Climate Regulation
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![Man in yellow boots in floodwater]()
![Man in yellow boots in floodwater]()
Atmospheric rivers are battering California. Why don’t residents have flood insurance?
High costs, “disaster fatigue,” and regulatory gaps are all preventing Californians from getting the protection they need.
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Bitcoin mining uses a lot of energy. The US government is about to find out how much.
A new federal initiative will shed light on the opaque and rapidly growing cryptocurrency mining industry.
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![Houses and the governor's mansion in San Juan, Puerto Rico]()
![Houses and the governor's mansion in San Juan, Puerto Rico]()
As states slash rooftop solar incentives, Puerto Rico extends them
A year after California gutted how much households are paid for excess solar power, Puerto Rico is preserving its net metering program to foster clean energy and resilience.
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![Two boys stand on a rooftop to survey the flooding that inundated a vast swath of downtown Montpelier, Vermont on Tuesday, July 11, 2023.]()
![Two boys stand on a rooftop to survey the flooding that inundated a vast swath of downtown Montpelier, Vermont on Tuesday, July 11, 2023.]()
A Superfund for climate change? States consider a new way to make Big Oil pay.
Vermont joins three others in trying to make the fossil fuel industry finance climate action.
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Human Rights Watch blames Louisiana regulators for low birth weights in Cancer Alley
In the most polluted areas, a quarter of babies are born underweight. The watchdog group wants the EPA to intervene.
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![A plastic factory with foliage in the foreground]()
![A plastic factory with foliage in the foreground]()
A Louisiana court just revived plans for the country’s biggest plastics plant
If Formosa's megaproject goes through, it could more than triple cancer risk in parts of St. James Parish.
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![A mobile FEMA information center in Fort Myers following Hurricane Ian in 2022.]()
![A mobile FEMA information center in Fort Myers following Hurricane Ian in 2022.]()
FEMA to overhaul its disaster aid system after decades of criticism
The agency will offer upfront cash payments to disaster survivors and slash some of its infamous red tape.
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![Photo of silhouetted office employees walking with briefcases.]()
Companies are hiding their climate progress. A new report explains why.
In a twist, the greenest companies are talking about their climate efforts the least.
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![Green trees and water and green marsh grass along Georgia coastline.]()
![Green trees and water and green marsh grass along Georgia coastline.]()
Advocates in Georgia call for better protections for salt marshes, a key carbon sink
Proposed changes to current law spur call for an overhaul.
