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![A flooded home in Yankeetown, Florida, in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. The storm brought more than 10 feet of storm surge to Florida's rural Big Bend region.]()
![A flooded home in Yankeetown, Florida, in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. The storm brought more than 10 feet of storm surge to Florida's rural Big Bend region.]()
In Florida’s Big Bend, small towns bear the brunt of Helene’s impact
After three hurricanes in a year, the cycle of recovery continues in hamlets along the state’s west coast.
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![A photograph taken from above of shelled corn being unloaded from a combine harvester onto a tractor trailer on a farm]()
![A photograph taken from above of shelled corn being unloaded from a combine harvester onto a tractor trailer on a farm]()
The climate fight that’s holding up the farm bill
11 percent of the country’s emissions come from agriculture. Will Congress do anything about it?
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![Close-up of CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam waving his hand.]()
![Close-up of CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam waving his hand.]()
A federal attempt to foster ‘high-integrity voluntary carbon markets’ falls short, experts say
New guidance for credit-based derivatives gives “imprimatur to a system that doesn’t have credibility to begin with.”
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![An illustration of mountains with a road cutting through them]()
The Department of Energy promised this tribal nation a $32 million solar grant. It’s nearly impossible to access.
Washington’s Yakama Nation received both the grant and a $100 million federal loan. Held up by a series of bureaucratic hurdles, the funding could expire before the government lets the tribal nation touch a dime.
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![A red tile roof is covered by solar panels and heat tanks and snaking cables]()
![A red tile roof is covered by solar panels and heat tanks and snaking cables]()
‘You basically have free hot water’: how Cyprus became a world leader in solar heating
The country, which has more 300 days of sunshine a year, has embraced rooftop systems that harness the sun’s energy.
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![flooded South Fork New River after hurricane helene in north carolina]()
![flooded South Fork New River after hurricane helene in north carolina]()
After battering coastal towns, Hurricane Helene causes deadly flooding across five states
“This is not a fluke. We should expect to see more rapidly intensifying hurricanes in a warming climate.”
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![hurricane helene flooding in shore acres st. petersburg florida]()
This Florida neighborhood recovered from flood after flood. Will it survive Helene?
A record-breaking storm surge battered the Shore Acres community in St. Petersburg. Many residents say they are tired of rebuilding.
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The election could shape the future of America’s food system
The nation’s agricultural policies — and the price of your food — are at stake this November.
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![Waves from the Gulf of Mexico push up against the shore as Hurricane Helene churns offshore near St. Pete Beach, Florida, on September 26, 2024.]()
![Waves from the Gulf of Mexico push up against the shore as Hurricane Helene churns offshore near St. Pete Beach, Florida, on September 26, 2024.]()
The ‘perfect’ conditions that could make Hurricane Helene ‘unsurvivable’
The storm could rapidly intensify into Category 4 strength as it passes over the steaming-hot Gulf of Mexico, sending a huge surge of water ashore.
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![Aerial view of refineries in Louisiana]()
![Aerial view of refineries in Louisiana]()
The EPA funded citizen science to address gaps in air monitoring. Will it result in cleaner air?
Funding communities burdened by pollution to monitor air quality is the “do-it-yourself approach to public health," one researcher said.
