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Workers are dying from extreme heat. Why aren’t there laws to protect them?
“We’re asking for something so simple. Something that could save so many lives.”
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Offshore wind turbines need rare earth metals. Will there be enough to go around?
China dominates production of the crucial metals, and wind companies are scouring the globe for more sources.
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Despite climate promises, insurance companies are still covering coal
A new report finds that five major global insurers are still backing U.S. coal mines, even when they've promised not to.
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The climate culture wars reach British shores
Critics say Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's recent changes to EV, heat pump, and insulation targets will only hurt the households he purports they'll help.
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A group of US governors promises to install 20 million heat pumps by 2030
And they want to put at least 40 percent of them in disadvantaged communities.
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Climate risks place 39 million US homes at risk of losing their insurance
"Sound pricing is going to make it unaffordable to live in certain places as climate impacts emerge."
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It’s not just coral. Extreme heat is weakening entire marine ecosystems in Florida.
Anemones, sponges, and jellyfish are bleaching throughout the Everglades amid record temperatures. It's a troubling sign for Florida Bay and beyond.
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‘It’s gigantic’: Hurricane Lee heads for New England and Atlantic Canada
The 600-mile wide storm has weakened, but its impacts in Massachusetts, Maine, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia are expected to be severe.
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How climate change contributed to the staggering flood death toll in Libya
Political unrest and crumbling infrastructure were also factors in the disaster.
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Is it time for the world to take a siesta?
An idea from the past could provide a way to cope with extreme heat.