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Don’t look now, but the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season could break records
The storm-suppressing El Niño looks like it’s going to take a sabbatical this year. The news couldn’t come at a less opportune time.
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COVID-19, Climate Justice, and Communities of Color. What’s next?
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Coronavirus has states hitting pause — except when it comes to oil and gas drilling
Coronavirus has states hitting pause — except when it comes to oil and gas drilling.
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Can coronavirus bring boomers and zoomers together on climate?
Can boomers and zoomers find common ground for climate after the pandemic?
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How coronavirus creates empty shelves and toilet paper shortages
The sudden shift in the way Americans shop is stunning – we used a marble machine to unpack what's going wrong.
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The world is on lockdown. So where are all the carbon emissions coming from?
The air is clear, the roads are clear, and dammit greenhouse gases are stubborn.
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Joe Biden has a podcast, and there’s an episode on climate change
There is a way to get access to the inner workings of Uncle Joe’s brain, and it doesn’t require sneaking past the Secret Service.
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Meet the conservative answer to the Green New Deal
You won’t find a carbon tax, the Paris Agreement, or language about “solving” the climate crisis in the American Conservation Coalition's American Climate Contract.
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How quickly do we need to ramp up renewables? Look to the narwhal.
Professor (and 2020 Grist 50 Fixer) Leah Stokes breaks down how the U.S. can meet ambitious clean-energy goals in the fastest way possible — with the help of the humble narwhal. Adapted from Stokes’ Short Circuiting Policy, out now.
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Tribes and firefighters work together to prevent catastrophic wildfires
When it comes to addressing wildfire, controlled burns are one of our best tools.