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Americans’ Climate Migration Has Begun
The first generation of climate migrants tries to cling to the places they call home, but bureaucrats, wallets, and an overheating planet have the final say.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
How to De-Develop in an Age of Fire and Flood
Much is riding on how Americans approach new development and managed retreat as the climate crisis worsens over the next decade.
Posted inPolitics
Republicans Play a Deadly Game on Climate
The bipartisan infrastructure bill grinds to a halt, and with it, nearly $50 billion in resilience funding.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
A New Deal Jobs Program Returns in Biden’s Infrastructure Plan
One provision of the American Jobs Plan would devote $10 billion to creating a Civilian Climate Corps.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Four More Years of Trump Would Be an Environmental ‘Fiasco’
The administration has established a record of protecting polluters and undermining regulation.
Posted inCoronavirus
Unsanitized: COVID Disaster Hurting Response to Other Disasters
Plus, will there be a relief bill? This is The COVID-19 Daily Report for August 24, 2020.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Warren Buffett Is Not the Answer to California’s Energy Grid Problems
Governor Gavin Newsom has floated that America’s billionaire should buy PG&E. Here’s why that’s a bad idea.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Private Utility Companies Keep Merging and Merging
A reported deal between PPL and Avangrid would create an East Coast energy giant with over 13 million customers. That could be bad for ratepayers, and the climate.