Resilience

The Great Salt Lake just scored $50 million from the Inflation Reduction Act, marking the largest-ever federal investment to help restore the struggling ecosystem and bring water back to this critical western landmark.

Kyle Dunphey reports for Utah News Dispatch.

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Massachusetts conservationists are transforming retired cranberry farms into wetlands to fight climate change, protect water supplies and bolster coastal resilience.

Anna Phillips reports for The Washington Post.

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The Biden administration's effort to establish heat protection rules for workers faces uncertainty as Donald Trump prepares to take office, potentially freezing the initiative.

Matt Sledge reports for The Intercept.

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Facing the reality of sea level rise, Tuvalu is creating a digital replica of its islands, preserving its land, culture and statehood in the metaverse as climate change threatens to make the nation uninhabitable.

Sophie Yeo reports for the BBC.

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The United Nations approved a $300 billion annual climate finance deal to help developing nations transition from fossil fuels and adapt to global warming, but tensions flared as critics called it insufficient and unfairly imposed.

Melina Walling, Seth Borenstein, Michael Phillis and Sibi Arasu report for the Associated Press.

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Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry questioned the feasibility of a $3 billion coastal restoration project, citing its escalating costs and potential harm to fishing industries vital to the region’s culture.

Kevin McGill reports for The Associated Press.

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With only hours left at COP29 in Baku, negotiators scramble to finalize a climate finance deal amid accusations of poor leadership and insufficient ambition.

Euronews reports.

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The Biden administration is pushing for a consensus among seven Western states to protect the Colorado River’s water supply before President-elect Donald Trump takes office, but negotiations face significant obstacles.

Ella Nilsen reports for CNN.

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As climate disasters worsen, resilience — a community's ability to recover from adversity — plays a growing role in determining where people live and invest.

Michael J. Coren, Naema Ahmed and Kevin Crowe report for The Washington Post.

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Efforts to restore the Everglades can be enhanced by incorporating Indigenous tribes’ ecological knowledge, a new report says.

Amy Green reports for Inside Climate News.

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Developing nations are pressing for trillions in climate aid, while wealthy countries offer significantly less, sparking tensions at COP29 negotiations.

Sara Schonhardt, Zack Colman, Zia Weise and Karl Mathiesen report for POLITICO.

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Negotiators at the UN climate summit in Azerbaijan struggle to agree on a $1.3 trillion finance package to help developing nations tackle climate change impacts and transition to clean energy.

Melina Walling, Sibi Arasu, Seth Borenstein and Michael Phillis report for The Associated Press.

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Renters in aging affordable housing units are finally seeing a clean energy future as HUD wraps up its $1 billion program to modernize buildings and cut carbon emissions.

Jennifer McDermott reports for The Associated Press.

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U.S. officials have unveiled plans to boost logging on federal lands in Oregon, Washington and California to reduce wildfire risks, support rural economies and adapt forest management to climate change.

Matthew Brown reports for The Associated Press.

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New York's Billion Oyster Project, which has planted millions of oyster larvae in the harbor over the past decade, is bringing back the city’s long-lost bivalves, while inspiring a new generation to engage with their environment.

Anna Bressanin reports for the BBC.

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In a historic move, the return of 31,000 acres of land to Maine’s Penobscot tribe signals a shift toward Indigenous-led conservation, free from restrictions, setting a new standard in environmental stewardship in the United States.

Olivia Gieger reports for Inside Climate News.

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Wealthy nations face mounting pressure at COP29 to increase climate finance contributions to over $1 trillion annually as developing nations grapple with climate change impacts they did not cause.

Jocelyn Timperley and Isabelle Gerretsen report for BBC.

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Katharine Hayhoe encourages Americans concerned about climate change to combat despair by embracing realistic hope and collective action.

Dan Gearino reports for Inside Climate News.

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