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![A man looks at damage inside the Capitol One Bank Tower, with its windows blown out in the downtown area after Hurricane Laura passed through]()
![A man looks at damage inside the Capitol One Bank Tower, with its windows blown out in the downtown area after Hurricane Laura passed through]()
What it looked like after Hurricane Laura struck the Gulf Coast
Flooded, flattened, and ripped apart: Photos of Hurricane Laura’s damage.
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Smoke, heat, and COVID-19: Californians are caught between public health crises
The wildfires, the heat, and the pandemic are combining to make a particularly challenging public health stew.
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Even shut down, Texas oil refineries in Hurricane Laura’s path will emit nearly 4 million pounds of pollution
According to a Grist analysis, 9 plants on the Gulf Coast will produce excess hazardous chemicals while offline.
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Why do oil companies care so much about your carbon footprint?
Is it time to forget about your carbon footprint?
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3 ways the Senate Democrats’ new climate plan is all about money
We read the report so you don't have to.
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The 2020 hurricane season is tearing through the alphabet at ‘LMNOP’ speed
Marco has weakened, but Laura has become a hurricane.
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LA’s homeless communities are avoiding cooling centers, and it’s not just because of COVID-19
Pinned between the climate crisis, COVID, and street sweeps, homeless people in L.A. are struggling to keep cool.
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Harvard activists’ new fossil fuel divestment strategy: Make it an inside job.
Three divestment activists just won seats on the board with a say over who controls the school’s $40.9 billion endowment.
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Democrats’ climate plan takes aim at the fossil fuel industry’s political power
A three-part plan aims to expose the industry’s efforts to conceal the scale of the climate crisis, reform laws, and sway support.
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Why does Joe Biden call climate change an ‘enormous opportunity’?
“America’s history tells us that it has been in our darkest moments that we’ve made our greatest progress."
