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How are people supposed to rebuild Paradise, California, when nobody can afford home insurance?

Efforts to rebuild a California town nearly wiped out by wildfire five years ago are being stymied by high home insurance costs.
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Hydro dams are struggling to handle the world’s intensifying weather

Climate change is robbing some hydro dams of water while oversupplying others—forcing managers to employ new forecasting technology and clever strategies to capitalize on what they have.
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Indigenous peoples undersupported on frontline of hotter, drier, fiery world

The planet’s Indigenous peoples are valued as Earth’s best stewards, protecting forests and other ecosystems holding vast carbon stores. But governments offer insufficient aid to meet the extreme climate threats now buffeting traditional communities.
Politics

Why BC’s dikes are ticking time bombs

An FOI request reveals a lack of government action to address known risks.
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One month after the Lahaina fire, families and residents seek closure

The F.B.I. says more than 380 people remain unaccounted for. Many residents have begun to accept that their loved ones will not be coming back, and survivors wonder what comes next.
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As climate-fueled weather disasters hit more U.S. farms, the costs of insuring agriculture have skyrocketed

Critics of the federal program say it encourages more carbon-intensive farming and are calling for Congress to lower subsidies for big, wealthy producers.

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America’s fire spotters aren’t ready to fade away just yet

Officials say the future of wildfire detection is cameras. But in northwest Montana, solitary humans on mountaintops still do more than machines alone can offer.
ORIGINAL REPORTING
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Vanishing Bayous: On a boat at ground zero for sea level rise

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Department of Energy allocates $134 million for fusion funding

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Study finds Indigenous territories of Amazon rainforest can protect humans from disease

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New EPA proposal aims to strike down landmark climate "endangerment finding"

Wildfire burns historic Grand Canyon lodge as toxic gas leak complicates response

Trump administration redirects clean energy funds in defiance of Congress

CLIMATE
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Judge allows Trump to cut more than $1bn in National Science Foundation grants

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Wright and Burgum urge Europe to rethink methane curbs