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Stuck at work during a climate disaster? A new bill could change that.
Giving workers more of a chance and a choice when extreme weather hits.
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Flood. Retreat. Repeat.
As seas rise and storms become more intense, some 40 million Americans living in floodplains are facing greater risk of disaster. Local, state, and federal officials are increasingly looking at managed retreat, or buyouts, as a way to get people out of harm’s way. In this series, Grist profiles three communities at various stages of the buyout process, examining what happens when you ask – or sometimes force – people to leave their homes. What gets lost and who gets left behind?
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The Corn Belt will get hotter. Farmers will have to adapt.
The nation's largest corn producing region could soon be known as the Extreme Heat Belt.
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Compared to oil and gas, offshore wind is 125 times better for taxpayers
A new report finds per-acre revenue from offshore wind blows oil and gas out of the water
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Overdue reform or underhanded deal? Here’s what’s in Manchin’s permitting bill.
The bill drew criticism from both sides of the aisle, but it's unclear how it would affect U.S. emissions.
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How a clean energy future is colliding with mining’s dark past
“No one wants a mine in their backyard.”
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To ensure access to electric cars, some activists are calling attention to ‘charging deserts’
"If we don't get in now, we're going to be behind — and we'll never catch up."
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The Senate just approved an international climate treaty, with bipartisan support
The Kigali Amendment sets a timeline for the world to phase down the use of powerful greenhouse gases called hydrofluorocarbons.
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What does community-led climate work look like?
Jacksonville residents and local grassroots organizations are working with city officials to take a markedly different approach to managing flood risks.
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Left Behind
What life is like for the last residents of Staten Island's Oakwood Beach.
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The long legal saga of DAPL arsonist Ruby Montoya is coming to an end
More than five years after admitting to her crimes, Montoya was sentenced to six years in federal prison.
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‘We will all die if we continue like this’: Indigenous people push UN for climate justice
As the General Assembly meets, activists protest for Indigenous rights.
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