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![A Patagonia storefront featuring mannequins sitting and lounging in a hammock amongst clothing and gear displays]()
![A Patagonia storefront featuring mannequins sitting and lounging in a hammock amongst clothing and gear displays]()
Two ways to think about Patagonia’s $3 billion climate donation
Is it a groundbreaking philanthropic move, or a way to avoid taxes?
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![The new solar array on the roof of the Downtown High School in San Francisco, California]()
![The new solar array on the roof of the Downtown High School in San Francisco, California]()
Schools are harnessing solar power in record numbers
Solar arrays offer cost savings and educational opportunities.
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![Shipping container vessels moored at Maersk APM Terminals Pacific at the Port of Los Angeles]()
![Shipping container vessels moored at Maersk APM Terminals Pacific at the Port of Los Angeles]()
Minneapolis is the latest US city to demand emissions-free shipping
The city, where Target is headquartered, is pressuring big brands to “abandon fossil-fueled ships.”
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![an ice sheet melting that looks like a waterfall]()
![an ice sheet melting that looks like a waterfall]()
The world may have already crossed 5 climate tipping points
A new study finds that 1.5 degrees of warming would cause irreversible changes.
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![Cars lined up in traffic on a highway]()
![Cars lined up in traffic on a highway]()
Against federal guidance, states plan to expand highways
A new report says money from the infrastructure package could be funneled to “highway boondoggles.”
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![Coal plant in Hawaii with orange filter]()
![Coal plant in Hawaii with orange filter]()
Hawai’i shuts down its last coal plant
The move is a “major milestone” in the state’s clean energy transition.
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![Two Maori fishermen landing a swordfish off New Zealand, circa 1935.]()
![Two Maori fishermen landing a swordfish off New Zealand, circa 1935.]()
For New Zealand Māori, an uncertain future as fish move away
As the climate warms, animals are heading for new areas. The Indigenous Māori’s experience handling the shift offers a warning — and lessons — for people around the world.
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![two people hand cases of water out of a pickup truck bed to two other people]()
![two people hand cases of water out of a pickup truck bed to two other people]()
Jackson’s water crisis was triggered by floods and compounded by racism
Nearly 200,000 people in Mississippi’s capital don’t have water to drink, flush toilets, or fight fires.
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![In this aerial view, floodwater surrounds a house as the Kentucky National Guard fly a recon and rescue mission on July 30, 2022 in Breathitt County near Jackson, Kentucky. Flood waters have receded but still surround much of the area. At least 25 people have been killed in the state, with hundreds rescued, but many still unaccounted for amid flooding after heavy rainfall.]()
![In this aerial view, floodwater surrounds a house as the Kentucky National Guard fly a recon and rescue mission on July 30, 2022 in Breathitt County near Jackson, Kentucky. Flood waters have receded but still surround much of the area. At least 25 people have been killed in the state, with hundreds rescued, but many still unaccounted for amid flooding after heavy rainfall.]()
After FEMA overhaul, hundreds of thousands of Americans are forgoing federal flood insurance
The total number of National Flood Insurance Program policies has decreased nearly 9 percent since last fall.
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![a fist holds two hundred dollar bills and is flanked by protest signs about climate change and abortion rights]()
![a fist holds two hundred dollar bills and is flanked by protest signs about climate change and abortion rights]()
The problem with corporate pledges to protect abortion access and the climate
"Companies don’t do anything out of the goodness of their hearts."
