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Facing floods and fires, undocumented immigrants have nowhere to turn for help
Most emergency funds after climate-related disasters still exclude undocumented immigrants. Can we change that?
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It might be time to rethink our relationship with ‘Mother Earth’
The ecosexual movement argues that we could stand to be a lot less platonic with the planet.
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Google Maps now shows the lowest-carbon route for car journeys
Google’s CEO, Sundar Pichai, said the initiative could save 1 million metric tons of carbon dioxide a year.
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Fiction: The Cloud Weaver’s Song
In a city high above the desert, a dew harvester and her friend sacrifice everything to prove the end of the Great Drying is at hand.
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The Permian Basin is ground zero for a billion-dollar surge of zombie oil wells
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The art of repeal: illustrating Trump’s toxic legacy — and Biden’s daunting task ahead
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The EPA cut back enforcement during COVID. These researchers are assessing the damage.
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We broke down the last decade of climate change in 7 charts
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Dying oil companies’ parting gift: millions in cleanup costs
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6 reasons 2020 wasn’t as bad for climate change as you thought
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Fix combines creative storytelling with network-building and events
The Climate Fiction Issue: How fiction can change our reality
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California’s dirty little secret: Oil wells in the backyard
Even Texas and Wyoming do a better job protecting communities from oil and gas drilling.
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Chevron’s climate plan: Use wind and solar power to drill for oil
The oil giant's aspiration to reduce emissions just means "cleaner" fossil fuels.
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Flooding could shut down one-quarter of America’s critical infrastructure
Hospitals, airports, and other public services are at risk.
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Ancient cultures faced rising seas and lived to tell the tale
There’s some truth behind age-old flood myths (even Noah’s Ark and Atlantis).
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The environmental justice fight to block the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti claims hosting the 2028 Olympics will have “no impact” on the environment. Inglewood residents say otherwise.
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Report: Corporations are tanking America’s best shot at fighting climate change
"Climate positive" companies say they want climate action. Their lobbying activity often says otherwise.
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![A street in New York looks wet, garbage and debris acoomultes in the sidewalk. A man wearing a white tank top and jeans walks through it.]()
![A street in New York looks wet, garbage and debris acoomultes in the sidewalk. A man wearing a white tank top and jeans walks through it.]()
Facing floods and fires, undocumented immigrants have nowhere to turn for help
Most emergency funds after climate-related disasters still exclude undocumented immigrants. Can we change that?
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Cutting methane emissions is the fastest way to slow warming. Here’s how.
Amid a push for new methane regulations, the IEA points to three relatively cheap ways to tamp down on emissions.
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Temperature Check
In the last episode of Temperature Check before the new year, host Andrew Simon and returning co-host Justin Worland look back on the biggest climate stories of 2020 and look ahead to what’s in store for the holiday season.
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