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![NATIONAL GUARD PATROLS STREETS AFTER SUPERSTORM SANDY]()
![NATIONAL GUARD PATROLS STREETS AFTER SUPERSTORM SANDY]()
This coastal town needs federal aid for climate adaptation. Instead it’ll get a military truck.
Cities are getting surplus military equipment instead of much-needed infrastructure.
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December’s tornadoes show a country desperately in need of disaster reform
You can't stop tornadoes, but you can stop them from being so deadly. Here's how.
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![Smoke coming out of the tailpipe of a car]()
![Smoke coming out of the tailpipe of a car]()
EPA cuts through the smog with the strongest-ever clean car standards
While Build Back Better stalls, Biden tightens emissions on US cars.
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![a blue Nissan Leaf is plugged into a charging station outside of a red brick apartment building with chain link fence surrounding it]()
![a blue Nissan Leaf is plugged into a charging station outside of a red brick apartment building with chain link fence surrounding it]()
Think apartment-hunting is frustrating? Try doing it with an electric car.
As the US switches to EVs, apartment-dwellers struggle to plug in.
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New York City bans gas heating and stoves from new buildings
The ban will go into effect for small buildings in 2024 and large buildings in 2027.
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![Illustration: aerial view of a black and white city with circles in color and footprints across the image]()
![Illustration: aerial view of a black and white city with circles in color and footprints across the image]()
Walking America’s car-centric hellscape
Much of America isn’t built for walking. Alex Wolfe is doing it anyway.
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EV chargers are coming to a highway near you
Electric utilities are banding together to build a coast-to-coast car-charging network.
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![Collage: City in a bubble with storm clouds overhead and fire below]()
Fleeing global warming? ‘Climate havens’ aren’t ready for you yet.
Climate migration is already underway. Here's how cities can prepare.
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![Boston's Red Line]()
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Boston’s new mayor promised free public transit. Can she make it happen?
Without state and federal buy-in, experts say fare-free transit is just "talking about dreams."
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![The Chevron facility in Richmond, California is one of more than 400 toxic facilities at risk of major flooding events by 2100.]()
![The Chevron facility in Richmond, California is one of more than 400 toxic facilities at risk of major flooding events by 2100.]()
Toxic Tides: Climate change expected to cause 400 toxic California sites to flood by 2100
Communities of color are five times more likely than the general population to live within half a mile of a toxic site that could flood.
