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![Aerial view showing trees and empty field due to deforestation]()
![Aerial view showing trees and empty field due to deforestation]()
The majority of the world promised to end deforestation. But businesses are standing in the way.
A new report identifies 500 companies and financial institutions that have failed to protect the world's forests.
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Freddie Mac is cashing in on the green bond market. Is that a good thing?
Green bonds may not be as sustainable as you think.
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![Illustration of an hourglass with sun and red sand on top; snow and blue sand on bottom]()
![Illustration of an hourglass with sun and red sand on top; snow and blue sand on bottom]()
New official tallies show 2021 was another year of record warming
As the years tick by and Earth continues to warm, scientists will continue to clock record-breaking temperatures on land and sea.
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![Collage depicting anti and pro nuclear photos, with Earth and nuclear symbols]()
![Collage depicting anti and pro nuclear photos, with Earth and nuclear symbols]()
Save the nukes?
For decades, environmental activists decried nuclear power plants. Now, some want to save them.
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Flood survivors urge Congress to change inadequate insurance
A petition argues that the federal government’s current flood insurance policies are ill-equipped for an era of climate crisis.
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![Coal plant with American flag in foreground]()
![Coal plant with American flag in foreground]()
Coal was dying. Then 2021 happened.
The dirtiest fossil fuel is on the rise — and with it, U.S. carbon emissions.
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Biden’s top environmental justice official just left the White House. What now?
Cecilia Martinez was the "heart, soul, and mind" of Biden's ambitious environmental justice plans.
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![New York Governor Kathy Hochul]()
![New York Governor Kathy Hochul]()
From off-shore turbines to electric school buses: New York talks big on climate
Governor Hochul announced major climate ambitions in first state address.
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Is the US uniquely bad at tackling climate change?
After decades of failed climate bills, America seems to have a problem.
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Beyond greenwashing: How chain restaurants could actually address their climate pollution
Step one is changing the menu.
