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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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![Illustration of Cecilia Martinez]()
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]()
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.
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![Illustration of a puffin fading into nothing]()
We saved the puffins. Now a warming planet is unraveling that work.
"Seabirds are climate change prisoners. Our inaction makes us the executioners."
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![A floating community in the Netherlands lies on the coast in the IJburg section of Amsterdam. The houses are secured to large steel pilings with rolling collars that allow them to rise and fall with the water level, and sway slightly in strong winds. Each home has a small dock, communal walkways, and flexible utility connections. They are also required to be in balance, with heavy components, like kitchens and bathrooms positioned carefully on the lower floors for stability.]()
![A floating community in the Netherlands lies on the coast in the IJburg section of Amsterdam. The houses are secured to large steel pilings with rolling collars that allow them to rise and fall with the water level, and sway slightly in strong winds. Each home has a small dock, communal walkways, and flexible utility connections. They are also required to be in balance, with heavy components, like kitchens and bathrooms positioned carefully on the lower floors for stability.]()
Embracing a wetter future, the Dutch turn to floating homes
Faced with worsening floods and a shortage of housing, the Netherlands is seeing growing interest in floating homes.
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To get rural Americans involved in climate crisis, see them for who they are
Despite stereotypes, there's really only one characteristic they all share: They hate being told what to do.
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Winter without snow is coming, scientists warn
Parts of the Mountain West could be nearly snowless for years at a time in just a few decades.
