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![A woman does laundry near demolished residential buildings in Xiancun, a urban village in the Zhujiang New Town district of Guangzhou as high commercial and residential buildings rise in the distance.]()
![A woman does laundry near demolished residential buildings in Xiancun, a urban village in the Zhujiang New Town district of Guangzhou as high commercial and residential buildings rise in the distance.]()
The wealthiest people on the planet are responsible for almost half of carbon emissions
Yet climate policies disproportionally affect the middle and lower class.
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‘It doesn’t have to be this way’: Lessons from the slow death of Louisiana’s oil industry
The Gulf Coast is bleeding oil jobs. Here’s what it tells us about a just transition.
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Study: People of color breathe more polluted air, regardless of income
U.S. air quality has gotten better, but disparities remain
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New York City bans gas heating and stoves from new buildings
The ban will go into effect for small buildings in 2024 and large buildings in 2027.
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100 degrees in the Arctic? Climate change is destabilizing the north and south poles.
Rising temperatures prompt World Meteorological Organization to add new category to its climate extreme archives.
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![Animation: bear from California flag holding a net over smoke from smokestacks with smoke escaping net]()
![Animation: bear from California flag holding a net over smoke from smokestacks with smoke escaping net]()
How a debate over carbon capture derailed California’s landmark climate bill
The failed net-zero bill highlights some of the biggest tensions plaguing climate action around the world.
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![Climate activist Niria Garcia stands amid the burned-out remains of her father’s home in Phoenix, Ore.]()
![Climate activist Niria Garcia stands amid the burned-out remains of her father’s home in Phoenix, Ore.]()
Lessons from a year of reporting on climate solutions in Cascadia
Here are the crucial ingredients for decarbonizing an economy, and safeguarding a region.
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![a white house with peeling paint and loose slats stands in front of a giant field of debris -- wood, bottles, and scrap metal -- through which people are walking. Overhead, a blazing sun looks down in a clear, blue sky.]()
![a white house with peeling paint and loose slats stands in front of a giant field of debris -- wood, bottles, and scrap metal -- through which people are walking. Overhead, a blazing sun looks down in a clear, blue sky.]()
Why tornadoes are the hardest disasters to link to climate change
Some jumped to connect last week's twisters with global warming. Scientists aren't so sure.
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The Biden administration said its drilling-lease spree in the Gulf was court-ordered. It wasn’t.
Leases that could lead to 600 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions didn't have to happen.
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A Missouri gas company figured out how to keep its illegal pipeline running
By using 400,000 customers as leverage.
