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‘The crisis is so vast’: Beeman’s climate ‘bucket’ is full
Just days after becoming Snohomish County’s energy and sustainability manager last July, Molly Beeman learned the county had landed a state grant to pay for a climate risk assessment tool, and that her office would coordinate a new committee to support that and other climate-related work. She was delighted.
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How will climate change impact your property? New real estate tool shows you
Montreal tech company Local Logic is bringing real estate buyers a climate change risk assessment of their future home. Here's how it works.
In the wake of 2021's costly deluges, Europe's banks and insurers face a reckoning
With parts of Europe still recovering from last summer’s devastating floods, the European Central Bank (ECB) is gauging how commercial lenders would cope if flood-prone real estate were to suddenly lose nearly half of its value.
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Along Mariner East pipelines, secrecy and a patchwork of emergency plans leave many at risk
Despite being one of the most controversial projects in Pennsylvania history, many emergency managers and others along the route cannot confidently answer one pressing question: Are we prepared?
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Biotechnology could change the cattle industry. Will it succeed?
Gene editing could help scientists produce cows that are meatier and better for the planet. But many hurdles remain.
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New data reveals hidden flood risk across America
Nearly twice as many properties may be susceptible to flood damage than previously thought, according to a new effort to map the danger.
Jason Kenney’s bad bet on a risky Keystone XL pipeline project
Taxpayers take on $7.5-billion risk as analysts warn of ‘energy market Armageddon.’
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