Louisiana’s saltwater wedge is a slow-motion disaster
Tue 4:29pm By Jake Bittle
Drought on the Mississippi River is pulling salt water toward New Orleans, threatening drinking water supplies.Cities are struggling with warmer, wetter weather. Better climate models could help.
Tue 4:30am By Ashley Stimpson, Nexus Media NewsA new federal initiative is bringing together climate scientists and community leaders to examine cities’ microclimates — and make them more resilient.How does climate change threaten your neighborhood? A new map has the details.
Mon 5:33pm By Kate Yoder
All 10 of the country’s most at-risk counties are in the South, according to the Climate Vulnerability Index, and half of them are in Louisiana.In Michigan, not-so-sunny prospects for solar farms
Mon 4:45am By Izzy Ross
Fearful they will lose their small town vibes, some communities say no to solar.To reverse a troubling trend, farmers are adding rocks to their fields
Sun 9:00am By Ann Leslie Davis, Modern Farmer
Across the country, farmers are taking a chance on a new method: adding crushed volcanic rock to fields to improve soil health (and sequester carbon in the process).A warming planet is creating a booming, and dangerous, disaster-restoration industry
Sat 9:00am By The Center for Public Integrity
Fueled by immigrant labor, the loosely regulated industry exposes workers to lethal toxins that are making them sick long after the cleanup.Dianne Feinstein dies, leaving a complicated legacy on climate issues
Fri 11:35am By Jake BittleThe California senator fought for conservation but drew criticism for rebuking the Green New Deal.Detroit has a flood problem. It’s got an even bigger mold problem.
Fri 4:45am By Michael Gerstein
In Detroit, residents are battling persistent flooding and mold issues. Climate change is making it worse.Disaster recovery projects stall nationwide as FEMA runs out of money
Fri 4:15am By Jake Bittle
The agency has paused $2.8 billion in spending as it braces for a looming government shutdown.Despite climate promises, insurance companies are still covering coal
Thu 5:57pm By Siri Chilukuri
A new report finds that five major global insurers are still backing U.S. coal mines, even when they've promised not to.The climate culture wars reach British shores
Thu 1:10pm By Gabriela Aoun Angueira
Critics say Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's recent changes to EV, heat pump, and insulation targets will only hurt the households he purports they'll help.Inside the rough-and-tumble race to clean up America’s abandoned oil wells
Thu 4:45am By Will Peischel
With a little art, a little science, and a lot of luck, the niche well-plugging industry is hoping to pick up steam.FEMA is being sued for making flood insurance too expensive — and too cheap
Thu 4:30am By Jake Bittle
As Congress delays reauthorization, the National Flood Insurance Program faces dueling lawsuits.Cleaning up aluminum will be critical to a low-carbon future
Thu 4:15am By Joseph Winters
As demand for aluminum grows, a new report calls for tighter pollution controls and more recycling.Young people take European governments to court over climate inaction
Sep 27, 2023, 1:38 pm By Tik RootThe European Court of Human Rights is hearing one of the most ambitious legal efforts yet to force action on climate change. If successful, it could be legally binding.The world’s biggest carbon capture facility is being built in Texas. Will it work?
Sep 27, 2023, 4:45 am By Oliver Milman, The Guardian
The plant will inject 500,000 tons of carbon dioxide into the ground each year – but is it just greenwashing from big oil?Report: The world’s most critical climate target is still within reach
Sep 26, 2023, 5:41 pm By Akielly HuHolding global warming in check requires tripling renewable power, the IEA says.The heat gap
Sep 26, 2023, 9:00 am By Zoya Teirstein
What we learned from a summer of reporting on extreme heat.How climate change is fueling alcohol-related hospitalizations
Sep 26, 2023, 5:00 am By Zoya Teirstein
A new study in New York found that hospital visits from alcohol-related disorders spike along with temperatures.Brazil’s Supreme Court upholds Indigenous rights to reclaim land
Sep 25, 2023, 6:48 pm By Lyric AquinoThe ruling puts up additional road blocks for the mining, logging, and cattle industries.
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