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A Guide to the Biden Administration’s All-of-Government Approach to Environmental Justice
How federal agencies can and will incorporate environmental justice into their operations.
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Study Calls for Home Battery Storage to Protect Vulnerable During Outages
Battery storage can help protect medically vulnerable households as extreme weather makes power outages more commonplace.
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How Exactly Does Carbon Dioxide Cause Global Warming?
CO2 molecules make up only a small percentage of the atmosphere, but their impact on our climate is huge. The reason comes down to physics and chemistry.
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Should the European Union Fix, Leave or Kill the Energy Charter Treaty?
The outdated treaty is an obstacle to addressing climate change. A legal expert weighs the pros and cons of several pathways around it.
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Angelica Patterson: The ‘Shotgun Scientist’ Studying How Forests Respond to Climate Change
The doctoral candidate tells us about her research and some the challenges of being a woman of color in the sciences.
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Allergy Seasons Are Worsening and Climate Change Is Playing a Significant Role
Pollen seasons are 20 days longer and present 21 percent more pollen than in 1990, according to a new study.
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Climate and COVID as Crises of Environmental Sustainability
Human technology and ingenuity have created a world of comfort, curiosity and creativity. But we have failed to account for their impacts on the systems that sustain the planet and in turn sustain human life.
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The U.S. Is Back in the Paris Agreement. Now What?
What progress has been made and what could change with the U.S.’s reentry?
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Class Determines Vulnerability to Catastrophic Glacial Flooding in Northwest Pakistan
A recent study illustrates how low-status residents are left behind at the frontlines of worsening glacial flooding.
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