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The steel sector is carbon-intensive. "Green steel" could be a game changer.

by Ali Budner
May 22, 2023
If you use renewable energy to make hydrogen and use the hydrogen to manufacture steel, the process would be friendlier to the environment.
Green hydrogen could be a way to wean raw steel production off coal, said Aaron Bergman of Resources for the Future. One barrier, though, is the limited supply of the substance.
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Growing pistachios is a tough business. Here's one couple's story.

by Lily Jamali
May 18, 2023
The Burchams own an orchard in Firebaugh, California. Like other pistachio farmers, they're grappling with a changing climate.
Klytia and Stephen Burcham own Gage Farms in Firebaugh, California. They have more than 18,000 pistachio trees on their orchard, which stretches over 114 acres.
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Biden administration seeks to boost carbon capture in power plants

by Lily Jamali
May 11, 2023
The goal is to remove 90% of industry emissions by 2035.
Biden's plan calls for power plants that burn coal and natural gas to be outfitted with systems that capture carbon. If released into the atmosphere, the carbon would contribute to climate change.
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Climate change is high on the agenda as the World Bank gets a new president

by Lily Jamali
May 2, 2023
The outgoing World Bank president has been accused of downplaying the risks of fossil fuels.
Former Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga, the U.S. nominee for the World Bank presidency, is expected to bring a new focus on climate change to the institution's programs.
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Big banks are succeeding at turning a profit, struggling to meet climate commitments

by Ali Budner
Apr 27, 2023
Two recent studies show the biggest banks are still not doing enough to meet the goals of the Paris Climate agreement.
If banks over-invest in fossil fuels, "They're going to suffer consequences in terms of profitability later on," said UC Santa Cruz professor Galina Hale.
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Amid dire climate change projections, a new book argues that hope still matters

by Amy Scott and Sarah Leeson
Apr 24, 2023
Well-known author Rebecca Solnit co-edited “Not Too Late,” which argues we shouldn't view climate change as a battle we've already lost.
"Not Too Late," said co-editor Rebecca Solnit, is "a toolbox to equip people with the ideas, the hope, the confidence, the context, to go out and do something."
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Climate change is making spring pothole season worse, stretching local government budgets

by Henry Epp
Apr 11, 2023
Filling them is a short-term fix.
Justin Benjamin, a crew leader with the public works department in Winooski, Vermont, tamps asphalt into a pothole on East Spring Street.
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California retailer weathers the storm of tech layoffs and a "climate pandemic"

by Nicholas Guiang
Mar 31, 2023
In the laid-back beach town of Santa Cruz, a local retailer adds wildfires and epic rain storms to the list of things to plan for.
Sonia McMoran consults her weather app to plan ahead for her store, above.
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Hurricane risk will grow in the coming decades, report warns

by Amy Scott
Mar 1, 2023
A new tool shows the likelihood of wind damage by property address.
Cleared lots were all that remained of some homes in Fort Myers Beach, Florida, in late January, months after Hurricane Ian ravaged the area.
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Genetically modified trees arrive in U.S. forests

by Sabri Ben-Achour , Erika Soderstrom and Alex Schroeder
Feb 28, 2023
The idea is that they'll be able to pull more carbon dioxide from the air than regular trees.
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