Add these episodes to your listening rotation during the NPR Network's Climate Solutions Week, where we're dedicated to stories and conversations about the search for climate solutions.

Her time in the Peace Corps convinced Sydney Null that she should do something to mitigate the effects of climate change.

Win Phippen of Western Illinois University's School of Agriculture said it’s much more efficient to produce fuel from pennycress than it is to manufacture ethanol from corn because pennycress has natural plant oils stored in its seeds.

Cattle contribute more greenhouse gases than other livestock. The reasons behind that have some ranchers trying to address environmental impacts, while experts say there are also ways for you to curb your plate’s climate footprint.

Corn sweat is a summertime phenomenon that happens when the crop releases water into the air. It can add to humidity, but local scientists say it likely wasn’t the main force behind the late August heat wave.

Solar power is the fastest growing source of electricity in the U.S., but some new solar installations are taking over productive farm ground. Scientists are trying to develop ways to get both calories and kilowatts from the same land, but that’s not as easy as it might seem.