Nonprofits to receive billions of dollars for clean energy projects
This week, the Joe Biden administration announced that $20 billion from the Inflation Reduction Act, the 2022 climate law, will go to eight nonprofits around the country to fund clean energy projects....
View ArticleSustainable jet fuel costs twice as much as fossil fuel. New federal...
The Joe Biden administration has issued guidelines for a tax credit aimed at promoting greener aviation fuel — specifically jet fuel made from ethanol, which is made from corn, and biofuels made from...
View ArticleU.S. banks remain the world’s largest funders of fossil fuels
There’s a really good chance that your bank is financing the oil and gas industry. Last year, JPMorgan Chase was once again the number one fossil fuel financier in the world, according to the 15th...
View ArticleThe Mexico City water crisis, explained
Mexico City is in the midst of a water crisis. Some experts have predicted the metropolitan region, which boasts the highest population of any metro area in North America at nearly 22 million people,...
View ArticleAre we in the midst of a climate housing bubble?
Twenty years ago Dave Burt was working at BlackRock, the big investment firm, when he started worrying about the health of the U.S. housing market. This was in the midst of a housing boom, when...
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Nanobubbles help this lakeside cope with toxic algae — and the changing climate
It’s been 15 years since Danny Taylor last visited Lake Elsinore. He said the water was “brown [and] smelly.” He has family nearby and has been in the area, but skipped lakeside visits. “I just never...
View ArticleSome electric grids may feel the heat this summer
In the Southwestern United States, the weather forecast is hot this week — we’re talking about highs of 104 or 105 in parts of Arizona and Southern California. We should probably get used to those...
View ArticleHe assesses climate risk on the housing market, and he wants your attention
Nearly half of all homes in the United States are at risk of “severe or extreme” damage from events like flooding, high winds and wildfire, Realtor.com estimates. And rising insurance costs — in part...
View ArticleHeat waves are a drain on the economy. And they’re getting worse.
It’s only mid-June, and huge swaths of the country are already experiencing — or bracing for — major heat waves. More than 70 million Americans are under extreme heat alerts, and temperatures in parts...
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Composting is good for the planet. Why don’t more cities do it?
On a shady street in Baltimore, Maryland, a white electric van pulled up to the curb. A sign on the back read “Caution: youth working.” Sylvia Laciny, 21, hopped out, found a green bucket waiting for...
View ArticleAs more Floridians turn to state’s insurer of last resort, it seeks to raise...
If you want to see the impact of climate change on this economy, there are lots of places to look. One is the way the heat affects businesses and workers, as many Americans are being affected this...
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Climate change forces third-generation fisherman to rethink this year
Every June, fisherman Scott Hawkins and his small crew set sail from a marina in San Diego and travel hundreds of miles, scouring the water for a good catch of albacore tuna. It can take hours or days...
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Female fire crew in Colorado clears a path for women in wildland firefighting
In the mountains of western Colorado, Raechelle Seil was getting ready to start her workday, unpacking her chainsaw and other tools next to a large pile of branches and brush. “I was working an office...
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In Massachusetts, land preservation is a waiting game
Edith Wislocki points across hay and bright yellow flowers waving in the wind. “This is the meadow that could be dramatically changed and this is the reason,” she said, pointing to a road along one...
View ArticleIs paying farmers to conserve Colorado River water worth the cost?
During the growing season on Leslie Hagenstein’s ranch near Pinedale, Wyoming, water typically flows in and the fields come to life. But last season, her fields were desolate. “Last year, it looks...
View ArticleHalfway through 2024, is the global power sector on track for lower emissions?
Early this year, energy analysts at Ember, a clean energy think tank in the United Kingdom, made a bold statement: The world’s power sector has officially passed peak greenhouse gas emissions, meaning...
View ArticleHeat waves are becoming more intense. What will it mean for people and places?
In early summer, large swaths of the U.S. were hit by an extreme heat wave which caused temperatures to reach into the upper 90s in some parts of the Midwest and Northeast. 2023 was the hottest year...
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Rising sea level will affect 2 million in U.S. by 2050, analysis finds
When a particularly high tide lands on a beach in northern Los Angeles County, there is no dry sand left to stand on. It’s named Broad Beach, even though it has been disappearing steadily for decades....
View ArticleThe EPA will dole out $4.3 billion to cut greenhouse gas emissions over the...
The EPA will dole out $4.3 billion from the Inflation Reduction Act to cut pollution and combat climate change over the next six years. Hundreds of local municipalities, states and tribes applied to...
View ArticleIs extreme heat changing where people live and work in the U.S.?
While the country is in the middle of yet another heat wave, “Marketplace Morning Report” is taking a closer look at how climate influences long-term patterns of where people live and work in the...
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