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![A small town is inundated by brown flood waters]()
![A small town is inundated by brown flood waters]()
Mississippi River towns pilot new insurance model to help with disaster response
The pilot will test parametric insurance, which pays out quickly after agreed-upon “triggers” – such as wind speeds or river heights – reach a certain level.
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![A maroon van sits in an empty lot in front of shipping containers]()
A new generation of cheaper batteries is sweeping the EV industry
A form of lithium-ion battery called LFP is becoming increasingly popular among automakers due to its advantages on cost, safety, and materials.
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![A helicopter sprays a liquid over a forest engulfed by smoke]()
![A helicopter sprays a liquid over a forest engulfed by smoke]()
It’s not normal for the East Coast to be on fire
Here's why the November wildfires in New York and New Jersey are so alarming.
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![A small private jet flies through a blue sky with a passenger jet in the background]()
‘Used like taxis’: Soaring private jet flights drive up climate-heating emissions
An analysis of 19 million flights between 2019 and 2023 reveals a 50 percent rise in emissions.
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Mexico is offering water to South Texas. But there’s a catch farmers aren’t happy about.
Farmers say they want the water, but not if it goes against the allotment they need for the spring planting season.
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![A large white vote here sign has a flag and arrow on it in front of a polling place]()
On the ballot in your state: A guide to 2024’s climate voter referendums
Voters in nearly a dozen states will vote on measures that affect energy, water, climate disasters, and more.
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![A collage of black and white images of hands and electrical transmission towers]()
![A collage of black and white images of hands and electrical transmission towers]()
Utility regulators take millions from industries they oversee. What could go wrong?
A Floodlight analysis in nine of the 10 states that elect public utility commissioners found that more than a third of their contributions of $250 and up are from fossil fuel and electric utility interests — more than $13.5 million in all.
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![Yellow police tape is draped in front of a parking lot in which cars sit in several feet of water]()
![Yellow police tape is draped in front of a parking lot in which cars sit in several feet of water]()
Climate-fueled extreme weather is hiking up car insurance rates
Home insurers have raised premiums after extreme weather events. Now car insurers in the U.S. are doing the same thing.
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![A series of solar panels are laid out on grass in front of cars]()
![A series of solar panels are laid out on grass in front of cars]()
This disaster relief nonprofit is pioneering a clean energy alternative to noisy, polluting generators
The Footprint Project wants to create a solar-powered microgrid “lending library” to deploy during disaster recovery efforts to reduce reliance on generators, which increase air pollution and are costly to run.
