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Can the ‘masters of the flood’ help Texas protect its coast from hurricanes?
Dutch flood-control experts are helping Texas design what would become the nation’s most ambitious (and expensive) coastal barrier.
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How NYC is protecting people from the deadliest disaster
New York City has set out to protect people — and the planet — from the deadliest disaster: heat.
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The Trump administration gutted one of our most powerful environmental laws
The Endangered Species Act has saved thousands of animals, plants, and insects from extinction.
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The U.N. report calls for better farming. Which 2020 candidates have a plan for that?
To take on the climate crisis, our next president must change the way we produce food and manage our land.
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Your neighbors may be cooking up climate solutions
This week on Shift Happens: community-level change that would make Mister Rogers proud.
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An evangelical leader calls young Christians to save the planet
“I can’t love my neighbor if I’m not protecting the earth that sustains them,” said Kyle Meyaard-Schaap.
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Burn. Build. Repeat: Why our wildfire policy is so deadly
Welcome to California’s endless cycle of destruction.
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Alaska, barren of sea ice, saw its hottest July in 125 years
The heat helped spur wildfires that shrouded much of the state in smoke.
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This urban farmer helps undocumented immigrants find community
GreenRoots' farm provides food — and a gathering place — for undocumented families in a gentrifying Massachusetts city.
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IPCC report: Planting trees isn’t enough to save us from the climate crisis
Feeling your inner Lorax these days and want to speak for the trees? Maybe throw in a few good words for peat bogs and marshland.
