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5 ways climate change made life more expensive in 2022
From grocery bills to insurance premiums, warming temperatures hit Americans' wallets hard this year.
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![Heavily damaged mobile homes in Fort Myers Beach, Florida a month after Hurricane Ian.]()
![Heavily damaged mobile homes in Fort Myers Beach, Florida a month after Hurricane Ian.]()
Why Republicans are coughing up billions of dollars to save Florida’s insurance market
The state's insurance companies are struggling to survive an onslaught of hurricanes and litigation.
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![A photo illustration of a phone screen displaying the logo for the company Vanguard, which provides asset management and investing services.]()
![A photo illustration of a phone screen displaying the logo for the company Vanguard, which provides asset management and investing services.]()
Wall Street’s biggest names are backing off their climate commitments
Vanguard, the world’s second-largest asset manager, announced that it is resigning from a global net-zero initiative.
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African countries are tapping their fossil fuel wealth. Why aren’t they getting rich?
The continent's vast oil reserves could spell trouble for the climate — and for Africans.
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The surprising player in the rail strike fight: Fossil fuel companies
The collaboration between coal, oil, and railroads goes back decades.
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![Damage from Hurricane Nicole in Daytona Beach, FL]()
The world’s insurance bill from natural disasters this year: $115 billion
That’s 42 percent higher than the 10-year average.
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![Firefighter fights wildfire blaze in San Miguel County, California.]()
![Firefighter fights wildfire blaze in San Miguel County, California.]()
The cost of wildfires is rising. But by how much?
States are struggling to budget given incomplete data
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![Solar panels in Laudun L'ardoise, France]()
France to require all large parking lots to be covered by solar panels
The move could generate enough energy to power over 8 million homes.
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Tax the rich for climate action? Protect towns from floods? It’s on state ballots this November.
Two major climate initiatives in New York and California, and many more to watch at the local level.
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![McGowan Peak in Idaho, surrounded by forest.]()
![McGowan Peak in Idaho, surrounded by forest.]()
Idaho cobalt mine is a harbinger of what’s to come
A new venture near Salmon signals an uptick in hardrock mining across the West.
