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"content": "\u003cp>Despite California’s perpetual struggles with water shortages, state regulators adopted mandatory conservation measures this week that are substantially weaker and save less water than they originally planned.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The rules, years in the making, were mandated by a package of laws that tasked state agencies with making “\u003ca href=\"https://water.ca.gov/-/media/DWR-Website/Web-Pages/Programs/Water-Use-And-Efficiency/Make-Water-Conservation-A-California-Way-of-Life/Files/PDFs/Final-WCL-Primer.pdf?la=en&hash=B442FD7A34349FA91DA5CDEFC47134EA38ABF209\">water conservation a California way of life (PDF)\u003c/a>.” They force 405 cities and other urban water suppliers serving about 95% of Californians to meet individualized water budgets that decline over time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The regulations, adopted unanimously by the State Water Resources Control Board on Wednesday, usher in a new phase of mandatory conservation for California. They set long-term targets for water use that aim to account for myriad regional differences, from climate to ownership of llamas and other livestock.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The water board’s initial proposal — \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/environment/water/2023/10/california-water-conservation/\">unveiled last year\u003c/a> and estimated to cost $13.5 billion at the time — faced an onslaught of criticism from water suppliers and state analysts who called the rules \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/environment/2024/01/california-new-water-conservation-rules-analyst-report/\">too costly and difficult to achieve\u003c/a>. In March, the state water agency \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/environment/water/2024/03/california-water-conservation-rules-relaxed/\">revised its proposal\u003c/a> to delay enforcement of the conservation targets and extend the timeline for tightening the water budgets based on outdoor residential use.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Individual residents won’t be regulated — only suppliers, who must meet their conservation targets or face fines or other penalties. The costs of complying through 2050 are now estimated at $4.7 billion — which is largely expected to be passed onto ratepayers — but water agencies and their customers will also save about $6.2 billion, in large part from buying less water, \u003ca href=\"https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/conservation_portal/regs/docs/2024/sria.pdf\">according to the agency’s analysis (PDF)\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Water board staff estimate that through 2040, the measures will save 1.7 million acre-feet — enough to supply almost half the state’s population for a year. That’s about 73% less than the earlier proposal, which would have saved 6.3 million acre-feet through 2040, staff told CalMatters. Through 2050, the savings could reach about 3.9 million acre-feet — more than a year’s supply for the state’s entire population.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Local water providers told the board that the targets would still be difficult to meet and warned that the costs could hit lower- and fixed-income members of their communities especially hard. They urged the board to provide more technical assistance and funding. Still, many applauded the changes, which they said will soften impacts to customers and communities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Water suppliers will need to develop and implement new programs that require long-term customer behavior change and significant investments,” Chelsea Haines of the Association of California Water Agencies, which represents more than 450 public agencies, told CalMatters. “It’s an unprecedented approach that will require a level of commitment that we’ve never seen before.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, environmental groups and lawmakers say the weakened rules reduce and delay the water conservation that the drought-plagued state needs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Failing to prepare is preparing to fail,” said Heather Cooley, director of research at the Pacific Institute, a global water think-tank. “While surface reservoirs are full now, I think there’s a tendency to forget about water scarcity and drought.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The authors of the bills that required mandatory conservation rules — former state Sen. Bob Hertzberg and Assemblymember Laura Friedman from Burbank — \u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-03-28/california-water-conservation-state-law-drought\">said in a March opinion piece that the water board’s changes\u003c/a> “trample on the hard-won work that’s been done so far by allowing water utilities until 2035 or later to implement meaningful reductions.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The State Water Resources Control Board has decided to kick the can of California’s water future down the road at a time when we can least afford such inaction,” Friedman told CalMatters after the vote, adding that California must invest more in water efficiency or be forced to spend billions on wastewater recycling and desalination.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Water board Chairman \u003ca href=\"https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/about_us/board_members/\">Joaquin Esquivel\u003c/a> said, “This is not a perfect regulation. We can never have a perfect regulation. But it is a significant one and moves us into a direction here into the future that we can all be proud of — and that is nation-leading.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The arc of conservation in this state has been an incredible one. Californians know that conservation is critical,” he said during the meeting. “What this creates is really a floor. And importantly, it’s not a policy in isolation.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Although the rules were changed multiple times before they came up for a vote on Wednesday, the fundamental concept remains the same. Each local agency’s water budget is calculated from a combination of standards for indoor and outdoor water use at residences, certain commercial landscapes and losses like leaks. Other factors, such as livestock and recycled water, are also taken into account.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Suppliers must meet targets through a combination of rebates encouraging thriftier landscapes and appliances and rate changes penalizing thirstier water users.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A previous, more stringent version of the rule carried the hefty price tag of around \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/environment/water/2023/10/california-water-conservation/\">$13.5 billion\u003c/a> from lost revenues and the costs of funding rebates, infrastructure improvements and other conservation measures. The benefits of having to buy less water or scrounge for expensive new supplies were tallied at around $15.6 billion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside label=\"Related Stories\" postID=\"news_11928042,news_11923873,news_11918450\"]At the time, the state’s Legislative Analyst questioned \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/environment/2024/01/california-new-water-conservation-rules-analyst-report/\">whether the costs were truly worth the benefits\u003c/a>. “These doubts are particularly worrisome given we find that suppliers will face notable challenges complying with these requirements,” a January report said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, the water board staff told CalMatters that the staggering costs and elevated benefits were partly due to an accounting error. Combined with policy changes and new data, the latest cost estimate is about $4.7 billion, while the benefits will drop to about $6.2 billion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Water regulators revised the proposal to delay enforcement of the conservation targets by two years until 2027 and extend the deadline for ramping down outdoor water use by five years, starting in 2035.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The rules also provide alternatives for the water suppliers that must make substantial cuts. Those required to reduce use by more than 20%, and who serve communities with household incomes below the state median, could cut use by only 1% per year and still comply, provided they meet other requirements. Those facing cuts of more than 30% could cut use by only 2% per year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>More than a third of suppliers serving about 42% of the state’s population will not need to change their water use to meet the 2035 standards — up from 18% under a previous version, according to state data. And 31%, serving about 12.5 million people, will be able to continue their current practices through 2040.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gov. Gavin Newsom has called for Californians in cities and towns to cut water use by about 500,000 acre-feet a year starting by 2030. Under the new rules, Californians are expected to save about \u003ca href=\"https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/conservation_portal/regs/docs/2024/sria.pdf\">235,000 acre-feet of water a year (PDF)\u003c/a> 20 years later, in 2050.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, a water board analysis reported, that combined with current conservation levels and other efforts, the new rules are “estimated to save levels of water consistent with (Newsom’s) goal.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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In March, the state water agency \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/environment/water/2024/03/california-water-conservation-rules-relaxed/\">revised its proposal\u003c/a> to delay enforcement of the conservation targets and extend the timeline for tightening the water budgets based on outdoor residential use.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Individual residents won’t be regulated — only suppliers, who must meet their conservation targets or face fines or other penalties. The costs of complying through 2050 are now estimated at $4.7 billion — which is largely expected to be passed onto ratepayers — but water agencies and their customers will also save about $6.2 billion, in large part from buying less water, \u003ca href=\"https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/conservation_portal/regs/docs/2024/sria.pdf\">according to the agency’s analysis (PDF)\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Water board staff estimate that through 2040, the measures will save 1.7 million acre-feet — enough to supply almost half the state’s population for a year. That’s about 73% less than the earlier proposal, which would have saved 6.3 million acre-feet through 2040, staff told CalMatters. Through 2050, the savings could reach about 3.9 million acre-feet — more than a year’s supply for the state’s entire population.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Local water providers told the board that the targets would still be difficult to meet and warned that the costs could hit lower- and fixed-income members of their communities especially hard. They urged the board to provide more technical assistance and funding. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>Updated 8 a.m. Friday\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Millions of people in the U.S. celebrated and suffered under heat warnings Thursday as they flocked to beaches and traveled in droves to toast their nation’s birth with July Fourth parades, cookouts and the always anticipated fiery splashes of color in the evening sky.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Washington, neon bursts of light illuminated the night above the National Mall. The Boston Pops performed a musical fireworks spectacular at that city’s Hatch Memorial Shell. And at parades all across the country, from Brattleboro, Vermont, to Waco, Texas, to Alameda, California, revelers dressed up in red, white and blue and waved the Stars and Stripes in commemoration of Independence Day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/off-charts-summer-travel-holiday-a16bd3b45aa6733a758fff030f2ff4d2#:~:text=NEW%20YORK%20(AP)%20%E2%80%94%20Travel,for%20airfares%2C%20gasoline%20and%20hotels.\">Travel records were projected to fall\u003c/a> with people jamming airports and crowding highways to reach Fourth of July celebrations that will stretch into a long weekend for many.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On the East Coast, some would-be beachgoers in Connecticut were turned away as parking at state parks filled to capacity, including a 2-mile stretch at Hammonasset Beach State Park, the state’s largest shoreline beach.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_11992781 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/GettyImages-1409046890-scaled.jpg']Across the West, meanwhile, residents \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/heat-wave-california-kansas-missouri-gulf-coast-78d043f305799deb83860b09e65096ef\">dealt with stifling heat\u003c/a> as the National Weather Service warned of a “significant and extremely dangerous” heat wave across much of the region. Some spots in the desert Southwest were expecting temperatures topping 120 degrees Fahrenheit, and hot, muggy conditions also permeated the Deep South and Middle Atlantic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A heat advisory in Philadelphia that came with temperatures tipping into the 90s didn’t stop crowds from gathering at historic sites in the city where the Declaration of Independence was adopted on July 4, 1776.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Outside the National Constitution Center, volunteer actors dressed in Revolutionary War-era costume made of heavy wool, despite the heat. Participants said it was worth it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It keeps you connected to your neighborhood and where you live,” said Adrian Mercado, who donned a 6th Pennsylvania Regiment uniform.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Evening fireworks were scheduled over the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, after a concert by Ne-Yo and Kesha.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In New York City, Macy’s annual fireworks show fired off thousands of projectiles from the Hudson River, lighting up the skylines of Manhattan, Hoboken, and Jersey City.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>From Queens, bright golden and orange exploding orbs could be seen silhouetting the Empire State Building, itself lit up in red, white and blue. Mild weather brought residents to their rooftops, where many lit their own fireworks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is how we celebrate. It’s the bombs bursting in air. It’s the rockets’ red glare. That’s how people show their pride and patriotism,” said Julie Heckman of the American Pyrotechnics Association.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All signs pointed to big celebrations: The Transportation Security Administration reported that a record of nearly 3 million people traveled through airports in a single day last week, a figure expected to be broken this week. AAA projected that 60.6 million people will travel by car during the holiday period. Part of the boost was attributed to easing inflation, though many Americans remain \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/consumer-confidence-conference-board-economy-inflation-59ddb80cf0828329e0cf98fb6321f040\">concerned about the economy\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In suburban Chicago, Highland Park resumed its annual parade on the second anniversary of a \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/shootings-chicago-4b266791802b8d5154efb1bacff3fb38\">mass shooting that took seven lives\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/july-4th-parade-shooting-chicago-fdaaeaa48097af0a709b34ca75a8c486\">injured dozens at the 2022 event\u003c/a>. Residents gathered at a middle school for a remembrance before the parade, which followed a different route than in the past.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside label=\"Related Stories\" postID=\",news_11992779,news_11992832,news_11992737\"]“July Fourth is always going to be a day of mixed emotion,” Mayor Nancy Rotering said. “We come forth today hoping we as a community can remember and honor the lives lost.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The holiday celebrating the establishment of a new country free from British rule is traditionally marked by barbecue, cold drinks and the Stars and Stripes on flagpoles and on clothing, in addition to the parades. But some were also celebrating in other ways unique to their communities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Of course there was the \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/joey-chestnut-nathans-hotdog-eating-contest-2024-c1d4ac988ca44ffc1bd5ea691dc161ac\">annual hot dog eating contest\u003c/a> on New York’s Coney Island, where a new champion chomper emerged: Patrick Bertoletti of Chicago gobbled down 58 hot dogs to win his first men’s title. In the women’s competition, Miki Sudo of Florida downed 51 links to notch her 10th title and set a new record.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Alaska, the city of Seward got a head start with a fireworks display at midnight, as thousands of people gathered on a rocky beach during the brief window when the sky dims this time of year in the land of the midnight sun. 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Money from the bond would only apply to public schools and community colleges, excluding the University of California and the California State University systems.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Plus, some advocacy groups say the bond would benefit wealthier school districts at the expense of poorer districts — something they say has been a persistent problem with the state’s program of funding school facility construction.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It would continue the status quo, with some nominal equity adjustments that really won’t address the underlying issue,” said Nicole Gon Ochi, deputy managing attorney for Public Advocates, a nonprofit law firm and advocacy group.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Muratsuchi said the bond would make it easier for districts to qualify for the state’s financial hardship program and would help districts with fewer resources navigate the complex process of applying for state grants.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Concerns about the climate bond center on whether $10 billion is enough to make a difference and whether the money will be distributed fairly across the state. 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"content": "\u003cp>Lilly Pheng loves serving fudge splits piled high with sliced bananas, vanilla ice cream and thick chocolate fudge, especially \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11878134/bay-area-heat-wave-how-to-stay-safe-during-dangerously-hot-weather\">when a heat wave hits\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Temperatures are expected to soar again this weekend. Pheng, the shop’s owner for more than two decades, is looking forward to it because just a couple of hot days boosts traffic to Loard’s Ice Cream in Livermore by around 30%, she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Heat waves bring in customers from toddlers to 100-year-olds,” Pheng said. “A lick of ice cream soothes the soul. It just cools them down.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The National Weather Service forecasts triple-digit temperatures for the Livermore area during the second heat wave of the year and the first of summer. Meteorologists expect the heat wave to peak on Saturday with temperatures above 100 degrees in northern Napa and Sonoma counties and inland areas in Alameda and Contra Costa counties. Oakland could reach the mid-80s, San José could reach the low 90s and San Francisco could reach the high 70s.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With the heat wave approaching, Pheng is preparing for the crowds. She’s already arranging additional staff, including her daughter, who recently graduated from university, to cater to the expected customer surge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11991387\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11991387\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/IMG_6846-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/IMG_6846-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/IMG_6846-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/IMG_6846-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/IMG_6846-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/IMG_6846-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/IMG_6846-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/IMG_6846-1920x1440.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bay Area ice cream and gelato shops are preparing for long lines of customers during the summer’s first heat wave. \u003ccite>(Ezra David Romero/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>She expects a line of people trailing out of the pink and white old-timey shop for scoops of ice cream, old-fashioned sodas, boba and sundaes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We serve our sundaes in glasses, which brings customers memories of the past,” she said. “I love working here. Every day I go into the ice cream shop, it’s not called work.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even though forecasters don’t expect temperatures to be as high in San Francisco as in Livermore, ice cream shops there are preparing for a barrage of customers this weekend at temperatures near 80 degrees.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11991388\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11991388\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/IMG_6818-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/IMG_6818-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/IMG_6818-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/IMG_6818-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/IMG_6818-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/IMG_6818-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/IMG_6818-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/IMG_6818-1920x1440.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hila Gelato Caffè in San Francisco’s Mission District makes many flavors, including pistachio, almond and stracciatella, all nestled in individual domed gelato machines. \u003ccite>(Ezra David Romero/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>For Ilary Biondo, who owns \u003ca href=\"https://www.hilagelato.com/\">Hila Gelato Caffè\u003c/a> on the western edge of the Mission District, the heat wave is great economically for her Sicilian-style gelato shop, which she opened just over a year ago.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But as the afternoon sun shines through big glass windows, the business heats up. 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It launched a decade ago and connects several climate programs at the school in Tucson.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other early movers that created programs, majors, minors and certificates dedicated to climate change include the \u003ca style=\"font-weight: var(--font-weight-reg)\" href=\"https://pcc.uw.edu/about/history/\">University of Washington\u003c/a>, \u003ca style=\"font-weight: var(--font-weight-reg)\" href=\"https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/about/the-program/?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiA84CvBhCaARIsAMkAvkIZRIIi-ex30GD2D0GZaPNTujb2gtkylPjqmkfQEBzPf_ZtebCk2YMaAvTDEALw_wcB\">Yale University\u003c/a>, \u003ca style=\"font-weight: var(--font-weight-reg)\" href=\"https://www.usu.edu/degrees-majors/climate-science_bs\">Utah State University\u003c/a>, the \u003ca style=\"font-weight: var(--font-weight-reg)\" href=\"https://www.umt.edu/news/2021/07/071621crea.php\">University of Montana,\u003c/a> \u003ca style=\"font-weight: var(--font-weight-reg)\" href=\"https://www.northernvermont.edu/degree-programs/climate-change-science/\">Northern Vermont University\u003c/a> and the \u003ca style=\"font-weight: var(--font-weight-reg)\" href=\"https://atmos.ucla.edu/aos-announces-new-climate-science-major/\">University of California, Los Angeles\u003c/a>. Columbia, the private university in New York City, \u003ca style=\"font-weight: var(--font-weight-reg)\" href=\"https://president.columbia.edu/news/columbia-climate-school-announcement\">opened its Climate School in 2020\u003c/a> with a graduate degree in climate and society and has related undergraduate programs in the works.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11987693\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11987693 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/05/AP24142708383197.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/05/AP24142708383197.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/05/AP24142708383197-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/05/AP24142708383197-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/05/AP24142708383197-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/05/AP24142708383197-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lydia Conger, from left, all of Utah State University, Casey Olson, climate data analyst, Ashley Lewis and Maya Cottam stand with Kaitlyn Linford, a high school student and her mother, Cherisse Linford, while being shown a wind-shielded precipitation gauge during a tour on April 1, 2024, in Logan, Utah. \u003ccite>(Rick Bowmer/AP Photo)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Just in the past four years, the public \u003ca style=\"font-weight: var(--font-weight-reg)\" href=\"https://apnews.com/article/science-cb46114feef6304e3c99e6455e0459ff\">Plymouth State University in New Hampshire\u003c/a>, \u003ca style=\"font-weight: var(--font-weight-reg)\" href=\"https://news.las.iastate.edu/2022/08/04/new-climate-science-degree-at-isu-offers-interdisciplinary-training/\">Iowa State\u003c/a>, Nashville private university \u003ca style=\"font-weight: var(--font-weight-reg)\" href=\"https://news.vanderbilt.edu/2022/03/30/vanderbilt-offers-new-climate-and-environmental-studies-major/\">Vanderbilt\u003c/a>, \u003ca style=\"font-weight: var(--font-weight-reg)\" href=\"https://sustainability.stanford.edu/news/new-certificates-offer-sustainability-education-graduate-students\">Stanford University\u003c/a>, the \u003ca style=\"font-weight: var(--font-weight-reg)\" href=\"https://news.mit.edu/2023/3-questions-new-mit-major-and-its-role-fighting-climate-change-0420\">Massachusetts Institute of Technology\u003c/a> and others have started climate-related studies. 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The offerings require biology, chemistry, physics, and social sciences faculty, among others.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11987701\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11987701\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/05/AP24142708514095.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/05/AP24142708514095.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/05/AP24142708514095-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/05/AP24142708514095-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/05/AP24142708514095-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/05/AP24142708514095-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Climate Data Analyst Casey Olson, center left, of Utah State University, stands with students during a tour of the climate reference station on April 1, 2024, in Logan, Utah. \u003ccite>(Rick Bowmer/AP Photo)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“It’s not just ‘Oh, yeah, climate, global warming, environmental stuff,’” said Lydia Conger, a senior who enrolled at Utah State specifically for its climate science studies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It has these interesting technical parts in math and physics, but then also has this element of geology,” she said, “and oceanography and ecology.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When higher education institutions put their programs together, they often draw on existing meteorology and atmospheric sciences studies. Some house climate under sustainability or environmental science departments. However, climate tracks need to go beyond those to satisfy some incoming students.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Kennebunk, Maine, high school junior Will Eagleson has lived through storms that caused coastal destruction. The sea level is rising in his hometown. As the 17-year-old considers college, he said to get his attention, schools must “narrow it down from environmental and Earth science as a whole to more climate change-focused programs.”[aside label='Related Coverage' tag='environment']For Lucia Everist, a senior at Edina High School in Minnesota who is frustrated at her lack of climate education so far, schools need to go deeper into the human impact of climate change. She cited a disproportionate impact on Black, Latino, Indigenous and low-income neighborhoods.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I looked a lot into the curriculum itself,” the 18-year-old said of her college search. 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She noted that the university is looking into weaving climate change into its schools of public health, engineering, education, medicine, nursing and more.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another factor may be that many colleges nationwide face \u003ca style=\"font-weight: var(--font-weight-reg)\" href=\"https://sheeo.org/shef_report_22/\">declining enrollment\u003c/a> and less public funding, pushing them to market new degrees to stay relevant.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many small, private colleges have \u003ca style=\"font-weight: var(--font-weight-reg)\" href=\"https://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d20/tables/dt20_317.50.asp\">had to shut down\u003c/a> over the last decade, with fewer students graduating from high school and more \u003ca style=\"font-weight: var(--font-weight-reg)\" href=\"https://apnews.com/article/skipping-college-student-loans-trade-jobs-efc1f6d6067ab770f6e512b3f7719cc0\">opting for career-oriented training\u003c/a>. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Increasingly, U.S. colleges are creating climate change programs to meet the demand of students who want to apply their firsthand experience to what they do after high school and help find solutions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Lots of centers and departments have renamed themselves or been created around these climate issues, in part because they think it will attract students and faculty,” said Kathy Jacobs, director of the University of Arizona Center for Climate Adaptation Science and Solutions. It launched a decade ago and connects several climate programs at the school in Tucson.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other early movers that created programs, majors, minors and certificates dedicated to climate change include the \u003ca style=\"font-weight: var(--font-weight-reg)\" href=\"https://pcc.uw.edu/about/history/\">University of Washington\u003c/a>, \u003ca style=\"font-weight: var(--font-weight-reg)\" href=\"https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/about/the-program/?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiA84CvBhCaARIsAMkAvkIZRIIi-ex30GD2D0GZaPNTujb2gtkylPjqmkfQEBzPf_ZtebCk2YMaAvTDEALw_wcB\">Yale University\u003c/a>, \u003ca style=\"font-weight: var(--font-weight-reg)\" href=\"https://www.usu.edu/degrees-majors/climate-science_bs\">Utah State University\u003c/a>, the \u003ca style=\"font-weight: var(--font-weight-reg)\" href=\"https://www.umt.edu/news/2021/07/071621crea.php\">University of Montana,\u003c/a> \u003ca style=\"font-weight: var(--font-weight-reg)\" href=\"https://www.northernvermont.edu/degree-programs/climate-change-science/\">Northern Vermont University\u003c/a> and the \u003ca style=\"font-weight: var(--font-weight-reg)\" href=\"https://atmos.ucla.edu/aos-announces-new-climate-science-major/\">University of California, Los Angeles\u003c/a>. Columbia, the private university in New York City, \u003ca style=\"font-weight: var(--font-weight-reg)\" href=\"https://president.columbia.edu/news/columbia-climate-school-announcement\">opened its Climate School in 2020\u003c/a> with a graduate degree in climate and society and has related undergraduate programs in the works.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11987693\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11987693 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/05/AP24142708383197.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/05/AP24142708383197.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/05/AP24142708383197-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/05/AP24142708383197-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/05/AP24142708383197-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/05/AP24142708383197-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lydia Conger, from left, all of Utah State University, Casey Olson, climate data analyst, Ashley Lewis and Maya Cottam stand with Kaitlyn Linford, a high school student and her mother, Cherisse Linford, while being shown a wind-shielded precipitation gauge during a tour on April 1, 2024, in Logan, Utah. \u003ccite>(Rick Bowmer/AP Photo)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Just in the past four years, the public \u003ca style=\"font-weight: var(--font-weight-reg)\" href=\"https://apnews.com/article/science-cb46114feef6304e3c99e6455e0459ff\">Plymouth State University in New Hampshire\u003c/a>, \u003ca style=\"font-weight: var(--font-weight-reg)\" href=\"https://news.las.iastate.edu/2022/08/04/new-climate-science-degree-at-isu-offers-interdisciplinary-training/\">Iowa State\u003c/a>, Nashville private university \u003ca style=\"font-weight: var(--font-weight-reg)\" href=\"https://news.vanderbilt.edu/2022/03/30/vanderbilt-offers-new-climate-and-environmental-studies-major/\">Vanderbilt\u003c/a>, \u003ca style=\"font-weight: var(--font-weight-reg)\" href=\"https://sustainability.stanford.edu/news/new-certificates-offer-sustainability-education-graduate-students\">Stanford University\u003c/a>, the \u003ca style=\"font-weight: var(--font-weight-reg)\" href=\"https://news.mit.edu/2023/3-questions-new-mit-major-and-its-role-fighting-climate-change-0420\">Massachusetts Institute of Technology\u003c/a> and others have started climate-related studies. Hampton University, a private, historically Black university in Virginia, is \u003ca style=\"font-weight: var(--font-weight-reg)\" href=\"https://home.hamptonu.edu/blog/2024/01/12/hu-receives-4-9m-from-u-s-department-of-education-to-establish-an-interdisciplinary-climate-science-degree-program/\">building one now\u003c/a>, and the University of Texas at Austin will offer \u003ca style=\"font-weight: var(--font-weight-reg)\" href=\"https://www.jsg.utexas.edu/news/2024/03/jackson-schools-new-climate-system-science-bachelors-degree-debuting-in-fall-2024/\">theirs this fall\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The fact that \u003ca style=\"font-weight: var(--font-weight-reg)\" href=\"https://apnews.com/article/climate-change-poll-opinions-attitudes-extreme-weather-993c392ee57d023ca55600431a39a4be\">climate change is affecting more\u003c/a> people is one factor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Biden administration’s \u003ca style=\"font-weight: var(--font-weight-reg)\" href=\"https://apnews.com/article/biden-climate-health-tax-law-economy-inflation-f112d7c78abaa724d22964317d213deb\">Inflation Reduction Act\u003c/a>, the largest climate investment in U.S. history, plus growth \u003ca style=\"font-weight: var(--font-weight-reg)\" href=\"https://apnews.com/article/clean-energy-jobs-inflation-reduction-act-7003abd46f1e540d483a9adfcc45262a\">in climate-focused jobs,\u003c/a> are also increasing interest, experts say.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In these programs, students learn how the atmosphere is changing as a result of burning coal, oil and gas, along with the way crops will shift with the warming planet and the role of renewable energy in cutting the use of fossil fuels.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They dive into how to communicate about climate with the public, ethical and environmental justice aspects of climate solutions and the roles lawmakers and businesses play in cutting greenhouse gases.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Students also cover disaster response and ways communities can prepare and adapt before climate change worsens. The offerings require biology, chemistry, physics, and social sciences faculty, among others.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11987701\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11987701\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/05/AP24142708514095.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/05/AP24142708514095.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/05/AP24142708514095-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/05/AP24142708514095-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/05/AP24142708514095-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/05/AP24142708514095-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Climate Data Analyst Casey Olson, center left, of Utah State University, stands with students during a tour of the climate reference station on April 1, 2024, in Logan, Utah. \u003ccite>(Rick Bowmer/AP Photo)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“It’s not just ‘Oh, yeah, climate, global warming, environmental stuff,’” said Lydia Conger, a senior who enrolled at Utah State specifically for its climate science studies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It has these interesting technical parts in math and physics, but then also has this element of geology,” she said, “and oceanography and ecology.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When higher education institutions put their programs together, they often draw on existing meteorology and atmospheric sciences studies. 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