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The EPA is tackling pollution in ‘Cancer Alley’
Better air monitoring is coming to the Gulf, along with a crackdown on polluters.
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California’s plan to slash solar subsidies seems backwards. It’s not.
The so-called 'solar tax' could be a boon to low-income families.
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Undocumented workers are cleaning up our climate disasters. A new bill would protect them.
The disaster recovery workforce lacks the kind of job stability, health care benefits, and labor protections that government employees receive.
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Interest in civil disobedience has reached a mini climate tipping point
Non-violent protest for the planet? “Definitely,” say 5 percent of Americans in Yale study.
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Extreme Weather
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Climate change linked to early birth and damage to babies’ health, scientists find
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The boreal of Minnesota could look like Kansas if CO2 emissions remain ‘business as usual’
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New official tallies show 2021 was another year of record warming
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Flood survivors urge Congress to change inadequate insurance
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How the Indigenous landback movement is poised to change conservation
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The future of farming? Think artificial intelligence, robots, and drones.
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Pop culture can no longer ignore our climate reality
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Climate change is stressful, scary, and sad. We’re gonna need therapy.
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What Biden's 'smart' border means for climate migration
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Divestment campaigns — and reinvestment efforts — gain strength as climate change intensifies
The global motion to sell off fossil fuel assets has picked up major speed this year.
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Why renters are uniquely vulnerable to climate disasters
The U.S. housing market is tight — and 40 percent of rental units are in the path of disaster.
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How NYC’s public housing authority plans to transform the market for clean heat
Electrifying apartment buildings is tough. A new heat pump design could make it easier.
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Why doesn’t every big box store have rooftop solar?
Superstore roofs span billions of square feet. Covering them in solar panels could power nearly 8 million homes.
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Want to heal the planet? Stop ignoring Indigenous science.
A Q&A; with Jessica Hernandez, a Maya Ch’orti and Binnizá-Zapotec environmental scientist.
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Abandoned oil well counts are exploding — now that there’s money on the table
$4.7 billion released by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law has states rethinking their abandoned oil well tallies.
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If Build Back Better fails, federal climate policy may depend on Republican cooperation
Democrats' climate agenda actually contains a lot of the kinds of climate policies Republicans say they support.
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Should the world ban solar geoengineering? 60 experts say yes.
They say the technology poses an “unacceptable risk.”
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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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