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Category: Policy & Politics

The political and public policy dimensions of climate change.

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Posted inCommentary

Opinion: Let’s free ourselves from the story of economic growth

Photo of a woman with dark curly hair smiling. by Nikayla Jefferson September 22, 2023September 22, 2023

A relentless focus on economic growth has ushered in the climate crisis. We need a better definition of well-being.

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Posted inPolicy & Politics

California’s climate disclosure bill could have a huge impact across the U.S.

by Andy Furillo, Capital & Main September 21, 2023September 21, 2023
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Posted inAudio

90% of U.S. counties had a weather disaster between 2011 and 2021

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Posted inInflation Reduction Act

The Inflation Reduction Act is reducing U.S. reliance on China

Dana Nuccitelli by Dana Nuccitelli September 20, 2023September 18, 2023
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Posted inClimate Personals

Adriana Carillo’s life’s work is to find migrants lost in the desert

by Yessenia Funes September 7, 2023September 7, 2023
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Posted inPolicy & Politics

Southerners slammed by rising temperatures, energy bills

An image of a woman with glasses smiling. by Cameron Oglesby September 6, 2023September 6, 2023
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Posted inPolicy & Politics

Dust Bowl redux?

by Daniel J. O’Brien and Devan Crane September 1, 2023September 6, 2023
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Posted inInterview

What it’s like to sue the government over climate change (she won)

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Proposed Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary to serve as living climate lab

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Posted inPolicy & Politics

Just how fast will clean energy grow in the U.S.?

Dana Nuccitelli by Dana Nuccitelli August 7, 2023August 10, 2023
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Posted inPolicy & Politics

In Brazil, the legal theory that could strip Indigenous peoples of their land

by Lyric Aquino, Grist August 1, 2023July 27, 2023
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Posted inAudio

Electric trucks could reduce air pollution, improve health

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