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![Joe Biden and climate envoy John Kerry at podiums]()
![Joe Biden and climate envoy John Kerry at podiums]()
The US is finally ready to discuss climate reparations. But is it ready to act?
Loss and damage advocates say the U.S. is muddying the waters with “linguistic acrobatics” and diversionary tactics ahead of COP27.
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Los escombros de los desastres están empujando los vertederos de Puerto Rico al límite
El compostaje podría ser la solución.
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Disaster debris is pushing Puerto Rico’s landfills to the brink
Composting could be the solution.
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![Collage: people protesting poor air quality; a house with an air monitor in the yard; smokestacks with hand drawn smoke]()
![Collage: people protesting poor air quality; a house with an air monitor in the yard; smokestacks with hand drawn smoke]()
Congress is spending millions on new air monitors. Will it make a difference?
The new climate bill could help reveal industrial pollution. But no law requires the government to act.
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![A man in a suit stands in front of industrial plant]()
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EPA finally calls out environmental racism in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley
In a “remarkable” letter, the EPA accused Louisiana regulators of neglecting Black residents’ concerns about toxic air pollution.
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![Students take part in a climate march in Pakistan]()
![Students take part in a climate march in Pakistan]()
Study: Climate anxiety is spreading all over the planet
The broadest look yet shows it's not just a Western worry.
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![Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and climate activist Vanessa Nakate speak during the Global Climate Action event on November 11, 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland.]()
![Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and climate activist Vanessa Nakate speak during the Global Climate Action event on November 11, 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland.]()
‘A moral responsibility’: Scotland calls for climate reparations ahead of COP27
“People in the Global South and emerging economies are already paying the price of climate change every single day."
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![Collage: Shape of Egypt with photo of flooding in Bangladesh; 100 dollar US bill; 500 Euro bill; the United Nations logo]()
![Collage: Shape of Egypt with photo of flooding in Bangladesh; 100 dollar US bill; 500 Euro bill; the United Nations logo]()
Climate reparations are on the agenda at COP27 — whether wealthy nations like it or not
“A bunch of countries and corporations are responsible for the mess. They have to bloody clean it up. As simple as that.”
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![I Heart NY graphic, but instead of a heart a red electric vehicle charging station is in its place]()
![I Heart NY graphic, but instead of a heart a red electric vehicle charging station is in its place]()
New York is the latest state to ban sales of new gas-powered vehicles by 2035
But if you want to buy an EV, the state is making it more affordable.
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Hawaii to US Navy: Quit polluting our waters
A $9 million fine and a sewage leak into Pearl Harbor are just the latest in a series of water crises.
