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![Collage: people protesting behind Joe Biden signing a paper with a green bar beneath them; a red bar with a refinery and smoke with dollar signs coming out of the stacks; a green half circle with solar panels and a wind turbine]()
![Collage: people protesting behind Joe Biden signing a paper with a green bar beneath them; a red bar with a refinery and smoke with dollar signs coming out of the stacks; a green half circle with solar panels and a wind turbine]()
‘Make the clean stuff cheaper’: Did the IRA kill the carbon tax?
How Democrats came around to cutting taxes to save the climate.
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![Felisa Benitez, an 86 year old woman, wipes the sweat from her brow while taking a break from cleaning her stand-up electrical fan on the porch of her home]()
![Felisa Benitez, an 86 year old woman, wipes the sweat from her brow while taking a break from cleaning her stand-up electrical fan on the porch of her home]()
Unplugged: Why utilities are more likely to disconnect Black, Latino, and Indigenous households
Extreme weather leaves millions of Americans with power bills they can't afford.
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![Coal plant in Hawaii with orange filter]()
![Coal plant in Hawaii with orange filter]()
Hawai’i shuts down its last coal plant
The move is a “major milestone” in the state’s clean energy transition.
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![Two Maori fishermen landing a swordfish off New Zealand, circa 1935.]()
![Two Maori fishermen landing a swordfish off New Zealand, circa 1935.]()
For New Zealand Māori, an uncertain future as fish move away
As the climate warms, animals are heading for new areas. The Indigenous Māori’s experience handling the shift offers a warning — and lessons — for people around the world.
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![An elderly man with a walker stands in front of large power line on a sunny, clear skies day.]()
![An elderly man with a walker stands in front of large power line on a sunny, clear skies day.]()
As heat wave grips Western states, officials warn of blackouts
The ongoing drought was already hitting electricity generation.
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![An oil pump jack in a residential area in Southern California]()
![An oil pump jack in a residential area in Southern California]()
Drilling setbacks, net-zero, and a nuclear lifeline. Here’s what just happened in California.
The state passed a slate of bills that tighten up its climate plans.
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![Three school children and a teacher walk through a hallway with blue tile on the wall. A large floor fan is seen in the middle of the hallway.]()
![Three school children and a teacher walk through a hallway with blue tile on the wall. A large floor fan is seen in the middle of the hallway.]()
School’s out: As temperatures rise, some students sent home because of lack of AC
Many American schools are not prepared for "heat days."
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![two people hand cases of water out of a pickup truck bed to two other people]()
![two people hand cases of water out of a pickup truck bed to two other people]()
Jackson’s water crisis was triggered by floods and compounded by racism
Nearly 200,000 people in Mississippi’s capital don’t have water to drink, flush toilets, or fight fires.
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![In this aerial view, floodwater surrounds a house as the Kentucky National Guard fly a recon and rescue mission on July 30, 2022 in Breathitt County near Jackson, Kentucky. Flood waters have receded but still surround much of the area. At least 25 people have been killed in the state, with hundreds rescued, but many still unaccounted for amid flooding after heavy rainfall.]()
![In this aerial view, floodwater surrounds a house as the Kentucky National Guard fly a recon and rescue mission on July 30, 2022 in Breathitt County near Jackson, Kentucky. Flood waters have receded but still surround much of the area. At least 25 people have been killed in the state, with hundreds rescued, but many still unaccounted for amid flooding after heavy rainfall.]()
After FEMA overhaul, hundreds of thousands of Americans are forgoing federal flood insurance
The total number of National Flood Insurance Program policies has decreased nearly 9 percent since last fall.
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![a fist holds two hundred dollar bills and is flanked by protest signs about climate change and abortion rights]()
![a fist holds two hundred dollar bills and is flanked by protest signs about climate change and abortion rights]()
The problem with corporate pledges to protect abortion access and the climate
"Companies don’t do anything out of the goodness of their hearts."
