Climate
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News
Climate Change’s Effects Are Worsening Across U.S., but Solutions Are in Reach
A major report from the federal government lays out both the far-reaching perils of global warming and the cost-effective fixes that are available today.
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News
Gavin Newsom Wants to Export California’s Climate Laws to the World
The Democratic governor is supercharging climate policy and eyeing a future White House run. But critics say some of his constituents could be left behind.
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News
How the Israel-Hamas War Imperils Action Against Global Warming
Oil prices could surge. Disagreements between nations could worsen. The conflict complicates already fragile global diplomacy ahead of crucial climate talks.
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Newyork
Climate Change Is Keeping Therapists Up at Night
Andrew Bryant can still remember when he thought of climate change as primarily a problem of the future. When he heard or read about troubling impacts, he found himself setting them in 2080, a year that, not so coincidentally, would be a century ...
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Newyork
Exxon Mobil’s Pioneer Acquisition Is a Direct Threat to Democracy
Last week, Exxon Mobil agreed to buy Pioneer Natural Resources for $59.5 billion, in a move widely expected to set off a wave of consolidation throughout the oil sector. Combined, Exxon and Pioneer would be the largest producer of oil and natural gas ...
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US
Climate Advocacy Group Plans to Spend $80 Million on Ads to Aid Biden
Climate Power says the lack of awareness and understanding of the president’s record on environmental issues is hurting him in the polls.
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Newyork
I’m a Climate Scientist, and September’s Warmth Freaked Me Out a Little
Staggering. Unnerving. Mind-boggling. Absolutely gobsmackingly bananas. As global temperatures shattered records and reached dangerous new highs over and over the past few months, my climate scientist colleagues and I have just about run out of ...
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Newyork
If You Want Our Countries to Address Climate Change, First Pause Our Debts
When poor countries are forced to default on their foreign debt, as Ghana and Zambia have done, they pay a heavy price. Cut off from credit of any kind, spending on health, education and dealing with the damaging effects of climate change comes to a ...
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Newyork
Climate Change Is a Key Obstacle for New York City’s Transit System
The News Transit officials in New York on Wednesday released a list of the system’s most pressing needs that ranks contending with climate change among the top priorities for the subway and bus network, which was paralyzed last week by a torrential ...
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World
Pope Implores the World to Save a Planet Near ‘the Breaking Point’
Eight years after his landmark letter on humanity’s obligation to protect the environment, Francis warns that there is still a lot to be done, and quickly.