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In North Carolina, a ‘Mountain Democrat’ Vies for Residents Still Hurting From Helene
This article was originally published by The Assembly. It is republished with permission. It’s an hour before Big Ivy’s food bank officially opens, but over a dozen families have …
Will it be AI or the climate crisis that ends humanity? We can make it neither | Adam McKay and Philip Eubanks
Both of these threats have the same roots: private entities seeking to cash in. We have the power to stand against themA summer of extreme heat, entire villages obliterated in Nep…
Antarctic Sea Ice Decline Is Triggering Global Ocean Changes
The rapid decline of Antarctic sea ice since 2016 has triggered a dramatic shift in a crucial part of Earth’s climate system, scientists say. In a paper published Wednesday, rese…
How Texas Could End Up Paying an Israeli Company Billions for Water
Plans are advancing on the Gulf Coast of Texas for an enormous seawater desalination plant which, if built, would be part of one of the largest water infrastructure developments i…
Climate Is on the Ballot, Even if It’s Not in Candidates’ Campaign Messages
In the final stretch of their midterm drive to gain control of Congress, Democratic candidates are talking mostly about the pain of high energy costs, not the risks of climate cha…
In Maine’s Senate Race, it’s Heating Oil vs. Electricity
Over the course of two weeks in October, Maine’s incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins and her Democrat challenger, former state Senate President Troy Jackson, met for four deba…
The climate crisis will destroy our economies – we learned this 20 years ago. When will we act? | Fiona Harvey
The radical Stern report showed that a low-carbon future is also good economics. But it seems that capitalism needs a reminderSaving the only planet we have makes good economic se…
Trump says government to ‘terminate’ Biden-era methane emissions rules
Critics warn of climate danger as president in Texas claims change will save companies and consumers billionsDonald Trump announced his administration is “terminating” Biden-era r…
The Cost of Lagging Global Climate Action Is Lost Lives and Poor Health
A decade after world leaders signed the legally binding Paris Agreement to combat climate change, the crisis’ health harms are getting worse and progress is lagging, according to …
The High-Stakes Governor’s Races That Could Reshape America’s Energy Future
The right governor can put a state on a dramatically different energy and environmental path—and next week’s election could set the stage for major policy shifts across the countr…
Data Centers, Power Bills, Hurricanes: What’s at Stake for the Environment in Florida’s Senate Race
When asked to choose, Florida’s likely voters have picked protecting the environment over economic growth by more than 2 to 1, a margin that surprised even the pollster who asked …
Bottled water and tinned food sales surge after UK government issues emergency stockpile advice
Retailers also report jump in purchases of wind-up radios and torches to deal with extreme weather and cyber-attacksSales of tinned foods, bottled water, wind-up radios and torche…
As Election Day Nears, a Key House Race Remains in Flux
NY-17: Fourth in a series on the environmental stakes behind one of the nation’s most fiercely contested congressional races. After the Democratic primary election in New York’s h…
In Florida’s Gubernatorial Race, a Choice Between New Climate Policy or the Status Quo
Florida’s gubernatorial race features two candidates with very different views on the environment and climate: One largely supports maintaining the status quo in state policy whil…
Burnham in danger of sleepwalking into climate disaster, say campaigners
Letter to PM argues series of wrong choices on North Sea oil, Heathrow, EVs and heat pumps will scupper net zero plansAndy Burnham will “sleepwalk” into climate disaster if he fai…
Super-rich get ‘double dividend’ from causes and costs of climate crisis, report finds
Oxfam says investing by rich in disaster recovery widens inequality and gives incentive to delay climate actionThe world’s wealthiest people are not just profiting from the pollut…
Climate Activists Celebrate Lula’s Win in Brazil, but Warn the Fight Is Far From Over
Environmentalists worldwide are celebrating the re-election of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva as a win for the Amazon’s future and global climate policy. The three…
Battleground Ballots
Welcome to Inside Climate, a podcast from the staff of Inside Climate News. This year’s midterm elections are quickly approaching and control of Congress and state houses across t…
Ahead of Midterms, Republicans Court Iowa Farmers With Fuel Plans
Intense rainfall delayed Iowa’s harvest by nearly three weeks this year, but the comines are finally out in full force. So are top Trump administration officials. U.S. Secretary o…
Production Agriculture Is Driving Grasslands Loss Across North America
Commodity crops are continuing to eat up the vast, near-mythical sweep of North American grasslands, with nearly 2 million acres being plowed under every year, mostly for corn, so…
Britain's Be Ready campaign aims to encourage (frighten?) citizens into preparing for disaster | First Dog on the Moon
You’ll need food, water, plastic bags, spare stiff upper lips and a shovelSign up here to get an email whenever First Dog cartoons are publishedGet all your needs met at the First…
Amid Iowa’s Water Crisis, Factory Farms Get a Pass on Environmental Permitting
Feeding the Beast: Third in a series about lax regulation, corporate influence and the heavily polluting, yet nearly untouchable American meat industry. ESTHERVILLE, Iowa—By the t…
The BoM’s temperature record keeping is under attack – again. What’s going on? | Temperature Check
An ‘audit’ of the Bureau of Meteorology main dataset for measuring climate change claims it contains ‘widespread errors’. It doesn’t stack upWant to get this in your inbox when it…
Yes, There Is Some Global Action on Phasing Out Fossil Fuels
From our collaborating partner Living on Earth, public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by Paloma Beltran with Tzeporah Berman, the founder of the Fossil Fuel Non…