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Aug 11, 2018

How much Susquehanna River debris could have passed through Conowingo Dam floodgates?

After record July rainfall filled Chesapeake Bay waterways with trash and debris, Comptroller Peter Franchot said Maryland was "literally drowning in Pennsylvania’s trash." It's impossible to quantify how much of the detritus actually came down the Susquehanna River, but it was likely a lot.

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Fridays for Future global climate strike updates

More than 5,000 protests are planned around the world, culminating in a New York City march led by Greta Thunberg. In Australia, young people challenged politicians to do "their jobs for once."

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Sustainable Investment Forum North America 2019: Financing the transition to a sustainable economy

The Sustainable Investment Forum North America, held in partnership with UNEP Finance Initiative, is the premier meeting space for sustainable finance professionals during Climate Week NYC. Register today.

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Is Germany too stingy to fund the fight against climate change?

The German government is proposing a climate protection package that will cost billions of euros. The country is wealthy, but there are already concerns over how to fund the measures.

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World’s biggest meatpackers buying cattle from deforesters in Amazon

JBS, Marfrig and Frigol, among the world's biggest meat producers, have been buying cattle from ranches associated with illegal deforestation and slave labor, an investigation by Repórter Brasil has found.

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Palm oil giant Korindo silences critical report with cease-and-desist letter

Korindo, a major palm oil operator in Indonesia's Papua region, has sent a cease-and-desist letter to delay the publication of a report highlighting its various violations there.

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Deforestation increase dovetails with armed conflict in Colombia, study finds

Forested areas in Colombia that are less than 10 kilometers away from illicit crops are most likely areas to be deforested.

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Why a 'just transition' doesn't have to pit jobs against the environment

Some politicians and business leaders say that climate change presents a binary choice between preserving jobs or the environment. But a lot of working-class people don't see it that way.

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Bill McKibben: Why should you climate strike on Friday, Sept. 27?

Here are 23 reasons. Please add your own.

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From our Newsroom

Peter Dykstra: Are you ready for some good news?

It's often our duty to report bleak news on climate and the environment. But let's not skimp on the good news—like the continued momentum of clean energy

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Global renewable energy has quadrupled over past decade

With solar leading the way, clean energy capacity growth is helping the planet avoid billions of tons of carbon dioxide emissions each year.

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Peter Dykstra: Nobody does it better

How much Susquehanna River debris could have passed through Conowingo Dam floodgates?

Fridays for Future global climate strike updates

Sustainable Investment Forum North America 2019: Financing the transition to a sustainable economy

Is Germany too stingy to fund the fight against climate change?

World’s biggest meatpackers buying cattle from deforesters in Amazon

Palm oil giant Korindo silences critical report with cease-and-desist letter

Deforestation increase dovetails with armed conflict in Colombia, study finds

Why a 'just transition' doesn't have to pit jobs against the environment

Bill McKibben: Why should you climate strike on Friday, Sept. 27?

Op-ed: The biggest casualty of Trump’s Dorian deceit? Our common bonds

Trump ripped at a thread of our nation's social fabric—the weather.

Peter Dykstra: Are you ready for some good news?

It's often our duty to report bleak news on climate and the environment. But let's not skimp on the good news—like the continued momentum of clean energy

Peter Dykstra: Icebreaker

Long frozen out of presidential politics, CNN's seven-hour climate marathon may make global warming cool again.

Global renewable energy has quadrupled over past decade

With solar leading the way, clean energy capacity growth is helping the planet avoid billions of tons of carbon dioxide emissions each year.

Peter Dykstra: Nobody does it better

President Trump adds the environment to the long list of things he's really good at. But his loopy environmental opinions have a long history.

Heat is deadly—even in Montana. But the city of Missoula is doing something about it.

Missoula's forward thinking climate planning offers lessons for other cities and towns facing similar conditions.

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How much Susquehanna River debris could have passed through Conowingo Dam floodgates?

Trump ripped at a thread of our nation's social fabric—the weather.

It's often our duty to report bleak news on climate and the environment. But let's not skimp on the good news—like the continued momentum of clean energy

Long frozen out of presidential politics, CNN's seven-hour climate marathon may make global warming cool again.

With solar leading the way, clean energy capacity growth is helping the planet avoid billions of tons of carbon dioxide emissions each year.

President Trump adds the environment to the long list of things he's really good at. But his loopy environmental opinions have a long history.

Missoula's forward thinking climate planning offers lessons for other cities and towns facing similar conditions.

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