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Cutting the high cost of urban shade
Urban heat islands are caused by too many buildings and not enough green space. Accordingly, a natural solution is to add greenery back into cities.
Extreme weather

Climate leadership, state to state

With a clean energy win accomplished in Washington, attention now turns to Oregon. Also: other states and cities show what climate leadership does and does not look like.

Only YOU can prevent forest fires – confront the climate arsonists.

30 years ago, it would have been much easier to tackle the causes of climate disruption. That was then.  30 years from now, they might remember the fiery September of 2018 as the turning point toward solutions, when leaders confronted the challenge head-on at a historic summit in California. Or they might be in hell, wondering why we blew it.  

The setting: climate crisis. The story: clean energy on the rise.

As we mark the second anniversary of the Paris climate accord, US cities and states are maintaining momentum to do our part for emissions reduction. 

Home Runs 4 Hurricane Recovery? Let's bill the perps instead

Let’s get real, baseball fans. We need a serious federal commitment to short-term and long-term recovery.

Turns out we don't take women storms seriously, either

A new study shows that hurricanes with female names can be deadlier than their male counterparts--because of the tendency to underestimate the power of women.

Meteorologist in a hurricane

The climate of coverage: news media on climate consequences

We need more from the media than rain-soaked newscasters reporting from hurricane regions to help audiences understand the climate crisis and what we can do solve it. 

Many reasons for hope, but also much to fear

Devastation in Puerto Rico, a major win against coal, hope, frustration, and more in our climate and clean energy news roundup.

On climate disruption, ending silence and heeding science

Breaking through Climate Silence  In the wake of Hurricane Harvey,

Hope under heavy skies

We're gaining momentum towards 100% clean energy. Here's how we're laying the groundwork, and what comes next.

I walked in to work today full of fire.

We, too, now live in a part of the world in which climate change, and its threats to our health and security, are an entirely personal matter.

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