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23 May 2020
Atlantic hurricanes will be more frequent and more severe this teason
NOAA just released its predictions for 2020.
A sudden decision by federal officials to cancel the Solar for All program has stalled rooftop solar projects across Michigan, jeopardizing promised energy savings for thousands of households and disrupting work for local clean-energy businesses.
A decade of climate litigation has transformed once-unlikely legal challenges into powerful tools compelling governments and major emitters to strengthen climate action.
Flooded homes and submerged roads are now reshaping life in coastal and island communities in the Philippines, showing how a combination of hazards are influencing the way communities adapt and struggle to cope with climate change.
Tariffs, extreme weather events and the president’s funding cuts are contributing to increasing home insurance rates, sometimes by double digits.
Zillow has removed climate risk data from its home listings amid complaints from real estate agents and some homeowners who said the scores seemed arbitrary and were hurting sales.
Corn dominates U.S. farmland and fuels the ethanol industry, but the fertilizer it relies on drives emissions and fouls drinking water.
One facility has emitted cancer-causing chemicals into waterways at levels up to 520% higher than legal limits.
“They're terrorizing these scientists because they want to keep them silent.”
"The reality is, we are not exposed to one chemical at a time.”
A new report assesses the administration’s progress and makes new recommendations
“We cannot stand by and allow this to happen. We need to hold this administration accountable.”
“The chemical black box” that blankets wildfire-impacted areas is increasingly under scrutiny.