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![Three nuclear cooling towers on a river, with steam blowing from them]()
![Three nuclear cooling towers on a river, with steam blowing from them]()
As Russia attacks Ukraine, experts weigh European ‘renaissance’ for nuclear energy
Could nuclear power help break Europe's dependency on Russian gas?
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![An enormous yacht dwarfs other sailboats in a sunny harbor]()
![An enormous yacht dwarfs other sailboats in a sunny harbor]()
The climate case for seizing superyachts, Russian and otherwise
Oligarchs' superyachts emit more carbon than some Pacific Island nations.
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![Aerial view of houses showing damage from a hurricane, most houses have blue tarps on the roofs]()
![Aerial view of houses showing damage from a hurricane, most houses have blue tarps on the roofs]()
How the US government left Lake Charles in limbo after Hurricanes Laura and Delta
The Louisiana city’s stalled hurricane recovery reveals the limits of federal disaster policy.
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![Canadian flag flapping in the wind]()
![Canadian flag flapping in the wind]()
After decades of missed targets, Canada finally has a climate roadmap
The 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan sets a path to decarbonize transportation, the oil and gas sector, and more.
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![U.S. President Joe Biden speaks along side Director of the Office of Management and Budget Shalanda Young as he introduces his budget request for fiscal year 2023.]()
![U.S. President Joe Biden speaks along side Director of the Office of Management and Budget Shalanda Young as he introduces his budget request for fiscal year 2023.]()
What’s in Biden’s $5.8 trillion budget proposal?
Funding for green jobs, climate research, and environmental justice.
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![A field of corn in front of an ethanol plant in Illinois.]()
![A field of corn in front of an ethanol plant in Illinois.]()
Midwestern lawmakers are trying to replace Russian oil with ethanol
Advocates of increased ethanol sales argue that it could lower fuel prices and help the climate. Both counts are hotly contested.
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Why the Senate hasn’t made a climate deal yet
Democrats (including Joe Manchin) say they agree on historic climate spending. So what's the holdup?
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FEMA is giving homeowners money to prepare for floods — or move away
The agency will dole out $60 million from the infrastructure bill to four states hit by Hurricane Ida.
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Peak cherry blossom season in Washington, D.C. is early again
The harbinger of spring brings joy, but also growing unease over climate change
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![SEC chair Gary Gensler at Senate hearing]()
![SEC chair Gary Gensler at Senate hearing]()
New SEC rule requires companies to disclose how they’re approaching climate change
The proposed rule requires companies to disclose emissions — even, in some cases, scope 3 climate pollution stemming from their products.
