Climate Equity
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As Gordon eyes the Gulf Coast, America’s most vulnerable shoreline girds itself
Climate change could reshape the region, physically and economically.
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Hurricane Maria’s official death toll just jumped from 64 to 2,975
The death toll increase on Tuesday was nearly 50 times higher than the previous official count.
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California’s most vulnerable were already breathing bad air. Heat and wildfires are making things worse.
It's been a terrible summer for California's air quality and the state's new climate assessment says things are only going to get worse.
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What does wildfire smoke mean for the people who breathe it?
The West is full of smoke. Watch our video on how to stay healthy and how we stop the wildfires causing it.
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Farmworkers are dying from extreme heat
There’s a new push to force the government to stop the problem.
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When Trump tries to bring back coal, these communities pay the price
The real cost of Trump's efforts to revive coal? Public health
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This poet captures the madness and injustice of our burning planet
Craig Santos Perez extends his poetic lens to climate injustice and environmental destruction.
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The Department of Defense wants to protect itself from climate change threats it’s helping to spur
The Defense Department is planning for climate change, it's also the department emitting the most carbon.
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Baltimore voters will decide on the future of their water
Can a ban on privatization and funding for racial equity help to solve the Baltimore's water woes?
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A mental health crisis continues to unfold in Puerto Rico
Hurricane Maria robbed millions of Americans of reliable access to basic necessities. Almost a year later, the psychological effects are still being felt.