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Home buyouts raised N.Y. property values after historic flooding

Fri, 01/05/2024 - 6:10am
The state bought and razed or redeveloped damaged houses after Hurricane Sandy. But researchers stopped short of calling it gentrification.

Budget crunch threatens Maryland climate plans

Fri, 01/05/2024 - 6:09am
Gov. Wes Moore is floating a cap-and-invest system to raise money for climate programs amid a mounting budget deficit.

Environmental lawyers are worried about the new youth climate case

Fri, 01/05/2024 - 6:08am
Attorneys say the Supreme Court's conservative supermajority could use California kids' climate lawsuit against EPA to deny other environmentalists their day in court.

Saving the Panama Canal will take years and cost billions

Thu, 01/04/2024 - 6:11am
Parched conditions have crippled a waterway that handles $270 billion a year in global trade.

Native Hawaiian salt-makers combat climate change, pollution

Thu, 01/04/2024 - 6:10am
Born from the need to preserve fish and other meats, the process of turning seawater into salt can be slow and grueling.

Extreme cold grips Nordic countries, Russia; floods hit Western Europe

Thu, 01/04/2024 - 6:09am
Temperatures fell below minus 40 degrees in the Nordic region for a second day in a row.

Both sides are bracing for escalation in the war over ESG

Thu, 01/04/2024 - 6:08am
Conflict over corporate sustainability policies looks likely to resonate in Congress, courts and statehouses across the country.

Major New York offshore wind project cancels contract

Thu, 01/04/2024 - 6:07am
The developers expressed confidence that Empire Wind 2 could still proceed under different terms.

Oregon study bolsters case for planned forest fires

Thu, 01/04/2024 - 6:07am
Researchers say wildfire was historically much more common in the western Cascades — and that fire deserves a greater role in forest management

People who worry about floods move into high-risk homes. Here’s why.

Thu, 01/04/2024 - 6:06am
A Fannie Mae survey finds an "awareness gap" about the danger of flooding.

How weathered rocks can help the climate

Thu, 01/04/2024 - 6:05am
You don't need machines to pull carbon out of the sky when rocks can do it cheaper. But can it be scaled?

Trump leans into climate denialism

Thu, 01/04/2024 - 6:04am
The former president is doing little to temper his stance on climate change as he makes a third run for the White House, say experts and supporters.

Offshore wind powers US in climate milestone

Thu, 01/04/2024 - 6:03am
Vineyard Wind is now delivering electricity to New England, underscoring both the promise and risk of states looking to the ocean to green their power supply.

Germany’s coal phase-out plan is unrealistic, industry lobby chief says

Wed, 01/03/2024 - 6:15am
Two of Germany’s largest energy providers this week said they will keep some coal plants in service longer than previously expected, following a regulator’s decision to prohibit their closure.

Brazil’s farmers plan 2024 offensive in challenge to Lula

Wed, 01/03/2024 - 6:14am
The congressional agribusiness caucus, which counts roughly 60 percent of Brazilian lawmakers as members, will prioritize legislation to loosen environmental licensing rules and curb protections for Indigenous lands.

Climate change makes forecasting harder, says Australia’s ag chief

Wed, 01/03/2024 - 6:13am
The country's weather bureau has received criticism for its failure to notify residents in time about this week’s deadly thunderstorms following the landfall of ex-Tropical Cyclone Jasper in Queensland.

Global ESG debt set for tepid growth as high rates inhibit sales

Wed, 01/03/2024 - 6:12am
The slice of ESG bonds as a share of overall debt sales has shrunk the most in the U.S. as backlash and scrutiny from investors and Republican politicians mounts.

Russia-China partnership prompts new US Arctic strategy

Wed, 01/03/2024 - 6:11am
The Defense Department's senior official on the Arctic warns of rapid changes that will reshape security dynamics in the world's fastest-melting region.

Judge rebuffs DOJ bid to quash Juliana climate case

Wed, 01/03/2024 - 6:10am
Attorneys for the young activists behind the lawsuit say the case could move to trial as soon as this year. Environmental lawyers warned that the case could still draw unwelcome scrutiny from the conservative-dominated Supreme Court.

DOE docs: Carbon removal proposal bets on rare nuclear reactors

Wed, 01/03/2024 - 6:09am
Previously unreported plans for a major direct air capture hub raise concerns about using troubled reactors that don’t exist in the United States.

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