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What is it like on the climate job market right now?
Laid off workers are facing an uncertain and emotional job search. Here's what experts have to say about where to look — plus resources for those on the hunt.
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Coming this summer: Record-breaking heat and plenty of hurricanes
Forecasters are predicting higher temperatures across the U.S. and up to 10 hurricanes. Cutting federal programs could leave people even more vulnerable.
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A ‘green backlash’ helped conservatives win in Germany. What happens now?
Conservatives led by Friedrich Merz remain committed to renewables, but say "we must and we will change" an economic policy focused on climate.
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Want climate solutions in Indigenous territories? Better get consent.
For three years in a row, Indigenous leaders have called for an end to carbon markets, carbon offsets, and geoengineering technologies.
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Louisiana already has 4 LNG terminals. It just added another.
The Trump administration fast-tracked the project approval, reversing a Biden directive.
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![A sign displays a hurricane warning along a roadside as preparations are made for the arrival of Hurricane Helene, in Cedar Key, Florida on September 25, 2024.]()
![A sign displays a hurricane warning along a roadside as preparations are made for the arrival of Hurricane Helene, in Cedar Key, Florida on September 25, 2024.]()
The National Weather Service is once again translating lifesaving alerts. What happened?
Political pressures may have driven the federal agency to backtrack on its decision to suspend automated weather translations.
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In Georgia, a fight over credit for its clean energy boom
According to a new report by Georgia Senator Raphael Warnock, some 42,000 jobs are now at risk, as Republicans consider repealing IRA tax credits to pay for President Trump’s proposed tax cuts.
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![Two children and two adults in a recycling facility in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Bags of shredded plastic fill the room, with some spilling their contents.]()
This commonly used plastic chemical caused 350,000 heart disease-related deaths in 1 year
People in Asia are exposed to levels up to six times higher than their counterparts in the West.
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Scientists just found a way to break through climate apathy
In a field of muddy results, it's among the clearest findings that one cognitive scientist has seen in his career.
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At UN, mining groups tout protections for Indigenous people
Even as Oak Flat moves ahead, the mining industry commits to voluntary guidelines to consult with communities.
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USAID cuts are hitting global conservation projects hard
The Trump administration’s dismantling of USAID has done more than cut off life-saving humanitarian assistance. It has also eliminated funding for environmental protection and conservation work in dozens of countries, with many programs now being forced to shut down.
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Is Georgia Power quietly planning a massive buildout of fossil gas?
Watchdog groups and tech giants want more clean energy. But some fear the utility is pursuing a big fossil-gas expansion plan outside of public scrutiny instead.
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