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Climate Change is Weakening the Ocean Currents That Shape Weather on Both Sides of the Atlantic

The change in the main ocean heat pump could bring more heat waves to Europe, increase sea level rise in North America and force fish to move farther north.

By Bob Berwyn

As Deaths Surge, Scientists Study the Link Between Climate Change and Avalanches

Warmer Temperatures May Offer California Farmers a Rare Silver Lining: Fewer Frosts

Rolling waves in the sea at Woolacombe, North Devon, UK. Credit: Tim Graham/Getty Images

Politics & Policy

How Much Does Climate Change Cost? Biden Raises Carbon’s Dollar Value, but Not by Nearly Enough, Some Say

The administration temporarily increased the “social cost” of carbon, climate-concerned economists say the number is not nearly high enough to meet Paris goals.

By Marianne Lavelle

In Attacks on Environmental Advocates in Canada, a Disturbing Echo of Extremist Politics in the US

What’s On Interior’s To-Do List? A Full Plate of Public Lands Issues—and Trump Rollbacks—for Deb Haaland

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Justice

Baltimore Continues Incinerating Trash, Despite Opposition from its New Mayor and City Council

One environmental activist who’s been battling incinerators in the city for a decade has a new strategy: “starving the beast” through recycling and composting.

By Agya K. Aning

Urging Biden to Stop Line 3, Indigenous-Led Resistance Camps Ramp Up Efforts to Slow Construction

Why the Poor in Baltimore Face Such Crushing ‘Energy Burdens’

The smokestack of the Wheelabrator Incinerator is seen near Interstate 95 in Baltimore, Maryland, March 09, 2019. Credit: Eva Claire Hambach/AFP via Getty Images

Fossil Fuels

Maryland’s Capital City Joins a Long Line of Litigants Seeking Climate-Related Damages from the Fossil Fuel Industry

Historic Annapolis, with 17 miles of waterfront on the Chesapeake Bay, says it’s threatened by sea level rise and extensive, destructive flooding.

By David Hasemyer

How Does a Utility Turn a Net-Zero Vision into Reality? That’s What They’re Arguing About in Minnesota

A Decade Into the Fracking Boom, Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia Haven’t Gained Much, a Study Says

An aerial view from a drone shows the Maryland State House, on April 16, 2020 in Annapolis, Maryland. Credit: Mark Wilson/Getty Images

Clean Energy

A Clean Energy Milestone: Renewables Pulled Ahead of Coal in 2020

Low costs of wind and solar power helped renewables pass coal in electricity generation; gas remains the leader.

By Dan Gearino

How the Race for Renewable Energy is Reshaping Global Politics

Inside Clean Energy: The Right and Wrong Lessons from the Texas Crisis

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