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A Deluge of Rain Poured Out of the Heavens. But There’s Still No Drinking Water.
City officials have refused to provide estimates of when the devastated water system in Asheville, N.C., will be back in operation.
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Supreme Court Lets Biden Plans on Mercury and Methane Move Forward
Republican-led states and industry groups argued that the Environmental Protection Agency had moved too fast and imposed onerous regulations.
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At Least 14 Die as Floods Sweep Through Bosnia and Other Balkan States
A severe overnight rainstorm left several towns and villages flooded. Record summer temperatures caused a drought that hampered the absorption of floodwaters.
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These Are Boom Times for ‘Degrowth’
The term has recently begun taking root in popular culture and policy.
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Chasing Down a Trail of Climate Conspiracies
Who was behind a national campaign to ban geoengineering? One reporter went down a few rabbit holes to find out.
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The Climate Fix: Solutions for a Warming World
In our new weekly series, we’re covering the vast amount of investment, ingenuity and scientific expertise going toward stopping climate change.
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A NOAA Climate Agency in Asheville Was Knocked Out by Helene
The National Centers for Environmental Information in Asheville, N.C., sweep together data from around the world to help track Earth’s warming.
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How North Carolina Republicans Left Homes Vulnerable to Helene
Under pressure to control housing costs, Republican lawmakers rejected standards meant to protect against disasters, experts say.
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Una idea ‘elegante’ para financiar la protección de árboles
El objetivo del Tropical Forests Forever Facility es pagar a los países con bajos índices de deforestación 4 dólares por cada hectárea de selva en pie que pueda identificarse mediante imágenes satelitales cada año.
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A Climate Fund Could Pay Billions to Protect Trees in Amazon and Beyond
Brazil is proposing a fund that would pay countries to protect tropical forests that are crucial to curbing climate change. It would generate returns, too.
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Iowa Farmers Are Restoring Tiny Prairies for Sustainability Boons
Farmers in the heartland are restoring swaths of the prairie with government help. The aim is to reduce nutrient runoff from cropland, and help birds and bees.
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In Helene’s Wake, Legal Battles Over Insurance and Who Should Pay
As storms intensify, so do the legal clashes with insurers, aid agencies and others over compensation, rebuilding and even scams.
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Tesla Sales Increase, Suggesting Electric Car Demand Is Rebounding
The automaker reported a gain of 6.4 percent for the latest quarter, its first such increase this year.
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How the VP Candidates Talked About Climate Change
Tim Walz said climate change is real, but boasted about high U.S. levels of oil and gas production. JD Vance called climate change “weird science.”
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London Lets Its Gardens Grow Wild
In response to concerns over climate change and plummeting biodiversity, a shift is afoot in the city’s parks. Manicured is out; rugged is in.
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Why Hurricane Helene Won’t Provoke Action on Climate Change
Extreme climate was supposed to shock us into action. What happened?
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Hurricane Helene Deaths Will Continue for Years, Study Suggests
Research on hundreds of tropical storms finds that mortality keeps rising for more than a decade afterward, for reasons you might not expect.
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Climate ‘Abandonment’ Zones Are Coming to the American South
The exodus of the young means high-risk towns could enter a population death spiral.
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Exchange on Climate Change Shows Gulf Between Vance and Walz
As Hurricane Helene made climate change an early focus of the vice-presidential debate, the running mates quickly demonstrated the stark differences between the parties on the issue.
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Why Restoring Power After Helene Is Complicated
Damage went beyond downed power lines. Hundreds of substations went out after the storm. Getting them back online is difficult.
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