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Good wildfire news? Evidence from the Bootleg Fire supports thinning forests.
A story from Oregon offers lessons for a dried-out, overheated West.
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A stronger electricity grid is crucial to cutting carbon. Does that make it green?
A proposal to lay cables beneath the Columbia River is met with skepticism from an Indigenous activist and the river’s advocates.
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Is climate change happening faster than expected? A climate scientist explains.
One to 2 degrees Celsius of warming can do a lot of damage.
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The Chamber of Commerce says it cares about people of color. The receipts say otherwise.
While protecting its donors from climate risk disclosures, the business lobby continues to imperil Black and brown communities it claims to care about.
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The next test for environmental justice policy? Defining ‘disadvantaged communities.’
New York’s sweeping climate law will prioritize environmental justice communities — once it decides who they are.
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Bay Area regulators just delivered on a promise to help frontline communities breathe easier
The new rules “will save lives,” one doctor said. “It will make my patients immediately healthier.”
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If everything is burning, when does it make sense to rip out a pool?
When you’re trying to make your home more climate-friendly, is any cost too high?
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How Tesla shows Obama’s green loan program was a success
Republicans claimed Solyndra and the government's green loan program was a failure. Ten years later, what did the loan program really cost?
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The day ‘Hot Girl Summer’ came to Congress
Will a Megan Thee Stallion reference get people to care about the most important agency for climate policy?
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On the heels of Europe’s devastating floods, scientists warn more is yet to come
A new study finds that slow-moving, low-pressure storms could become 14 times more frequent in Europe over the next century.
