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Warmer temperatures cause heavier rainfall across the U.S. — even in the driest cities.
AB 617 has created a long-winded, bureaucratic process but resulted in little regulation — a design flaw that may be intentional.
"It’s a green light for the conventional oil and gas industry to continue to do what they’ve done, which is abandon these wells whenever they feel like it."
In part because of the increasing weight of cars, toxic particles from tires are almost 2,000 times worse than from exhausts.
In Louisiana, Tennessee, and Texas, Black communities are fighting for their right to access clean water.
Environmental groups think it could be a ‘super-motivator’ for 2 million voters.
States and the federal government can do more to protect homebuyers, like reforming flood disclosure laws.
In Tanzania, thousands of Maasai are being removed from their homelands for tourism and conservation.
The climate disaster movie isn’t new. It also hasn’t changed that much.
