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![Expensive private weather forecast satellite]()
![Expensive private weather forecast satellite]()
As private weather forecasting takes off, who is left behind?
As climate change intensifies extreme weather, cities and companies are paying for private forecasting. But what about the places that can't afford it?
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![A group of people stand defensively in front of a tropical forest.]()
![A group of people stand defensively in front of a tropical forest.]()
From the North Pole to the Amazon: 4 new documentaries, reviewed
At the Mountainfilm Festival, docs explore melting ice and disappearing forest, but could go deeper.
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![a man walks his dog past a row of cars and trees in a city]()
![a man walks his dog past a row of cars and trees in a city]()
Yes, you can save lives by planting trees, a new study says
Increasing urban greenery could save lives of tens of thousands of older adults, researchers found.
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![collage: aerial photo of liquefied natural gas terminal and a Black woman with neon yellow glasses and long braids, with drawn graphics of a yellow circle and red lines]()
![collage: aerial photo of liquefied natural gas terminal and a Black woman with neon yellow glasses and long braids, with drawn graphics of a yellow circle and red lines]()
The war in Ukraine may ramp up pollution in US oil and gas communities
People who live near fracking wells and liquified natural gas terminals are pushing back.
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A ‘Warehouse’ By Any Other Name
How outdated zoning codes are fueling the sprawl of e-commerce warehouses.
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![Archival photo of Japanese-American concentration camp Minidoka with Photoshopped wind turbine shadows on top]()
![Archival photo of Japanese-American concentration camp Minidoka with Photoshopped wind turbine shadows on top]()
Idaho’s ‘wind rush’ meets opposition outside a WWII prison camp
Friends of Minidoka say the Lava Ridge wind farm’s 400 turbines would disrespect a sacred memorial.
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![Marshall Islands' Climate Envoy Tina Stege reacts after speaking to intervene during an informal stocktaking session at the COP26 Climate Change Conference in Glasgow on November 12, 2021.]()
![Marshall Islands' Climate Envoy Tina Stege reacts after speaking to intervene during an informal stocktaking session at the COP26 Climate Change Conference in Glasgow on November 12, 2021.]()
Pacific Island nations want more renewable power. Climate financing may help.
Maui-based Mana Pacific is helping to give Pacific nations greater access to renewable energy infrastructure through collective buying power and resource sharing.
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![Pennsylvania Democratic Congressional candidate, state Rep. Summer Lee]()
![Pennsylvania Democratic Congressional candidate, state Rep. Summer Lee]()
Pennsylvania might really send an anti-fracking advocate to Congress
Summer Lee made environmental justice and a green transition a central part of her campaign.
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![The Sacred Maori mountain of Te Mata peak in the Hawkes bay of New Zealand.]()
![The Sacred Maori mountain of Te Mata peak in the Hawkes bay of New Zealand.]()
Using a board game to plan for a changing planet
For one Māori community, a board game sparked serious discussions about flood risk.
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![A man on a road with an orange standstorm in the background]()
![A man on a road with an orange standstorm in the background]()
How debt cancellation could help poor countries prepare for climate change
A new report calls on rich countries to provide immediate relief.
