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The race for clean energy is local
A couple hundred overlooked public officials control the U.S. power grid — and some of them are on your ballots.
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On the ballot in your state: A guide to 2024’s climate voter referendums
Voters in nearly a dozen states will vote on measures that affect energy, water, climate disasters, and more.
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Voter turnout is surging in the key swing states hammered by Hurricane Helene
What record early voting in Georgia and North Carolina says about the storm and the stakes of the election.
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How climate voters could swing the presidential election
In battleground states like Georgia, tens of thousands of climate-conscious voters who didn't show up in 2020 have already cast their ballots.
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The next president could address the plastics crisis — or worsen it. Here’s how.
Advocacy groups say we’re at a “key moment” to reduce plastic production and protect communities from chemicals.
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![Collage of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro]()
![Collage of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro]()
Authoritarianism is on the rise. Is climate change to blame?
There's evidence that global warming creates fertile ground for political strongmen to come to power.
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![A collage of a voting booth, Trump, Harris, energy infrastructure, food, hurricanes, and clouds]()
![A collage of a voting booth, Trump, Harris, energy infrastructure, food, hurricanes, and clouds]()
The climate stakes of the Harris-Trump election
From public health to public lands, here are 15 ways the next president could affect the climate and your life.
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One issue will decide Arizona’s future. Nobody’s campaigning on it.
The fate of the state’s water depends on this election. For politicians and voters, it’s mostly an afterthought.
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The nation’s first commercial carbon sequestration plant is in Illinois. It leaks.
The locals are worried: “Just because CO2 sequestration can be done doesn't mean it should be done."
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![Donald Trump speaking behind a podium along the border wall in Arizona; the sky behind him takes up half the frame, and one woman dressed in red stands to his right, while a row men stand off to his left.]()
![Donald Trump speaking behind a podium along the border wall in Arizona; the sky behind him takes up half the frame, and one woman dressed in red stands to his right, while a row men stand off to his left.]()
Trump’s proposed mass deportations could ‘decimate’ the US food supply
If the Republican candidate carries out his immigration agenda, who will run America's farms?
