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Climate change is making poison ivy stronger and itchier
Carbon dioxide and warmer soils could be supercharging everyone’s least favorite plant.
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What’s an energyshed? The government wants to know.
The Department of Energy is crowdsourcing a definition.
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Be very careful where you build that seawall
Walls are meant to keep out rising seas — but that water still has to go somewhere. New modeling shows it could well end up flooding your neighbors.
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Flood me once, shame on me. Flood me twice, shame on FEMA?
A 20-year-old law would have made communities more resilient to climate change. FEMA didn’t enforce it.
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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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6 reasons 2020 wasn’t as bad for climate change as you thought
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We’re running out of time to flatten the curve — for climate change
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Dying oil companies’ parting gift: millions in cleanup costs
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How we calculated the size of the Southwest’s abandoned oil well problem
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Fix combines creative storytelling with network-building and events
As the nation prepares to burn again, Indigenous fire practices are a hot topic
The Future of Cities
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Bay Area regulators just delivered on a promise to help frontline communities breathe easier
The new rules “will save lives,” one doctor said. “It will make my patients immediately healthier.”
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If everything is burning, when does it make sense to rip out a pool?
When you’re trying to make your home more climate-friendly, is any cost too high?
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How Tesla shows Obama’s green loan program was a successRepublicans claimed Solyndra and the government's green loan program was a failure. Ten years later, what did the loan program really cost?
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The day ‘Hot Girl Summer’ came to Congress
Will a Megan Thee Stallion reference get people to care about the most important agency for climate policy?
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Lifestyle changes aren’t enough: here’s how to make cities truly sustainable
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Out of the ashes of wildfire: Stories of recovery and resilience
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The truth about Bitcoin’s energy use
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Why electric cars are cheaper if you’re rich
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How close are we to a climate tipping point?
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Bullshit is everywhere. Here’s what you can do about it
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On the heels of Europe’s devastating floods, scientists warn more is yet to come
A new study finds that slow-moving, low-pressure storms could become 14 times more frequent in Europe over the next century.
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With disasters mounting by the day, the U.S. may finally enact real climate policy
But there are some big “ifs.”
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![Close up of poison ivy leaves]()
![Close up of poison ivy leaves]()
Climate change is making poison ivy stronger and itchier
Carbon dioxide and warmer soils could be supercharging everyone’s least favorite plant.
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What’s an energyshed? The government wants to know.
The Department of Energy is crowdsourcing a definition.
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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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