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Inside New Orleans’ plan to fix its energy-hogging buildings
The city's climate goals include cutting greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2035.
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Seeing fewer fireflies this year? Here’s why, and how you can help.
Fireflies are vulnerable to climate change and habitat loss. Some simple landscaping tricks and turning off porch lights can make a big difference.
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![Diver underwater in a blue wetsuit, near the surface, with plastic floating all around them.]()
![Diver underwater in a blue wetsuit, near the surface, with plastic floating all around them.]()
The oceans may contain much, much more plastic than previously thought
A new study finds there are 27 million metric tons of invisible plastic particles in the North Atlantic alone.
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Louisiana is the latest state to greenwash gas
A new state law that redefines natural gas as a “green” energy source was adapted from language written by a right-wing think tank.
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Clean energy projects on tribal lands were booming. Then came Trump’s tax bill.
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Trump’s tax bill could be a major win for Big Ag. Everyone else? Not so much.
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Can weaker environmental rules help fight climate change? California just bet yes.
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Senate Republicans just voted to dismantle America’s only climate plan
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![A woman holds crop that was lost due to the lack of water in a Chinampa or floating garden, in San Gregorio Atlapulco, on the outskirts of Mexico City, Mexico on May 23, 2024.]()
![A woman holds crop that was lost due to the lack of water in a Chinampa or floating garden, in San Gregorio Atlapulco, on the outskirts of Mexico City, Mexico on May 23, 2024.]()
Drought is draining water supplies and driving up food costs where you’d least expect
From Mexico City to the Mekong Delta, increasingly severe droughts caused by climate change are laying waste to ecosystems and economies everywhere.
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![Family uses renewable energy system with solar panel. Happy couple standying near their house with solar panels. Alternative energy, saving resources and sustainable lifestyle concept.]()
![Family uses renewable energy system with solar panel. Happy couple standying near their house with solar panels. Alternative energy, saving resources and sustainable lifestyle concept.]()
Congress is killing clean energy tax credits. Here’s how to use them before they disappear.
There are just a few weeks left to tap federal programs that make purchasing an EV, heat pump, or solar panels more affordable.
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![Search and recovery workers dig through debris looking for any survivors or remains of people swept up in the flash flooding at Camp Mystic on July 6, 2025 in Hunt, Texas.]()
![Search and recovery workers dig through debris looking for any survivors or remains of people swept up in the flash flooding at Camp Mystic on July 6, 2025 in Hunt, Texas.]()
The science behind Texas’ catastrophic floods
At least 95 people died in the flash floods. The disaster has the fingerprints of climate change all over it.
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Atlanta is embracing a cheap, effective way to beat urban heat: ‘cool roofs’
White or reflective roofs significantly reduce temperatures. Atlanta is the latest city to mandate their adoption.
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![A collage showing a red square with orange-to-red gradient and a square of a person getting their heart checked by a doctor]()
![A collage showing a red square with orange-to-red gradient and a square of a person getting their heart checked by a doctor]()
How to protect your health if a disaster strikes your community
Your guide to the biggest health consequences of extreme weather — from mosquito-and tick-borne illnesses to mental health issues — and how to best prepare for them.
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![A collage showing a red square with orange-to-red gradient and a square of a hurricane]()
![A collage showing a red square with orange-to-red gradient and a square of a hurricane]()
How climate change is intensifying hurricanes
The latest science on the link between climate change and natural disasters — and how they may be playing out where you live.
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![A collage showing a red square with orange-to-red gradient and a square of a hills with wildfire smoke]()
![A collage showing a red square with orange-to-red gradient and a square of a hills with wildfire smoke]()
How climate change is supercharging wildfires
The latest science on the link between climate change and natural disasters — and how they may be playing out where you live.
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![A collage showing a red square with orange-to-red gradient and a square of a tornado]()
![A collage showing a red square with orange-to-red gradient and a square of a tornado]()
How climate change may be affecting tornadoes
The latest science on the link between climate change and natural disasters— and how they may be playing out where you live.
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