Climate Accountability
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![A large white and blue building sits on the banks of a river]()
![A large white and blue building sits on the banks of a river]()
At least 170 US hospitals face major flood risk. Experts say Trump is making it worse.
At many of these facilities, flooding from heavy storms has the potential to jeopardize patient care, block access to emergency rooms, and force evacuations.
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![A river runs through a rural area]()
![A river runs through a rural area]()
Texas floods showed why many rural communities feel abandoned in a crisis
Almost a third of Americans live in unincorporated communities beyond city limits, where disaster aid can confuse and frustrate.
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![Trash bags and other plastic refuse under a tree, with river in background]()
![Trash bags and other plastic refuse under a tree, with river in background]()
A ‘coordinated campaign of deception’: Philly sues 2 companies over misleading recycling labels
The lawsuit targets SC Johnson, owner of Ziploc bags, and Bimbo Bakeries, the country's biggest bread and snack food manufacturer.
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![Collage of aerial view of Hurricane Helene damage in North Carolina, Trump and Franklin Graham, people praying with their arms raised, Trump's GoFundMe page, and a dollar bill]()
![Collage of aerial view of Hurricane Helene damage in North Carolina, Trump and Franklin Graham, people praying with their arms raised, Trump's GoFundMe page, and a dollar bill]()
Trump raised $8 million for Hurricane Helene survivors. Where did it all go?
The presidential campaign bad-mouthed FEMA while using crowdfunding to donate to evangelical nonprofits.
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![Photo of a man walking past an excavator cleaning up debris]()
![Photo of a man walking past an excavator cleaning up debris]()
How to track disaster spending in your community
As rising global temperatures fuel more intense weather, and disaster recovery budgets skyrocket, this accountability work has never been more important.
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![Collage of solar panels on roofs beside a door-to-door salesperson]()
![Collage of solar panels on roofs beside a door-to-door salesperson]()
Clean energy, dirty tactics: Inside the shady world of door-to-door solar sales
On-site solar can be an incredible tool for lowering both energy costs and greenhouse gas emissions. But homeowners face a complicated — and sometimes intentionally misleading — process.
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![digital collage of gas stove with warning stickers and caution tape on it]()
![digital collage of gas stove with warning stickers and caution tape on it]()
Gas stove makers quietly delete air pollution warnings as they fight mandatory health labels
Manufacturers sued to stop a Colorado law requiring air quality warnings, arguing gas stoves are safe. Some of their websites once said the opposite.
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![Forest stretches as far as the eye can see, except for a stretch down the middle that has been razed.]()
![Forest stretches as far as the eye can see, except for a stretch down the middle that has been razed.]()
‘Green’ diesel producer’s supplier linked to Amazon deforestation
A U.S. renewable diesel refiner purchased tallow from slaughterhouses supplied by ranches fined for illegal clearing of Brazilian forests.
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![Black and white photo of smokestacks in the distance, with transmission lines in the foreground]()
![Black and white photo of smokestacks in the distance, with transmission lines in the foreground]()
Report: Big businesses are doing carbon dioxide removal all wrong
The technology is needed to limit global warming. But corporations are supporting it in lieu of emissions reductions.
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![An illustration of Elon Musk in black pants, a black jacket, and a black cap while he holds a drill up to a map of Texas]()
![An illustration of Elon Musk in black pants, a black jacket, and a black cap while he holds a drill up to a map of Texas]()
A Texas congressman is quietly helping Elon Musk pitch a $760M plan to build tunnels under Houston to ease flooding
Experts in Houston have been studying the idea of building massive tunnels to divert floodwaters. Musk’s company wants a piece of the project.
