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Greenland's magnificent glaciers are melting -- faster and faster. A team of NASA scientists are trying to find out the reasons why.
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A New Wave of Bills Takes Aim at Science in the Classroom
Since January, 11 measures that would influence how millions of students learn about science have been introduced in nine Republican-dominated states.
May 8, 2017
Excerpt: "Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food"
Read an excerpt from author Paul Greenberg's best-selling book about how four fish -- salmon, sea bass, cod and tuna -- have come to dominate the seafood market.
April 25, 2017
Democrats Condemn Climate Change Skeptics for Targeting Teachers
House Democrats are denouncing a campaign by the Heartland Institute to inject classrooms with materials questioning the scientific consensus around climate change -- an effort first reported by FRONTLINE and The GroundTruth Project.
April 12, 2017
Climate Change Skeptic Group Seeks to Influence 200,000 Teachers
The Heartland Institute has begun an effort to send a book rejecting the human role in climate change to every public school science teacher in the nation.
March 28, 2017
On April 25, FRONTLINE Traces the Stories Behind The Fish on Our Plates With Bestselling Author Paul Greenberg – Who Spends a Year Eating Seafood at Every Meal
As part of his quest to investigate the health of the ocean — and his own — author and lifelong fisherman Paul Greenberg spends a year eating seafood at breakfast, lunch and dinner.
March 27, 2017
Meet Myron Ebell, the Climate Contrarian Leading Trump's EPA Transition
President-elect Donald Trump has turned to a leading contrarian of the scientific consensus on global warming to lead his EPA transition team.
November 14, 2016
Night of the Storm
When Superstorm Sandy tore through Staten Island, N.Y., in 2012, Nick Camerada nearly lost his home -- and his life.
June 19, 2016
How Federal Flood Maps Ignore the Risks Of Climate Change
FEMA's floodmaps are supposed to show how likely your home is to flood -- but they leave out critical data on future risks.
May 26, 2016
Listen: The Pitfalls Of Creating A Disaster Recovery Program From Scratch
NPR and FRONTLINE examine the millions wasted when state disaster recovery programs aren't up to the job.
May 25, 2016
Can FEMA’s Flood Insurance Program Afford Another Disaster?
The National Flood Insurance Program is $23 billion in debt. Can it afford another big disaster?
May 24, 2016