Articles by Climate Solutions Fellow Sophie Hurwitz
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![Collage of Altadena after the Eaton Fire, man holding a clipboard, and a snippet of a dollar bill]()
![Collage of Altadena after the Eaton Fire, man holding a clipboard, and a snippet of a dollar bill]()
Disasters destroyed their homes. Then the real estate ‘vultures’ swooped in.
“We buy homes” companies are procuring disaster-damaged properties for cheap. Survivors say they're taking advantage of tragedy.
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![A row of energy-star-certified washing machines.]()
![A row of energy-star-certified washing machines.]()
The unlikely coalition fighting to keep Energy Star labels on your appliances
The Trump administration wants to eliminate the energy-efficiency program, but bakers, builders, hot tub lobbyists, and chemical companies are trying to save it.
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![A woman prepares an emergency kit for facing a natural disaster, placing a flashlight, first aid kit, medication, water, and other supplies into a go-bag.]()
![A woman prepares an emergency kit for facing a natural disaster, placing a flashlight, first aid kit, medication, water, and other supplies into a go-bag.]()
Your politics, age, and gender predict your disaster readiness
Disaster-readiness might depend more on who you are than where you live.
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![Utulity lines are seen in the hills above Oakland as the moon rises above them.]()
![Utulity lines are seen in the hills above Oakland as the moon rises above them.]()
The national fight for public power comes to Oakland
Oakland residents wanted to take a modest step toward ditching an investor-owned utility. Then PG&E got involved.
