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10 ways climate-change-altered hurricanes may come to bite us

What happens if sea level rise, hurricane wind strength, or other factors turn out worse than expected?
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Carbon sequestration moves forward in SW Louisiana despite Landry moratorium

Despite a moratorium Gov. Jeff Landry issued last October in response to fierce backlash from his own rural constituents, carbon sequestration in Southwest Louisiana continues.

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‘Huge step forward’: Illinois inches closer on battery storage, solar goals

For Illinois to meet its ambitious decarbonization goals, the state’s energy grid will need more battery storage to make use of solar and wind power when the sun doesn’t shine and wind doesn’t blow.

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10 promising ways to ‘green’ offshore wind

Offshore wind is expanding as an important renewable energy source that many experts say is essential to meeting climate goals.

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African rainmakers face violence as climate change frustrates farmers

African rainmakers have long served as spiritual leaders in their communities, performing rituals to implore the deities for rainfall.
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How Zimbabwe’s regime is fueling a dirty lithium boom

Oppressive tactics seek to suppress information and suppress dissent, while communities face poisoned air and water.
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Jet fuel in the water

This week, co-host Jake Bolster and reporters Marianne Lavelle and Liza Gross discuss the polluting power of fossil fuels and how they are harming two communities in very different ways.
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Global warming will breach the 1.5 degree Celsius limit. Now what?

As global temperature increase shoots past 1.5 degrees Celsius, the vulnerable countries that fought for that Paris Agreement target face a brutal new reality.
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Some Ontario students can’t escape the extreme heat

Children are especially vulnerable to extreme heat. Some students in Ontario, Canada's Peel Region may have little relief when both their schools and homes are difficult to cool.

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America’s houseplants come at a steep price for greenhouse workers

The people who grow houseplants aren't often thought of as agricultural workers, but they face many of the same hardships — especially in extreme heat.
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How the end of USAID eroded global environmental goals

An analysis finds the cancellation of $1 billion in annual funding weakened protections around the world and undermined U.S. interests.

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