Climate Equity
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The cost of flood insurance is a price worth paying
Despite the NFIP's many problems, America needs it now more than ever.
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Kirstjen Nielsen and Brock Long visited Puerto Rico, and it was really weird
The Department of Homeland Security Secretary handed out school supplies to local kids. Twitter wasn't having it.
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Trump’s national security agenda to have big environmental impacts on both borders
From the U.S.-Mexico border wall to the TransCanada Pipeline, Trump's national security decisions could harm endangered species and the climate.
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The EPA failed Flint. Now we know exactly how.
Eighty-seven complaints about water quality sent to the region's EPA were redirected or ignored.
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How California can make its cap-and-trade program more equitable
While overall emissions have dropped in California, some vulnerable communities are getting more air pollution than ever.
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Faced with asthma and illness, citizens are taking air quality into their own hands
Cheap sensors are democratizing air quality data.
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Democrats say Trump’s ‘culture of corruption’ is making people sick
Environment is part of the Democrats’ midterm message. The keyword isn’t climate, but “corruption.”
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How a hot city can keep its cool
Cities are getting deadly hot, but we have good ways to cool them down.
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New York’s hottest neighborhoods are taking on climate change’s deadliest threat
Extreme heat kills more than a hundred New Yorkers yearly. Here's how the city's tackling the problem in a warming world.
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Hurricane Maria evacuees worry about jobs, housing, and if they’ll ever go home
Forced from Puerto Rico as a result of the storm, displaced storm survivors face losing housing again.