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Trump is deluded if he thinks he can negotiate a new, better Paris agreement
Just who does he think will do the work?
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Harvey, Irma, Maria: This is the hurricane season scientists expected … and feared
Scientists expect more Cat 5 storms in a warmer world -- which 2017 may already be.
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Hurricane Maria poses a catastrophic threat to the Caribbean
Maria is expected to grow stronger as it heads toward the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
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Of course we should discuss climate change in the wake of Harvey and Irma
Two Grist writers discuss how much of the destruction from two recent hurricanes we can pin on global warming.
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Emergency responders sue over fumes at Harvey-flooded plant
Police officers and medical personnel vomited and struggled to breathe when responding to the chemical fire, according to the lawsuit.
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FEMA’s outdated flood maps made Houston’s bad situation worse
If FEMA can't keep up politically and financially, future victims of disaster will continue to be underprepared, inundated, and overwhelmed.
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Harvey stirs up a toxic, industrial soup
Here’s what we know about some of the petrochemicals that were likely released into the air or mixed into the floodwaters over southeastern Texas.
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How Trump made it harder to rebuild a safe Houston
He weakened an important federal standard 10 days before the storm.
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Harvey triggered the release of more than a million pounds of toxic pollutants
74 incidents of excess air pollution have been reported since the storm hit.
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Want to talk climate change with a Texan right now? Show some compassion first.
A Texan reflects on bridging divides during a contentious natural disaster.
