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![A satellite view shows the five hurricanes growing in the Atlantic ocean]()
![A satellite view shows the five hurricanes growing in the Atlantic ocean]()
Studies find climate change is driving ‘decisive increase’ in violent hurricanes
Two new studies offer fresh insights into how climate change is shaping today’s hurricanes.
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![Two people repairing the interior of a home damaged by Hurricane Harvey; a pile of ruined belongings sits outside the doorway and the ceiling is exposed showing insulation]()
![Two people repairing the interior of a home damaged by Hurricane Harvey; a pile of ruined belongings sits outside the doorway and the ceiling is exposed showing insulation]()
5 years after Hurricane Harvey, many in Houston are still waiting for help
Texas turned disaster aid for Harvey into a competition. Guess who’s losing out?
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![A gas station sign in California shows prices almost reaching $7.]()
![A gas station sign in California shows prices almost reaching $7.]()
Why high gas prices aren’t necessarily good for the climate
Price spikes alone don't change our driving habits — but an increase in the gas tax might.
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Study: Global warming will stay below 2 degrees C — if countries actually keep their promises
But 1.5 degrees, the world’s most ambitious goal, still looks out of reach.
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![Transmission cables on rolling hills and cloudy skies]()
![Transmission cables on rolling hills and cloudy skies]()
Is your electric utility blocking climate action?
According to a new report, the chances are high.
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![Hands placing various corals on metal pipe]()
![Hands placing various corals on metal pipe]()
How a town tethered to coral learned to save its reef — and itself
If the coral were to disappear, it wouldn’t be long before Brazil's Porto de Galinhas would fade away too.
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![Photo of oil pumpjack in residential area with houses and palm trees overlaid on top of vintage map showing redlined neighborhoods in Los Angeles]()
![Photo of oil pumpjack in residential area with houses and palm trees overlaid on top of vintage map showing redlined neighborhoods in Los Angeles]()
Historically redlined neighborhoods have twice the number of oil and gas wells
A new study reveals the link between structural racism and pollution.
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![EPA Administrator Michael Regan visited St. John and St. James parishes on a]()
![EPA Administrator Michael Regan visited St. John and St. James parishes on a]()
EPA to investigate racial discrimination in Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’
Complaints allege that industrial facilities have discharged “excessive levels” of carcinogenic chemicals in a majority-Black community.
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![California's Natural Resources Secretary Wade Crowfoot joined the Department of Water Resources Director Karla Nemeth, and Sean de Guzman, Manager of the California Department of Water Resources Snow Surveys and Water Supply Forecasting Unit, during the season's fourth media snow survey of 2022.]()
![California's Natural Resources Secretary Wade Crowfoot joined the Department of Water Resources Director Karla Nemeth, and Sean de Guzman, Manager of the California Department of Water Resources Snow Surveys and Water Supply Forecasting Unit, during the season's fourth media snow survey of 2022.]()
Sierra snowpack worsens, falls to lowest level in 7 years
Sierra snowpack — which provides a third of California's water supply — is at 38 percent of where it usually is this time of year.
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![foreboding black and white photo of a tree covered mountain with more mountains fading into the distance]()
![foreboding black and white photo of a tree covered mountain with more mountains fading into the distance]()
Indigenous people are being killed to ‘protect’ a Congolese park
A new report reveals how U.S. agencies and conservation organizations have supported the violence.
