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FEMA maps said they weren't in a flood zone. Then came the rain

Flaws in federal flood maps leave millions unprepared. Some are trying to fix that.

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Connecticut mapping tool aims to bring visibility to EJ communities

The University of Connecticut and the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection unveiled a tool to visualize pollution exposure, health disparities, and other socioeconomic factors.

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Mapping Rwanda’s trees from above

Researchers used both aerial and satellite imagery, as well as machine learning, to map the carbon stock of every overstory tree in Rwanda—the first such inventory in the world.
Impacts
Mapping cooling climate solutions in cities facing brutal heat records
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Mapping cooling climate solutions in cities facing brutal heat records

Images and data taken by satellites from space show what works—and what doesn’t—in the fight against deadly heat waves.
Impacts
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Scientists map Caribbean coral reefs to tackle climate change

Scientists have mapped coral reefs in the Caribbean to identify those most likely to survive climate change. Corals with the highest potential to escape destruction from marine heat waves are predominantly located along the northern shoreline of Cuba.

Politics
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This EPA mapping tool could reshape environmental justice

EJSCREEN, a wonky, mostly unknown EPA mapping tool, has drawn the attention of the Biden administration, which has promised to bolster its data in a way that could help environmental lawyers and community activists build stronger cases against oil and gas infrastructure, power plants, and other industrial facilities in minority and low-income neighborhoods.
Solutions
Canadian science mapping informs protections
thenarwhal.ca

Scientists flag Rocky Mountains, Hudson Bay as hotspots for protection

Ottawa has big ambitions but little research when it comes to setting aside the most valuable areas for conservation. Never fear, the mapping scientists are here.

ORIGINAL REPORTING
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California struggles to electrify trucks as Trump administration blocks state rules

Rare earth mining toxic pollution

The hidden cost of powering your phone might be someone else’s cancer

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Toxic mine runoff cleanup revives West Virginia waterways and extracts rare earth elements

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Scientists call on UN to adopt bold ocean policies to combat climate and biodiversity threats

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EU ocean protection plan draws fire for weak enforcement and lack of binding goals

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Wildfire smoke from Canada continues to choke U.S. cities as climate patterns worsen

CLIMATE
Solar panels installed on a rolling hill.

China ramps up solar and wind power as clean energy output shatters global records

a cruise ship with an iceberg in the background.

Melting ice and microplastics signal deepening disruption in Antarctica’s climate system