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![Photo of Ron DeSantis holding a finger up next to a flag]()
![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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![Photo of a worker digging into the ground in a muddy area]()
![Photo of a worker digging into the ground in a muddy area]()
The American Climate Corps will get people into green jobs. Can it help their mental health too?
Most young people aren’t sure how to take action. Biden’s program could provide much-needed structure.
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![red-roofed lighthouse stands in rolling blue water with white waves against blue-gray sky]()
![red-roofed lighthouse stands in rolling blue water with white waves against blue-gray sky]()
Michigan wants fossil fuel companies to pay for climate change damages
Harms include severe weather, crop failures, and economic hits from lack of ice and snow.
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![A pumpjack in the foreground and a burning flare in the background of an oil field in Montana, with dark orange sky.]()
![A pumpjack in the foreground and a burning flare in the background of an oil field in Montana, with dark orange sky.]()
New documents show oil executives promoted natural gas as green — but knew it wasn’t
It's the first evidence of an oil company acknowledging that gas wasn't as climate-friendly as promised.
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![Four men and one woman sitting at long wooden desk.]()
How should Georgia elect key utility regulators? US Supreme Court is asked to weigh in.
Elections for the state's Public Service Commission have been on hold for years.
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![A damaged home stands in Fort Myers Beach, Florida, more than nine months after Hurricane Ian.]()
![A damaged home stands in Fort Myers Beach, Florida, more than nine months after Hurricane Ian.]()
FEMA is making an example of this Florida boomtown. Locals call it ‘revenge politics.’
The Biden administration is trying to punish Lee County for rebuilding flood-prone homes. The state’s Republican politicians are fighting back.
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![Energy efficient flourescent replacement lightbulbs]()
![Energy efficient flourescent replacement lightbulbs]()
The lowly light bulb is the Biden administration’s latest climate-fighting tool
The DOE is tripling efficiency standards for light bulbs, a move that will cut CO2 emissions by 70 million metric tons and save consumers $27 billion over 30 years.
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How much do rich countries owe in climate aid? That’s the trillion-dollar question.
As COP29 climate talks approach, developing nations are pushing for a huge boost in decarbonization and disaster funding.
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![An above-ground section of Enbridge's Line 5 pipeline at Michagan's Mackinaw City pump station sits in 2016.]()
![An above-ground section of Enbridge's Line 5 pipeline at Michagan's Mackinaw City pump station sits in 2016.]()
DOJ thinks Enbridge Line 5 pipeline is trespassing on tribal lands
But the agency stopped short of telling the company to move.
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![President Biden at a podium]()
![President Biden at a podium]()
Biden’s environmental justice scorecard offers more questions than answers
The White House's own environmental justice progress report gives little insight into the green benefits delivered to disadvantaged communities.
