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Smoke, heat, and COVID-19: Californians are caught between public health crises
The wildfires, the heat, and the pandemic are combining to make a particularly challenging public health stew.
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Before Laura, there was Katrina. What lessons does New Orleans have for coastal cities?
Nowhere knows flooding like New Orleans. Here's what the city is doing with all its water.
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How do I tell my friends they shouldn’t be having kids?
Exactly what is the best-case scenario here?
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Even shut down, Texas oil refineries in Hurricane Laura’s path will emit nearly 4 million pounds of pollution
According to a Grist analysis, 9 plants on the Gulf Coast will produce excess hazardous chemicals while offline.
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Why do oil companies care so much about your carbon footprint?
Is it time to forget about your carbon footprint?
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3 ways the Senate Democrats’ new climate plan is all about money
We read the report so you don't have to.
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In Texas, a battle is brewing over a Trump EPA official’s confidential emails
Will Michael Honeycutt’s legacy as an “honest broker” at the EPA be undercut by his efforts to weaken cancer protections in Texas?
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The 2020 hurricane season is tearing through the alphabet at ‘LMNOP’ speed
Marco has weakened, but Laura has become a hurricane.
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Billie Eilish’s ‘my future’ isn’t ironic, and that’s the point
Is sentimentality cool again? Billie Eilish’s love song to her future signals the death of ironic hipster culture.
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LA’s homeless communities are avoiding cooling centers, and it’s not just because of COVID-19
Pinned between the climate crisis, COVID, and street sweeps, homeless people in L.A. are struggling to keep cool.