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The Year in Climate: Attacks on Science, the Start of Trump’s Second Term and Surging Electricity Demand Foreshadow a Future Filled with Uncertainty –...

That was rough. The past year had a combination of policy fiascos, natural disasters and a steady march toward a future that is too hot. Many...

After a Hard Year for Environmental Justice, Chicago Communities Are Picking Up the Pieces – Inside Climate News

In her 40 years as an environmental justice organizer, Cheryl Johnson had never seen environmental funding as revolutionary as the Community Change grant.  “It gave...

How George Wallace and Bull Connor Set the Stage for Alabama’s Sky-High Electric Rates – Inside Climate News

Wired for Profit: Second in a series about Alabama Power’s influence over electric rates, renewable energy, pollution and politics in the Yellowhammer State. MONTGOMERY, Ala.—There’s...

Teens, churches, and a grocery store take climate action in Milwaukee » Yale Climate Connections

Transcript: Bethel-Bethany United Church of Christ in Milwaukee recently lowered its electric bills and reduced its climate-warming pollution by switching to energy-efficient LED lights. Nearby, the...

Scientists work to breed tougher Christmas trees » Yale Climate Connections

Transcript: Next year, some Christmas tree growers will plant a new type of Fraser fir, which is expected to grow faster and hold its needles...

A New Jersey Buyout Program for Flood-Prone Homes Is a National Model – Inside Climate News

MANVILLE, N.J.—Richard Onderko said he will never forget the terrifying Saturday morning back in 1971 when the water rose so swiftly at his childhood...

Nonprofit Center Works with Rural Maine Towns to Prepare for and Protect Against Extreme Weather – Inside Climate News

The December 2023 flood. The 2022 Halloween storm. The Patriots Day storm of 2007. The Great Ice Storm of 1998.  These dates are shared memories...

How the eco-right could make or break future climate legislation » Yale Climate Connections

Transcript: In today’s partisan political climate, it can be hard to pass climate policies that last. Yodsampa: “We have, in effect, windshield wiper politics in Washington,...

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