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He protested for the climate. Then he went to prison.
Donald Zepeda is terrified about the impacts of climate change, but he might be done risking arrest to get the public’s attention.
Republicans target climate lawsuits in Utah, Oklahoma
State legislators are pushing legislation to bar climate change lawsuits against the oil and gas industry.
California insurance risk skyrockets past Florida and Texas
The state insurer of last resort now has more than $700 billion in potential claims liability.
Global warming reaches 1.4 C after third-hottest year on record
The world will shoot past the Paris climate agreement’s lower target by 2030, data shows.
States urge Congress to go ‘back to basics’ on transportation funding
Their requests include fewer grant programs and more flexibility on how they can spend federal dollars.
UK locks in major offshore wind expansion
The 8.4 gigawatts contracted is enough to power 12 million homes.
Corporate budgets hold $1.3T of untapped climate capital
The World Benchmarking Alliance analyzed about 1,600 companies worldwide and found the median share of spending currently devoted to low-carbon projects is just 7 percent.
Nigeria targets $3B-a-year revenue from carbon trading
The government is seeking to tap emissions-reduction potential across the energy, agriculture, forestry, waste and industrial sectors.
How will climate change reshape the Winter Olympics?
With the Earth warming at a record rate, the list of locales that could reliably host a Winter Games will shrink substantially in the coming years, according to researchers.
Landslide in eastern Congo kills at least 13, leaves over 30 missing
Witnesses said the landslide followed several hours of intense rainfall and has cut off the main road between the major city of Goma and the provincial capital, Walikale.
