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As waters rise, a community must decide: do we stay or go?

The Philadelphia environmental justice community of Eastwick is grappling with difficult questions about its future.

Jon Hurdle · October 11, 2023
Guardian

California to require big firms to reveal carbon emissions in first law of its kind

Measure signed into law by Gavin Newsom on Saturday is strong blueprint for national climate accountability, experts say

Dharna Noor · October 9, 2023
Canada's National Observer

What deer poop can teach us about environmental health

A researcher has seen how severe burns from record-breaking wildfires can affect everything, including winter feed for deer.

Matteo Cimellaro · October 6, 2023
Guardian

At least 20 California public university board members linked to fossil fuels

Universities may have divested from fossil fuels – but board members still have industry ties, new analysis finds

Dharna Noor · October 4, 2023

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In defense of the rat

Rats are less pestilent and more lovable than we think. Can we learn to live with them?

J. B. MacKinnon · October 3, 2023
Guardian

Type of storm that drenched New York is up to 20% wetter due to climate crisis

Rapid attribution study finds storm 10-20% wetter after city experienced a month’s worth of rain in just a few hours on Friday

Oliver Milman · October 3, 2023
Inside Climate News

Apple goes a step too far in claiming a carbon neutral product

A recent claim about its new line of Apple Watches may be “climate-wash,” an environmental research organization says.

Phil McKenna · October 3, 2023
High Country News

The dangerous consequences of wildland fire dispatcher burnout

An internal Forest Service survey shows a critical link in the wildfire fighting apparatus is struggling.

Kylie Mohr · October 2, 2023

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Dianne Feinstein dies, leaving a complicated legacy on climate issues

The California senator fought for conservation but drew criticism for rebuking the Green New Deal.

Jake Bittle · October 2, 2023
Guardian

Revealed: Trump administration forced Joshua Tree to stay open during last US shutdown

Emails show David Bernhardt of interior department overrode superintendent of California park, causing ‘chaos and destruction’

Gabrielle Canon · October 2, 2023
Grist

Study: Wildfire smoke is reversing years of US air quality progress

“We are seeing influence in states that basically have none of their own wildfires."

Anita Hofschneider · October 2, 2023
Mother Jones

How does the American Climate Corps compare to its predecessor?

Sizing up Biden’s new plan.

Henry Carnell · October 2, 2023