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As a fight over voting districts consumes the Texas legislature, funding for flood relief remains elusive.
A $2.4 billion upgrade is shaving minutes off Caltrain trips through Silicon Valley, doubling weekend ridership, and reducing riders’ exposure to toxic diesel pollution.
Climate change is driving an explosion in dengue cases. Studying that connection is about to get much harder.
“This is not a fluke. We should expect to see more rapidly intensifying hurricanes in a warming climate.”
First-of-its-kind research shows how "ecoacoustics" can help scientists monitor the health of soils — using underground critter concerts.
Decades of work to rebuild traditional food systems are paying off, but droughts and funding cuts threaten to unravel the progress.
An analysis of the storm found “all aspects of this event were amplified by climate change, and that we'll see more of the same.”
The pledge was born out of shareholder activism — and was withdrawn as regulators crack down on greenwashing.
A new global initiative is helping cities from Phoenix to Quezon City address extreme heat with shared solutions and local action.
