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Environmental Justice and Economic Recovery
An American infrastructure revitalization program could put people to work while improving the efficiency and quality of our communities and economy.
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Reopening Mostly Erases Effects of Pandemic Reductions in CO2 Emissions
Although emissions temporarily dipped due to coronavirus, the numbers are bouncing back quickly as economies reopen.
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Density, Equity, and the History of Epidemics in New York City
The city’s economic success depends on its density. But density also allows contagious diseases to spread. Looking at how the city has managed this conflict in the past could shed light on what the future holds.
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Even During Lockdown, California Moves to Decarbonize Trucking
California’s Air Resource Board and governor deserve enormous credit for moving ahead even in the face of the worsening pandemic. It demonstrates leadership, vision and persistence.
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COVID-19’s Long-Term Effects on Climate Change—For Better or Worse
Changes in carbon emissions, individual behaviors, and government responses will have a big impact on the environment and our ability to combat climate change.
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Waste in the World of COVID-19
Single-use plastics are having a revival. Some of the changes have been brought on not by necessity, but by the powerful plastics lobby taking advantage of a time of crisis.
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When COVID-19 Quarantines Ancestral Andean Rituals
Virtual Indigenous ceremonies reveal the strong bond between mountain communities and their Inca roots.
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Coronavirus and Wildfires Combine to Pose Potential Threat to Indigenous Lives and Lands
But experts say it’s not too late to reduce the most serious effects of these compound issues.
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The Health Governance and Management Needs of the Global Economy
Action on pandemics, ecosystem destruction and climate change needs to be seen as part of a redefinition of national and global security.
