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Your home has a 1 in 4 chance of being at severe risk from extreme weather
Here's what that means for your insurance policy.
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![An American flag flies near the Phillips 66 Los Angeles Refinery Wilmington Plant on November 19, 2024 in Wilmington, California.]()
![An American flag flies near the Phillips 66 Los Angeles Refinery Wilmington Plant on November 19, 2024 in Wilmington, California.]()
California is sunsetting oil refineries without a plan for what’s next
Faced with a looming fuel crunch, some worry the state will push aside its efforts to combat climate change to keep gasoline flowing.
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![A resident sits on a wall of a collapsed house damaged by widespread flooding near Valencia, Spain in November 2024.]()
![A resident sits on a wall of a collapsed house damaged by widespread flooding near Valencia, Spain in November 2024.]()
A look at the growing ‘disaster economy’ turning crisis into cash
Disasters are big business. These charts show just how big.
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![close-up of hands picking coffee cherries]()
![close-up of hands picking coffee cherries]()
Climate change has sent coffee prices soaring. Trump’s tariffs will send them higher.
From drought-stricken farms to rising trade barriers, the global coffee industry is facing unprecedented strain.
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![A woman holds crop that was lost due to the lack of water in a Chinampa or floating garden, in San Gregorio Atlapulco, on the outskirts of Mexico City, Mexico on May 23, 2024.]()
![A woman holds crop that was lost due to the lack of water in a Chinampa or floating garden, in San Gregorio Atlapulco, on the outskirts of Mexico City, Mexico on May 23, 2024.]()
Drought is draining water supplies and driving up food costs where you’d least expect
From Mexico City to the Mekong Delta, increasingly severe droughts caused by climate change are laying waste to ecosystems and economies everywhere.
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![Family uses renewable energy system with solar panel. Happy couple standying near their house with solar panels. Alternative energy, saving resources and sustainable lifestyle concept.]()
![Family uses renewable energy system with solar panel. Happy couple standying near their house with solar panels. Alternative energy, saving resources and sustainable lifestyle concept.]()
Congress is killing clean energy tax credits. Here’s how to use them before they disappear.
There are just a few weeks left to tap federal programs that make purchasing an EV, heat pump, or solar panels more affordable.
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![Collage of win turbine, slashed dollar bill, capitol building, and Trump]()
![Collage of win turbine, slashed dollar bill, capitol building, and Trump]()
‘A self-inflicted tragedy’: Congress approves reversal of US climate policy
Once Trump signs the megabill, the country will no longer have a federal plan to address the climate crisis.
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![photograph of a wet road with the dome of the Capitol building reflected upside down in a puddle]()
![photograph of a wet road with the dome of the Capitol building reflected upside down in a puddle]()
Trump’s tax bill could be a major win for Big Ag. Everyone else? Not so much.
The bill, which just passed Congress, is a bailout for commodity growers and leaves small farmers — and U.S. consumers — out to dry.
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![sun shines through stalks of barley]()
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What does climate change mean for agriculture? Less food and more emissions.
New research sheds light on how rising temperatures are squeezing farmers and raising prices for consumers.
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![a flock of sheep graze in front of a large array of solar panels]()
![a flock of sheep graze in front of a large array of solar panels]()
In Georgia, sheep on a solar farm is not a baaad idea
We're losing vital agricultural land. But is solar the main culprit?
