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The Salt Lake Tribune and Grist hire Leia Larsen to cover climate impacts in Utah
The veteran journalist will report local stories, which will be available to republish for free.
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Native Alaska villages were already on the front lines of climate change. Then a typhoon hit.
As Typhoon Halong swept through western Alaska, it laid bare how centuries-old policies made Native villages particularly vulnerable to climate change.
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Teachers unions leverage contracts to fight climate change
As federal support and financial incentives for climate action wither, this sort of local action is becoming more difficult but also more urgent, advocates say.
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Google Earth gets an AI chatbot to help chart the climate crisis
New AI features in Google Earth let users ask chatbot-style questions to find changes in the climate. The system could eventually predict disasters and identify the communities likely to be affected.
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For a struggling Iowa ranch, the government shutdown may be the last straw
A family farm’s fight to recover from a devastating flood shows how the gridlock in Washington is only making it harder to grow and sell food.
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‘A devastating global audit’ shows how climate change is undermining the health of millions
Extreme heat now kills one person every minute, according to a sweeping new report by the British medical journal The Lancet.
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Trump officials say Alaska is ‘open for business.’ So far, no one’s buying.
Despite the administration’s enthusiasm for developing the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, oil companies have shown little interest — leaving the state to spend millions propping up the idea.
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Good news! These ‘positive tipping points’ will help save the world.
Yes, catastrophic tipping points are unfolding in nature. But humanity can exploit their beneficial counterparts to accelerate the clean energy revolution and improve lives.
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Grist launches international reporting project on the impacts of climate change on human health
The year-long series called Vital Signs will include stories from the Americas, Africa, Asia, Europe, and Australia.
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This obscure Georgia election is about so much more than your power bill
Behind the PSC race is a battle for political control of the state — and maybe the country.