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![President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump stand behind podiums on the left, and behind them is a large blue screen with the words]()
![President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump stand behind podiums on the left, and behind them is a large blue screen with the words]()
Climate change got a question in the presidential debate. It didn’t get much of an answer.
Biden alluded to the Inflation Reduction Act, while Trump went on an incoherent rant about "H2O."
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![President-elect of Mexico Claudia Sheinbaum stands at a podium during a press conference at the Palacio Nacional in Mexico City on June 10, 2024.]()
![President-elect of Mexico Claudia Sheinbaum stands at a podium during a press conference at the Palacio Nacional in Mexico City on June 10, 2024.]()
Can Claudia Sheinbaum solve Mexico’s water crisis?
The country’s incoming president made water her “main concern” when she was mayor of Mexico City.
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![Seven men in suits and two women in pantsuits walk in the same direction across some gray cobblestones with seven world flags behind them]()
![Seven men in suits and two women in pantsuits walk in the same direction across some gray cobblestones with seven world flags behind them]()
Food’s climate footprint was once again MIA at global talks
At the G7 summit and Bonn climate conference, world leaders failed to discuss "the cow in the room."
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![Photo of a group of people in hard hats working in a dry landscape]()
![Photo of a group of people in hard hats working in a dry landscape]()
The American Climate Corps officially kicks off
This month, the nation will deploy 9,000 people to help guide the country toward a cleaner future.
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![A misty field with an industrial installation on the edge.]()
![A misty field with an industrial installation on the edge.]()
Pennsylvania landowners could be forced to accept carbon dioxide burial on their land
Environmentalists fear leaks, explosions, earthquakes and more from a carbon capture bill with bipartisan support.
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![A line of migrants sleeps in a sliver of shade provided by the border wall separating the US and Mexico.]()
![A line of migrants sleeps in a sliver of shade provided by the border wall separating the US and Mexico.]()
Biden’s border restrictions are stranding climate migrants in extreme heat
Many people seeking asylum are fleeing climate disasters. Biden's latest border move puts them even more at risk.
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![Employees work on a school bus on the assembly line at Blue Bird Corporation's manufacturing facility in Fort Valley, Ga.]()
![Employees work on a school bus on the assembly line at Blue Bird Corporation's manufacturing facility in Fort Valley, Ga.]()
A labor win at Georgia school bus factory shows a worker-led EV transition is possible
Where federal dollars and green jobs are flowing, unions see an opportunity to organize the right-to-work South.
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![Construction crews restore a beach in Daytona Beach Shores, Florida, following erosion from Hurricanes Ian and Nicole.]()
![Construction crews restore a beach in Daytona Beach Shores, Florida, following erosion from Hurricanes Ian and Nicole.]()
The homeowner mutiny leaving Florida cities defenseless against hurricanes
The government is refusing to restore eroded beaches in coastal Florida counties unless homeowners agree to one condition: public access.
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![Photo of Ron DeSantis holding a finger up next to a flag]()
![Photo of Ron DeSantis holding a finger up next to a flag]()
DeSantis says he’s ‘restoring sanity’ by erasing climate change from Florida laws
While Floridians suffered through record heat, DeSantis signed legislation keeping "windmills off our beaches."
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![Photo of a worker digging into the ground in a muddy area]()
![Photo of a worker digging into the ground in a muddy area]()
The American Climate Corps will get people into green jobs. Can it help their mental health too?
Most young people aren’t sure how to take action. Biden’s program could provide much-needed structure.
