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Backlash Erupts Over Europe’s Anti-Deforestation Law
Leaders around the world are asking the European Union to delay rules that would require companies to police their global supply chains.
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Methane Levels Still Rising, Despite Global Methane Pledge
Satellite data shows the U.S. releasing more and more of the potent greenhouse gas into the atmosphere, researchers said, despite pledges to cut back.
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California Wildfires Pose Too Many Risks for Insurers, but These Residents Want to Stay
In the San Bernardino Mountains, another wildfire has forced residents to flee, the latest reminder that they must accept the risks of climate change if they want to remain.
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Floods Wreak Havoc Across Four Continents
Flooding events around the world share a common factor of an atmosphere made warmer by climate change. What can be done to help citizens prepare?
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Europe’s Floods Are Another Sign of Growing Threat of Climate Change
Climate change is influencing extreme weather events like the flooding across six European countries that has led to mass evacuations of cities as the waters continue to rise.
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Cómo los últimos ocho años han hecho a las jóvenes más liberales
Un nuevo análisis muestra que para una generación de mujeres jóvenes, la era Trump movió sus políticas hacia la izquierda.
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It’s Time We Start Naming America’s Deadliest Climate Disasters
You remember Hurricane Katrina. Why not that lethal heat wave?
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Mapping the Decline of Eelgrass in Maine
Researchers are studying the role of eelgrass beds for carbon capture and the health of the food habit for a variety of species.
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Join the Times’s Climate Event With Jane Goodall, Al Roker and Others
Sign up to watch the livestream of the Climate Forward conference on Wednesday, Sept. 25.
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The Green Energy Transition Is Powered by China
Much of the good news about green energy is coming out of one country.
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Why Have Kids? A Liberal Case for Natalism
A philosopher wants to take back the issue from conservatives.
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Big Energy Issue in Pennsylvania Is Low Natural Gas Prices. Not Fracking.
Energy businesses and farmers in western Pennsylvania are struggling because of prices, an issue that has not figured prominently in the campaigns of Donald J. Trump and Kamala Harris.
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How the Last Eight Years Made Young Women More Liberal
For a generation of girls raised to believe they could be anything, the Trump era moved their politics to the left, a new analysis shows.
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After a Record-Hot Summer, Thinking About Climate Peril
We often focus on doomsday scenarios, but we shouldn’t let them distract us from other consequences of climate change like impaired learning, crime, suicide — even slipping off ladders.
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New York Home Sales in Flood Zones Are Booming. Why Do Buyers Take the Risk?
New Yorkers are spending billions on houses in flood-prone areas despite growing awareness of the effects of climate change.
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U.K. to Fund ‘Small-Scale’ Outdoor Geoengineering Tests
As climate change continues unabated, the goal is to examine technologies that could artificially cool the Earth “responsibly and ethically.”
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Climate Lawsuits Are Exploding. Are Homicide Charges Next?
The courts have become one of the most important battlegrounds in the fight over planet-warming emissions. Here are prominent cases to watch.
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Is Inequality the Key to the Climate Change Debate?
In his new book, the economist Thomas Piketty argues that the world can’t stop climate change without addressing issues of inequality.
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U.S.G.S. Map Shows Detailed Landslide Risk
A new federal database helps users determine the likelihood of their community experiencing a landslide.
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Youth Group Asks Supreme Court to Revive a Landmark Climate Lawsuit
The case argues the government violated young people’s constitutional rights by failing to curb the use of fossil fuels. A lower court had thrown it out.
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