FEMA to overhaul its disaster aid system after decades of criticism
Jan 19, 2024, 7:00 am By Jake BittleAs thousands waited on federal government assistance after Hurricane Katrina in 2005, New Orleans…How climate disasters hurt adolescents’ mental health
Jan 19, 2024, 4:45 am By Zoya TeirsteinAfter a hurricane, flood, wildfire, or other disaster strikes, a great tallying commences: the…How an oil boom in North Dakota led to a boom in evictions
Jan 19, 2024, 4:30 am By Siri ChilukuriThis story was supported by the Economic Hardship Reporting Project. The sign that welcomes people…One year after the toxic train derailment, is East Palestine safe? Depends on who you ask.
Jan 18, 2024, 4:45 am By Eve AndrewsIf there hadn’t been construction planned for the bridge that crosses over Leslie Run, one of the…Biden protected the lands surrounding the Grand Canyon. Uranium mining is happening there anyway.
Jan 18, 2024, 4:30 am By Anita HofschneiderOn a windy day last August, President Joe Biden signed a proclamation protecting the canyons,…To keep building materials out of landfills, cities are embracing ‘deconstruction’
Jan 17, 2024, 11:15 am By Syris ValentineThe vision Contractors at the Salvaged Materials Market ignored the stack of misshapen supplies, but…Companies are hiding their climate progress. A new report explains why.
Jan 17, 2024, 4:45 am By Kate YoderFor decades, environmental advocates have been pushing back against “greenwashing,” when…Can carbon capture solve desalination’s waste problem?
Jan 17, 2024, 4:30 am By Jake BittleAs the world grapples with rising water use and climate-fueled drought, countries from the United…How to build renewables without threatening biodiversity? Carefully.
Jan 17, 2024, 4:15 am By Max GrahamA big challenge for anyone trying to take on climate change is finding solutions that don’t create…Shining light on energy inequity in Puerto Rico
Jan 16, 2024, 9:35 am By Grist CreativeWhen Eduardo Lugo hears trucks rumble by his home in southwestern Puerto Rico, there is a moment…How YouTube’s climate deniers turned into climate doomers
Jan 16, 2024, 6:00 am By Kate YoderImagine if you could walk from your house to anywhere you needed to go in less than 15 minutes: the…Inside the last-ditch effort to stop the Mountain Valley Pipeline
Jan 16, 2024, 4:45 am By Katie MyersAs day broke over the small mountain town of Elliston, Virginia one Monday in October, masked…Puerto Rico is using residents’ home batteries to back up its grid
Jan 16, 2024, 4:30 am By Gabriela Aoun AngueiraPuerto Rico has begun using batteries connected to residents’ rooftop solar panels to provide…A huge battery has replaced Hawaii’s last coal plant
Jan 15, 2024, 9:00 am By Julian Spector, Canary MediaThis story was originally published by Canary Media. Hawai’i shut down its last coal plant on…Power companies paid civil rights leaders in the South. They became loyal industry advocates.
Jan 14, 2024, 9:00 am By Mario Alejandro ArizaThis story was originally published by Floodlight, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates the…Maine towns band together to offer ‘energy navigators,’ extra funding for home energy upgrades
Jan 13, 2024, 9:00 am By Annie Ropeik, Energy News NetworkThis story first appeared on Energy News Network and is republished here under a Creative Commons…Advocates in Georgia call for better protections for salt marshes, a key carbon sink
Jan 12, 2024, 4:45 am By Emily JonesCoastal Georgia regulators want to change a rule designed to protect the state’s marshes, which…Advocates in Georgia call for better protections for salt marshes, a key carbon sink.
Jan 12, 2024, 4:45 am By Emily JonesCoastal Georgia regulators want to change a rule designed to protect the state’s marshes, which…Study: Climate migration will leave the elderly behind
Jan 12, 2024, 4:30 am By Jake BittleAs sea levels rise by multiple feet in the coming decades, communities along the coastal United…Renewables are booming — but not enough to meet COP28 goals
Jan 12, 2024, 4:15 am By Naveena SadasivamAt the United Nations climate conference that concluded last month in Dubai, the world’s countries…
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