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Climate crisis
Hurricane risk will grow in the coming decades, report warns
by
Amy Scott
Mar 1, 2023
A new tool shows the likelihood of wind damage by property address.
New carbon capture methods offer hopeful outlook for addressing climate change
by
Amy Scott
and Sarah Leeson
Feb 20, 2023
One startup's method relies on the same natural process that pulls CO2 out of the air to create limestone.
A battered world economy faces a "polycrisis"
Jan 11, 2023
The World Economic Forum's new report identifies a long list of interconnected economic threats that could feed off of and worsen each other. But there is a caveat.
What does it take to lift a house? A lot of money, sweat and hydraulic jacks.
by
Amy Scott
Jan 9, 2023
The business of elevating homes is growing as sea-level rise and wetter storms increase flood risk in many parts of the country.
French entrepreneurs look to agriculture and forestry for the future of aviation fuel
Dec 28, 2022
One company says it can make sustainable aviation fuel using beets, sugar cane and forestry waste.
After a holiday marked by power failures, what's being done to ensure the lights stay on?
by
Lily Jamali
Dec 27, 2022
Experts say the country needs more transmission lines to move power from where it’s being generated to where it’s needed.
To fund climate-friendly agriculture, farmers seek financial support from restaurants
by
Rae Solomon
Nov 28, 2022
Some restaurants have joined an effort to support regenerative farming with a 1% charge on sales.
For public good, not for profit.
In Ilulissat, Greenland, fast climate changes are altering a way of life — for better and worse
Nov 25, 2022
As icebergs melt, fishing with sled dogs on sturdy winter glaciers is no longer safe. But the retreating ice also means bigger catches of fish.
A Southern California town reckons with its disappearing beaches
Nov 21, 2022
One sign of erosion: The rail tracks that run along the beach south of San Clemente are in danger of sliding into the ocean.
Are current climate initiatives unfair to developing nations?
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Richard Cunningham
Nov 17, 2022
Rahul Tongia of the Brookings Institution argues that a swift, large-scale energy transition is unrealistic for poor countries, and unnecessary.