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This one number could alter how the US handles climate change
Biden directed his agencies to recalculate the social cost of carbon, the amount it really costs to emit CO2.
By Emily Pontecorvo
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25 states promised to stay in the Paris Agreement. Did they follow through?
These flashcards will help you memorize Biden’s climate team
‘A sacrifice zone’: Why did a Chicago community of color get saddled with a polluting scrapyard?
He’s helping fishermen adapt to climate change and an economic crisis — by becoming kelp farmers
In a trash-filled pandemic, low-waste businesses are taking off
the mess we’re in
The climate mess Biden inherits
license to spin
We need to build a lot of wind turbines. Will Americans agree to live near them?
The First 100
Why Paris isn’t enough
By The People, For The People
What can I do to bring the Green New Deal to life?
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Fast lane
Electric car batteries with 5-minute charging times produced
Keystone Canceled
After a decade of struggle, Keystone XL may be sold for scrap
Dakota Access Pipeline
'No more broken treaties': Indigenous leaders urge Biden to shut down Dakota Access pipeline
Mussel beach
Report points to a new culprit behind the Great Lakes' big, green poop problem
Natural Wonder
One of the most biodiverse regions in the US is also its least protected
thinking back
Nostalgia Week
Cli-Fi
We’re stepping into the world of fiction. Come join us.
The Beacon Newsletter
Fossil fuels rejected by Columbia
Columbia University is trying to avoid investing in fossil fuels.
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By The People, For The People
What can I do to bring the Green New Deal to life?
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Ask your questions about life during climate change
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getting the band back together
Biden rejoining the Paris Agreement, explained
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hindsight 2020
How did we get here? Four years of climate change in eight minutes
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renew-a-ville
How 100% clean energy could power our cities and towns
6 min video
the fast and the spurious
A 1930s city planning rule has drivers setting their own speed limits
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2020 Vision
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indigenous representation
A record 6 Native Americans were elected to Congress. Here’s where they stand on climate.
just transition
Here’s what it will take for Biden and Harris to deliver on environmental justice
climate control
Biden won the election. Now can he save the planet?
Climate Desk
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Fast lane
Electric car batteries with 5-minute charging times produced
Dakota Access Pipeline
‘No more broken treaties’: Indigenous leaders urge Biden to shut down Dakota Access pipeline
Time's-a-ticking
The president needs to hit the ground running on climate
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cli-fi
Introducing Imagine 2200: Our new cli-fi contest
#landback
What is the Indigenous landback movement — and can it help the climate?
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they were still in
25 states promised to stay in the Paris Agreement. Did they follow through?
Gotta catch ’em all
These flashcards will help you memorize Biden’s climate team
justice scrapped
‘A sacrifice zone’: Why did a Chicago community of color get saddled with a polluting scrapyard?
Meet the Fixer
He’s helping fishermen adapt to climate change and an economic crisis — by becoming kelp farmers
no time to waste
In a trash-filled pandemic, low-waste businesses are taking off
it all ads up
The next big climate PR campaign: abolish the filibuster
Voices
Climate change will destroy communities. Let’s help them move now.
it's still going
The unfinished business of Flint’s water crisis
Mussel beach
Report points to a new culprit behind the Great Lakes’ big, green poop problem
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