for your health
In most of the Indiana cities it studied, the average summer low temperatures have warmed by at least 1 degree since 1970. Indianapolis had the biggest increase where average summer low temps have gone up by more than 3 degrees.
Read MoreJuly 19, 2022
Study: Leaving rural Hoosiers out of climate conversations fuels skepticism, resentment
When Indiana University researchers interviewed rural Indiana residents, they found rural folks had a lot of mixed feelings about climate change and climate solutions.
Read MoreJune 30, 2022
Indiana, other states win U.S. Supreme Court battle over EPA climate authority
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Indiana and 18 other states in a case to limit how the federal government can reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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