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New York Climate Activists Urge Gov. Hochul to Sign ‘Superfund’ Bill

Scores occupied a reception room near the governor’s office and pressed her to sign legislation shifting the burden of climate adaptation from taxpayers to fossil fuel companies.

By Jake Bolster

The Jennings Creek wildfire burned over 5,000 acres across New York and New Jersey and took 14 days to contain. Credit: Kena Betancur/Getty Images

New York Isn’t Ready to Fight More Wildfires

By Nathan Porceng, New York Focus

Decline of Reflective Low Clouds May Have Contributed to Recent Record Heat

By Bob Berwyn

Senate Democrats Push to Ease Process for Disaster Housing Aid

By Marianne Lavelle

A vendor sells ice as people try to stay cool during a heatwave on June 19 in Newark, New Jersey. Credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images

New Jersey Is the Latest State to Consider Heat Protections for Workers

By Emilie Lounsberry

Droughts in Brazil and Vietnam Are Driving up Global Coffee Prices

By Kiley Price

In Parts of New York City, a Vexing Mix of Stormwater and Sewage Have Made Flooding the ‘New Normal’

By Lauren Dalban

California Water Experts Prepare for Climate Whiplash

By Liza Gross

Firefighters with the North Fork Fire Protection District add water to burned townhomes on Jan. 1, 2022 after the Marshall Fire swept through Superior, Colo. Credit: Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images

Insurance Insiders Say Regulation and Mitigation Can Keep the Industry from Retreating in Colorado

By Tim Drugan

Climate Change ‘Burnout’ Is Taking Its Toll

By Nina Dietz

Lawmakers Grill ReBuild NC’s Director Over Performance Lapses and Budget Shortfalls

By Lisa Sorg

Grassroots Hurricane Relief Efforts Fight Disinformation, Slow Bureaucracies and More Frequent Catastrophes

By Keerti Gopal

A woman walks along a flooded street on Nov. 2 in Valencia, Spain, after heavy rain hit large parts of the country. Scientists attributed the unprecedented flooding event to the rise in global average temperatures. Credit: Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images

What the Earth’s Recent Heat Uptick Could Mean for the Climate Fight

Interview by Jenni Doering, Living on Earth

In a Parched US, Human-Triggered Wildfires Are Poised to Thrive

By Kiley Price

In Hurricane-Battered Florida, Voters Cast Ballots Amid Wind and Flood Damage

By Amy Green

Climate Change Has Dangerously Supercharged Fires, Hurricanes, Floods and Heat Waves. Why Didn’t It Come Up More in the Presidential Campaign?

By Kiley Bense, Georgina Gustin, Liza Gross, Marianne Lavelle, Phil McKenna

As Extreme Weather Disrupts Voting, Could Universal Mail-in Ballots Be a Climate Solution?

By Kiley Price

After Disasters, Whites Gain Wealth, While People of Color Lose, Research Shows

By Amy Green

Psychotropic Medications and High Heat Don’t Mix

By Nina Dietz

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