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Who gets help after a hurricane or flood? FEMA will start tracking it by race
Nearly half of the people who ask for disaster aid don't get help. Is it discrimination?
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In a red-state first, Nebraska plans to decarbonize power sector by mid-century
There are some caveats, but it’s an ambitious goal for a state that currently gets more than half of its electricity from coal.
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Virginia’s governor-elect wants to get rid of cap-and-trade. There’s just one problem.
Glenn Youngkin's plan to ditch a regional carbon-cutting program could hit a roadblock.
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A group of Latinx community activists in Clark County, Nevada — one of the most polluted counties in the country — are using their own unique brand of Community Power to rally for their right to breathe clean air.
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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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The Mentorship Issue
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School or be schooled: How Gen Z is mentoring their elders on climate action
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Revitalizing Indigenous knowledge means reimagining mentorship
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Resilience, community, and other lessons I’ve learned from my plants
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What happens when communities and academics teach each other? ‘Communiversity.’
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5 unexpected places to find your climate mentor
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EV chargers are coming to a highway near you
Electric utilities are banding together to build a coast-to-coast car-charging network.
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Biden orders federal government to become carbon neutral by 2050
The country’s largest land owner, energy consumer, and employer aims to reduce its carbon emissions by 65 percent this decade.
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How a group of community scientists are using a plant to take control of the air they breathe.
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Plastics, fertilizer, and synthetic rubber: Report calls out chemical industry’s use of fossil fuels
By 2030, petrochemicals could account for more than a third of growth in oil demand. Here's what governments can do about it.
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Cascadia is known for strong climate action. So why are emissions still rising?
Climate-warming pollution is rising in Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia. Action in 2022 can get the region on track for 2030 targets.
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Digital equity, one mile of cable at a time
How the installation of broadband internet is revitalizing hard-hit communities and rural economies.
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Fleeing global warming? ‘Climate havens’ aren’t ready for you yet.
Climate migration is already underway. Here's how cities can prepare.
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Blizzard warnings in Hawaii, no snow in Denver: What’s behind this month’s wild weather?
This December is giving a whole new meaning to weather whiplash.
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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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