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As climate change supercharges disease, Trump pulls US from World Health Organization
The move, and a temporary gag order on public health agencies, puts the country in a dangerous position.
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![Black smoke fills the sky over a neighborhood burning in Los Angeles.]()
![Black smoke fills the sky over a neighborhood burning in Los Angeles.]()
Wildfire smoke is always toxic. LA’s is even worse.
Los Angeles residents are breathing bits of "cars, metal pipes, plastics."
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![President Joe Biden exits the stage after delivering a speech on the economy Tuesday, March 19, 2024, in Las Vegas.]()
![President Joe Biden exits the stage after delivering a speech on the economy Tuesday, March 19, 2024, in Las Vegas.]()
Joe Biden was America’s first climate president. Did it matter?
The outgoing Democrat’s climate agenda was a surprising success — and a cautionary tale.
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A state of emergency
Hello, and welcome to the last issue of Grist’s special series on how climate disasters are shaping elections. I’m Zoya Teirstein. I was at an election night watch party in Asheville, North Carolina, last week when it became clear that Vice President Kamala Harris’ path to victory had become impossibly narrow. On the drive back […]
