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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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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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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.
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![Solar panels are seen hanging from the small balcony of a brick apartment building in Germany.]()
How Germany outfitted half a million balconies with solar panels
Meet balkonkraftwerk, the simple technology putting solar power in the hands of renters.
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Deja vu comes to Arkansas as lithium follows oil
In the energy towns of Arkansas, the coming lithium rush is bringing with it the risk of repeating the same mistakes and inequities of the past.
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![A satellite image of a fjord showing a rocky shoreline capped with ice against a turquoise blue channel of water]()
What was behind the seismic boom that wrapped Earth for 9 days?
Climate change's latest mystery came from Greenland's melting ice sheet.
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![Digital collage of smokestacks with large zero on top]()
![Digital collage of smokestacks with large zero on top]()
Net-zero targets are everywhere. But to be effective, they need accountability.
Without a single standard, countries and companies are promising a lot of different things.
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![A subway train rolls into a station in Barcelona.]()
Barcelona is turning subway trains into power stations
Barcelona is using the regenerative braking of its subways to power trains, stations, and neighborhood EV chargers. Could New York do it too?
