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It's the strongest cyclone to hit the U.S. territory in 20 years.
As extreme weather becomes more frequent, so too have post-disaster contractor scams like excessive billing and shoddy repairs.
Hydropower loss added 121 million metric tons of carbon emissions over 20 years — about the same as putting 1.3 million more cars on the road.
After dodging the issue for more than 30 years, wealthy nations face calls to address the “loss and damage” created by climate change at COP27.
Landry has surrounded himself with former fossil fuel executives — and he has targeted the state’s climate change task force.
The company behind Keystone XL plans to build an extension to a natural gas pipeline off the coast of Mexico, threatening coral reefs and local livelihoods.
More than 10 million Ecuadorians voted last year to ban oil operations in part of the Amazon rainforest. But heavy crude has continued to flow from the region, which is home to uncontacted Indigenous families.
How the necessary work of cleaning up can make an even bigger mess.
Those higher temperatures could lead to more coastal erosion, flooding, and extreme weather
