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How California can recover from wildfires without leaving its most vulnerable behind
A new study has found that California’s disaster response excludes at-risk communities.
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Biofuels are a controversial climate solution. Could they still help save the planet?
Two recent studies add fresh evidence to both sides of an age-old debate.
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How apocalyptic this fire season is — in 1 flaming chart
Western fires are breaking records, and the season isn't close to over.
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How SUVs conquered the world — at the expense of its climate
Exclusive new emissions analysis shows how much more dangerous for the climate SUVs are than smaller vehicles, and how embedded they have become in our lives
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Portuguese youth are suing 33 countries over the climate crisis
Ground-breaking crowdfunded case demands that states make more ambitious emissions cuts
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House Democrats demand climate be ‘centerpiece’ of 2020 presidential debates
In 2016, debate moderators did not ask a single question about the climate crisis. Dozens of lawmakers want to make sure that doesn’t happen again.
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Emissions from airplanes nearly doubled in two decades
The coronavirus pandemic is likely to be a hiccup in the aviation industry’s upward trajectory.
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Wildfires are getting worse. Will forests start to burn themselves out?
Scientists are racing to understand how the relationship between forests and fire is changing on a warming planet.
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How air conditioning could keep everyone cool without cooking the planet
In a hotter world, people will need more cooling. But as more cooling appliances are installed, Earth will get hotter.
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How climate change fuels California’s biggest fires
Climate change is quite literally adding fuel to the flames of California's wildfires.
