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‘Getting Heavier’: Climate Change Primes Storms to Drop More Rain
With rising temperatures, the atmosphere can hold more moisture, meaning precipitation has a tendency to fall at more extreme levels.
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Trump Administration Lifts Mining and Drilling Restrictions in Nevada and New Mexico
The move, focused on Nevada and New Mexico, is aimed at removing “burdensome” restrictions on energy and mineral development, a statement said.
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How Climate Change Could Make Homes Disappear
In the next 15 years, the New York area could lose more than 80,000 homes to floods, worsening the housing shortage, according to a new report.
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How Climate Change Could Make Homes Disappear
In the next 15 years, the New York area could lose more than 80,000 homes to floods, worsening the housing shortage, according to a new report.
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Should I Replace My Gas Appliances With Electric?
They’re a big source of greenhouse gases. Here’s what to think about if you’re considering switching to electric.
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In 15 Years, 80,000 Homes in the New York Area May Be Lost to Flooding
The metro region’s housing shortage is acute. But by 2040, dozens of neighborhoods and suburbs are likely to have lost thousands of homes to floods, a new report found.
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Republican Plan to Kill California’s E.V. Policies Hits Senate Snag
The Trump administration asked Republicans in Congress to stop California’s ban on new gas-powered cars. The Senate parliamentarian said it wasn’t allowed.
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How Tariffs Could Upend the Transition to Cleaner Energy
The levies are expected to drive up costs for U.S. companies that rely on renewable energy technology from abroad and scramble supply chains worldwide.
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How Trump’s Tariffs Could Hobble a U.S. Battery Boom
Across the country, companies have been installing giant batteries that help them use more wind and solar power. That’s about to get much harder.
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Coal Plant Ranked as Nation’s Dirtiest Asks for Pollution Exemption
The facility, in Colstrip, Mont., used a new E.P.A. system for requesting special waivers from President Trump.
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Entire Staff Is Fired at LIHEAP
The move threatens to paralyze the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, which helps to offset high utility bills for roughly 6.2 million people nationwide.
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E.P.A. Hunt for Shady Deals and ‘Gold Bars’ Comes Up Empty
The agency head said a $20 billion Biden climate program was marred by fraud and abuse. Documents filed for a court hearing this week don’t support that.
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Why Al Gore Is Shifting His Climate Activism Abroad
Given the Trump administration’s recent moves relating to climate, the former vice president is looking to the developing world for the next generation of climate activism.
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Trump Said Auto Emissions Don’t Affect the Environment. That’s Not True.
The president wants to weaken limits on tailpipe pollution. Scientists say it’s driving climate change and taking human lives “every day.”
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Lee Zeldin, E.P.A. Head, Shuts National Environmental Museum
The exhibits were dedicated to the agency’s history. Mr. Zeldin said closing the collection would save $600,000 annually.
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A Quarter-Billion Dollars for Defamation: Inside Greenpeace’s Huge Loss
A pipeline company’s lawsuit against the environmental group could chill free speech, experts said. First Amendment issues are likely to figure prominently in an appeal.
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A New Dinosaur Museum Rises From a Hole in the Ground in New Jersey
The museum hopes that after learning about the planet’s prehistoric past, people will do more to preserve Earth’s future.
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Una antigua tradición japonesa se vuelve advertencia sobre el cambio climático
Cada invierno una cresta de hielo aparecía en el lago Suwa, y eso se convirtió en una tradición importante. Durante los últimos siete años, el fenómeno no se ha producido porque el lago no se congeló.
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Pension Funds Push Forward on Climate Goals Despite Backlash
At a time of resistance to environmental, social and governance goals, pension funds have become a bulwark against efforts to sideline climate risks.
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How U.S. Airports Like Pittsburgh’s Generate Electricity On Site to Avoid Heathrow-Like Outages
Pittsburgh International Airport avoids power outages and reduces its energy costs by generating electricity on site using natural gas and solar panels.
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