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20, it’s a blessing: Celebrating two decades of environmental justice
In 1994, President Clinton signed Executive Order 12898, a landmark in protecting communities of color from industrial pollution. For those living in the dirty streets, it was long overdue.
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How 350.org went from “strange kid” to head of the green class
350.org's May Boeve explains how the organization nearly got founded at a Montana microbrewery, how it drew a line in the tar sands, and where it’s going next.
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Federal climate hubs will help farmers adapt
It's another way the Obama administration is pushing ahead on climate initiatives without the cooperation of Congress.
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Dreading water: Should coastal communities bear the cost of future floods?
Coastal residents are irate about rising flood insurance premiums. But the next time the sea crushes the coast, the taxpayers may not be able to pick up the bill.
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Climate change means more wildfires, and that means lots more air pollution
In California, air pollution from wildfires is expected to soar over the coming decades, according to new research.
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Tunisia’s new constitution calls for climate protection
The country that kicked off the Arab Spring has now committed to fighting global warming.
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Senate votes to keep subsidizing flood insurance in flood-prone areas
Climate change and fiscal prudence be damned.
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Which is more likely to drive people from their homes — floods or heat waves?
In some areas of Pakistan, it's the heat waves, though they get less attention from the media and international aid organizations.
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It hasn’t rained this much in England since 1767, or maybe since ever
January's rains and floods were the worst on record -- which is just the sort of thing climate-change models have been forecasting.
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Ocean temperatures spiked in 2013
The next time somebody bends your ear about a supposed "global warming pause," just show them these two graphs.
