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Disaster debris is pushing Puerto Rico’s landfills to the brink
Composting could be the solution.
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![Collage: people protesting poor air quality; a house with an air monitor in the yard; smokestacks with hand drawn smoke]()
![Collage: people protesting poor air quality; a house with an air monitor in the yard; smokestacks with hand drawn smoke]()
Congress is spending millions on new air monitors. Will it make a difference?
The new climate bill could help reveal industrial pollution. But no law requires the government to act.
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EPA finally calls out environmental racism in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley
In a “remarkable” letter, the EPA accused Louisiana regulators of neglecting Black residents’ concerns about toxic air pollution.
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Study: Climate anxiety is spreading all over the planet
The broadest look yet shows it's not just a Western worry.
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![Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and climate activist Vanessa Nakate speak during the Global Climate Action event on November 11, 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland.]()
![Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and climate activist Vanessa Nakate speak during the Global Climate Action event on November 11, 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland.]()
‘A moral responsibility’: Scotland calls for climate reparations ahead of COP27
“People in the Global South and emerging economies are already paying the price of climate change every single day."
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![Collage: Shape of Egypt with photo of flooding in Bangladesh; 100 dollar US bill; 500 Euro bill; the United Nations logo]()
Climate reparations are on the agenda at COP27 — whether wealthy nations like it or not
“A bunch of countries and corporations are responsible for the mess. They have to bloody clean it up. As simple as that.”
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![I Heart NY graphic, but instead of a heart a red electric vehicle charging station is in its place]()
New York is the latest state to ban sales of new gas-powered vehicles by 2035
But if you want to buy an EV, the state is making it more affordable.
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Hawaii to US Navy: Quit polluting our waters
A $9 million fine and a sewage leak into Pearl Harbor are just the latest in a series of water crises.
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The ‘hurricane tax’: How Ian is pushing Florida’s home insurance market toward collapse
The storm is poised to be one of the largest insured loss events in U.S. history.
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Unstable Ground
How thawing permafrost threatens a Biden-supported plan to drill in Alaska's Arctic.
