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![Photo of Kamala Harris speaking into a microphone with American flags in the background]()
![Photo of Kamala Harris speaking into a microphone with American flags in the background]()
Kamala Harris is making climate action patriotic. It just might work.
A new study suggests that framing the issue in terms of American values holds promise.
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![digital collage of hands holding a sign that reads climate emergency with a speech bubble behind the hands and sign]()
![digital collage of hands holding a sign that reads climate emergency with a speech bubble behind the hands and sign]()
Research shows that what you call climate change doesn’t matter much
People don't need "climate emergency" or "global boiling" to make them worried. They're already worried.
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![Photo of Nancy Pelosi signing a bill as people around her clap]()
![Photo of Nancy Pelosi signing a bill as people around her clap]()
Most Americans don’t know the country’s biggest climate law helps the climate
Two years on, the Inflation Reduction Act is seeing results — but not name recognition.
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![Photo of Ron DeSantis holding a finger up next to a flag]()
DeSantis says he’s ‘restoring sanity’ by erasing climate change from Florida laws
While Floridians suffered through record heat, DeSantis signed legislation keeping "windmills off our beaches."
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The world is obsessed with forests’ climate benefits. Here’s the problem.
People depend on forests for food and income. Offset projects can kick them out.
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![Collage with H is for Hope book cover and a photo of the author Elizabeth Kolbert]()
Elizabeth Kolbert wants us to rethink the stories we tell about climate change
In "H Is for Hope," Kolbert explores the contradictions of a global problem, from A to Z.
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Florida is about to erase climate change from most of its laws
The state is spending big on adapting to sea level rise, but Republicans don't want to name the cause.
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Talking about climate change can be awkward. Just ask Tim Robinson.
Does cringe comedy have anything to teach climate scientists?
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What happened when climate deniers met an AI chatbot?
A study suggests there could be an unexpected upside to ChatGPT's popularity.
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![A photo illustration of the YouTube logo on mobile phone screens with a dark, ominous background.]()
![A photo illustration of the YouTube logo on mobile phone screens with a dark, ominous background.]()
How YouTube’s climate deniers turned into climate doomers
A new report documents a sharp rise in arguments that clean energy and climate policies won't work.
