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ENCORE: Dead Heat: The Danger Of Home Power Shutoffs

July 3, 2026

Summer is here, temperatures are rising — and so are electric bills. That also means many Americans are facing a severely overlooked issue: power...

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Scorching Premiums: Climate Costs Hit Insurance Markets

August 1, 2025

Every year, hundreds of thousands of Americans experience destructive and deadly weather disasters, from storms to floods to wildfires. Human-caused...

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Biomimicry & Green Burial: Living and Dying with Nature in Mind

July 11, 2025

Nature can feel distant from our everyday lives. Maybe it’s a place we visit on the weekends, a getaway from the hustle and bustle, something “out...

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Dead Heat: The Danger Of Home Power Shutoffs

June 20, 2025

Summer is here, temperatures are rising — and so are electric bills. That also means many Americans are facing a severely overlooked issue: power...

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Even Old Houses Can Learn New Elec-Tricks

January 17, 2025

If we include personal cars, along with appliances like water heaters, stoves and furnaces, more than 40 percent of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions come...

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Unions You Wouldn't Expect Bargaining for Climate Action

August 9, 2024

Last year was the hottest in recorded history, and this summer, much of the United States has already experienced record-shattering heat waves. That...

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Killer Heat: Confronting Disproportionate Impacts on Women and Girls

June 9, 2023

Extreme heat kills more people per year than any other climate disaster. It preys on the poor, exacerbates racial inequalities, and there is a growing...