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With disasters mounting by the day, the U.S. may finally enact real climate policy
But there are some big “ifs.”
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Climate change is making poison ivy stronger and itchier
Carbon dioxide and warmer soils could be supercharging everyone’s least favorite plant.
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Be very careful where you build that seawall
Walls are meant to keep out rising seas — but that water still has to go somewhere. New modeling shows it could well end up flooding your neighbors.
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Biden’s clean energy plan would cut emissions and save 317,000 lives
A new report has found that a policy standard would be most effective to reach the goal of 80 percent renewable energy use by 2030.
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How many 500-year floods must Detroit endure in a decade?
Detroit's flooding problem needs long-term climate solutions.
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A massive water recycling proposal could help ease drought
Members of Congress from Western states are pushing for $750 million to turn wastewater into pure water. Here’s how that works.
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Carbon IOUs? A new plan to make companies pay back their climate debt
Researchers propose a new kind of carbon price that would reduce the burden of carbon clean-up on future generations.
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The US is about to go all-in on paying farmers and foresters to trap carbon
The problem is, it’s unclear if “carbon offsets” even work.
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A proposal to make cargo ships pay for pollution is making waves
The shipping industry's emissions keep climbing.
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As climate warms, a rearrangement of world’s plant life looms
Scientists are seeing the beginnings of a sudden, disruptive rearrangement of the world’s flora.
