How the building industry blocked better tornado safeguards Engineers know how to protect people from tornadoes like the ones that recently devastated parts of Kentucky, but builders have headed off efforts to toughen standards.
Impacts www.nytimes.com Justin Gillis: What will happen to your next home if builders get their way? A lobby is trying to block building codes that would help fight climate change.
Politics www.nytimes.com Secret deal helped housing industry stop tougher rules on climate change The arrangement, in place for years, guarantees industry representatives a bloc of seats on two powerful committees that recommend building codes.
Planet’s first catastrophic climate tipping point reached, report says, with coral reefs facing ‘widespread dieback’
