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![Aerial view of a mansion and trees surrounded by floodwater]()
![Aerial view of a mansion and trees surrounded by floodwater]()
Can FEMA fix its unfair flood insurance system? We’re about to find out.
Flood insurance gets a 21st Century update.
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![Sea ice (R) is seen from NASA's Operation IceBridge research aircraft on March 29, 2017 above Ellesmere Island, Canada.]()
![Sea ice (R) is seen from NASA's Operation IceBridge research aircraft on March 29, 2017 above Ellesmere Island, Canada.]()
Underwater permafrost is a big, gassy wild card for the climate
You’ve probably heard of permafrost, the frozen carbon-rich land. But it’s also thawing under the sea, burping up planet-warming gases.
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![Canadian flag flapping in the wind]()
![Canadian flag flapping in the wind]()
After decades of missed targets, Canada finally has a climate roadmap
The 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan sets a path to decarbonize transportation, the oil and gas sector, and more.
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![animated illustration of a thermometer climbing from 0 to 1.5, 2, 3, and then 4 degrees celsius with drawn Earth in the background]()
![animated illustration of a thermometer climbing from 0 to 1.5, 2, 3, and then 4 degrees celsius with drawn Earth in the background]()
Can the world overshoot its climate targets — and fix it later?
Policymakers seem to be banking on it. But irreversible climate impacts could get in the way.
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![A tree goes up in flames, surrounded by smoke.]()
![A tree goes up in flames, surrounded by smoke.]()
It’s official: Larger, more frequent wildfires are here
Fires scorched the country in March. Is ‘wildfire season’ a thing of the past?
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![U.S. President Joe Biden speaks along side Director of the Office of Management and Budget Shalanda Young as he introduces his budget request for fiscal year 2023.]()
![U.S. President Joe Biden speaks along side Director of the Office of Management and Budget Shalanda Young as he introduces his budget request for fiscal year 2023.]()
What’s in Biden’s $5.8 trillion budget proposal?
Funding for green jobs, climate research, and environmental justice.
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![A field of corn in front of an ethanol plant in Illinois.]()
![A field of corn in front of an ethanol plant in Illinois.]()
Midwestern lawmakers are trying to replace Russian oil with ethanol
Advocates of increased ethanol sales argue that it could lower fuel prices and help the climate. Both counts are hotly contested.
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![Medical symbol Rod of Asclepius - star with snake around rod - with continent silhouettes inside the star]()
![Medical symbol Rod of Asclepius - star with snake around rod - with continent silhouettes inside the star]()
The next frontier in medicine: Doctors with climate training
Medical schools across the country are increasingly reckoning with the need to teach the intersection of climate change and health.
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![A truck spreads salt on a road in Maine.]()
![A truck spreads salt on a road in Maine.]()
Road salt is imperiling US waterways. States might have a solution.
Crews dump more than 20 million metric tons of salt on US roads each winter. Could 'smart salting' help?
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There is a greener way to mine crypto
It’s worth examining how the many, many “clean” crypto initiatives, currencies, blockchains, and marketplaces for non-fungible tokens actually stack up.
