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Beauty, serenity, stillness: An ode to the final miles of the Mississippi River
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Beauty, serenity, stillness: An ode to the final miles of the Mississippi River

Stark and minimalist in their beauty, the landscapes and communities in Louisiana’s Plaquemines Parish exist in a state of constant change.
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Destroying a way of life to save Louisiana
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Destroying a way of life to save Louisiana

The state’s $50 billion plan to re-engineer its coastline may wash some fishing communities off the map.
As storms keep coming, FEMA spends billions in ‘cycle’ of damage and repair
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As storms keep coming, FEMA spends billions in ‘cycle’ of damage and repair

FEMA has paid out billions for disaster recovery efforts. But many projects seem to be undertaken in defiance of climate change, leaving structures nearly as vulnerable as before.
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As storms keep coming, FEMA spends billions in ‘cycle’ of damage and repair
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As storms keep coming, FEMA spends billions in ‘cycle’ of damage and repair

FEMA has paid out billions for disaster recovery efforts. But many projects seem to be undertaken in defiance of climate change, leaving structures nearly as vulnerable as before.
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EHN reporters win four Golden Quill Awards

EHN reporters win four Golden Quill Awards

Thermometer in foreground showing hot temperatures in front of an urban landscape of cars and a bridge.

Global temperatures are likely to keep climbing as forecasters predict more record-breaking heat

Plastic toy and fishing nets washed up on a beach.

World leaders to meet in France to confront ocean crisis and push for $100 billion in pledges

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Disaster aid on a flatbed truck.

Congress proposes major reforms to FEMA in bid to counter Trump cuts

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How fragile power grids and extreme weather combined to cause Europe’s biggest blackout in decades

Regenerative agriculture drought resilience

As regenerative agriculture gains momentum, report warns of “greenwashing”

CLIMATE
Several hands holding beef cheeseburgers above a tray

Beef industry shapes school lessons to sidestep meat’s climate toll

A delapidated simple clapboard home sits on the edge of a body of water in an Arctic environment on a sunny day.

How a model for climate relocation fell apart in Alaska