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Shipping giants look lustily at the warming Arctic
The warming Arctic is getting safe for ships, which will help melt what’s left
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Trump’s latest rule rollback makes natural gas as dirty as coal
Without emissions regulations, the "clean" fossil fuel is anything but.
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‘It’s hyped up’: Climate deniers in the path of Hurricane Florence
Scientists say global warming is behind severe storms but many who face them don’t think humans are the problem.
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One year after Maria, the Puerto Rican diaspora charts a new path forward
At one memorial, a call for Puerto Rican independence. At another, demands that the U.S. government not turn its back on the island.
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Some displaced Puerto Ricans face homelessness after FEMA stops paying for hotels
Other Hurricane Maria evacuees who’ve since managed to get their own place are teetering on the brink of homelessness.
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Donald Trump just called himself an environmentalist. Wait, what?
He said, AND I QUOTE, "I'm an environmentalist." Sir!
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Your future home could be in a flood zone — and no one’s required to tell you
Many Americans have no idea whether their property is likely to flood. Better flood risk disclosure laws could help end the cycle of flooding and rebuilding.
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The Puerto Rican diaspora gets ready to flex its political power
On the anniversary of Hurricane Maria’s landfall, the Puerto Rican diaspora is hitting the streets -- and getting people to the polls.
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On Hurricane Maria’s anniversary, farmers plant papaya and resilience in Puerto Rico
One model of how the island can move forward into a future that will likely see destructive storms strike again and again.
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As Florence’s flooding ebbs, Carolina residents choose fight or flight
Instead of adapting to climate change, we're reacting to it. And that's exacerbating inequality.