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Ford’s Jim Farley says Gen Z needs its own ‘Smokey Bear’ moment for the forest fire of AI paranoia, the jobs apocalypse and the skilled trades

“They get a little bit paranoid that AI might replace the job they might go to school for,” Ford executive Mark Truby told Fortune about his Gen Z sons.

By Nick LichtenbergSeptember 30, 2026
Asia’s boardrooms risk missing the biggest cost of climate change: human health
Asia’s boardrooms risk missing the biggest cost of climate change: human health
By Mitch NewSeptember 30, 2026
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Palantir CEO Alex Karp quietly purchased 37,000 acres of forests in Sweden—and locals found out when hunters lost leases to use the property
By Sasha RogelbergSeptember 30, 2026
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The bill has come due. But no one wants to pay for climate mitigation
By Stephanie WaltonSeptember 29, 2026
Jeff Bezos is giving $25 million to protect the Pacific—but his climate fund still has about $7 billion left to spend in four years
Jeff Bezos is giving $25 million to protect the Pacific—but his climate fund still has about $7 billion left to spend in four years
By Sydney LakeSeptember 30, 2026
Europe paid $113.5 billion more for energy since the Iran war, and gained not one extra barrel
Europe paid $113.5 billion more for energy since the Iran war, and gained not one extra barrel
By The Associated Press and Sam McNeilSeptember 29, 2026
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Hurricane Idalia gains speed as it bears down on Florida and the Southeastern coast
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Hurricane Idalia gains speed as it bears down on Florida and the Southeastern coast
By Chris MorrisAugust 29, 2023
  • Startup developing technology for sucking carbon from air just sold to a Warren Buffett-backed oil giant for $1.1 billion
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    Startup developing technology for sucking carbon from air just sold to a Warren Buffett-backed oil giant for $1.1 billion
    By Kevin Crowley and BloombergAugust 15, 2023
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Ron DeSantis tells Floridians to make their ‘final preparations’ before Hurricane Idalia arrives with winds up to 120 mph
By Laura Bargfeld and The Associated PressAugust 29, 2023
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Ron DeSantis declares state of emergency in 46 counties as Hurricane Idalia nears, warns of ‘major impact’
By The Associated PressAugust 28, 2023
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Hawaiian Electric admits its power lines started the Maui wildfire but says the fire department declared mission accomplished too soon
By Jennifer McDermott and The Associated PressAugust 28, 2023
An employee manufactures copper wires at a factory in Huai’an, Jiangsu Province, China, June 2023.
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Oil’s historic price surge in 2008 will look like ‘child’s play’ compared with the expected copper boom by 2025, Citi says
By Will DanielAugust 28, 2023
A record heat wave has boiled the U.S. southwest this year, exposing workers to health risks.
Health
Record high temperatures shine spotlight on the rising risk of death and injury for workers toiling in extreme heat
By Gabe Stern and The Associated PressAugust 28, 2023
  • ‘I heard buzz, buzz’: Downed power lines are a prime suspect in at least some of Maui’s devastating wildfires
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    ‘I heard buzz, buzz’: Downed power lines are a prime suspect in at least some of Maui’s devastating wildfires
    By Jennifer McDermott, Bernard Condon, Michael Biesecker and The Associated PressAugust 15, 2023
Linemen work on poles Aug. 13, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii, following a deadly wildfire that caused heavy damage days earlier.
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A utility company’s decrepit power lines may have sparked deadly blaze in Maui
By Jennifer McDermott, Bernard Condon, Michael Biesecker and The Associated PressAugust 28, 2023
Hurricane forming near Florida has ‘risk of rapid intensification’ as emergency declared in more than 30 counties
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Hurricane forming near Florida has ‘risk of rapid intensification’ as emergency declared in more than 30 counties
By Brian K. Sullivan and BloombergAugust 27, 2023
‘Chief heat officer’: Extreme heat is forcing authorities to consider new worker protections amid rising deaths and injuries
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‘Chief heat officer’: Extreme heat is forcing authorities to consider new worker protections amid rising deaths and injuries
By Gabe Stern and The Associated PressAugust 27, 2023
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Horse people are furious over the Park Service proposal that could throw mustangs out of Theodore Roosevelt National Park
By Jack Dura and The Associated PressAugust 26, 2023
If companies had to pay for their carbon emissions, nearly half their profits would evaporate, study finds
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If companies had to pay for their carbon emissions, nearly half their profits would evaporate, study finds
By Seth Borenstein and The Associated PressAugust 25, 2023
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    ‘The gods are angry’: How climate change is reshaping one of the world’s oldest religions from bliss to punishment
    By David L. Haberman and The ConversationAugust 15, 2023
Hawaii’s politicians are desperately trying to get tourists back after deadly wildfires: ‘Please consider South Maui’
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Hawaii’s politicians are desperately trying to get tourists back after deadly wildfires: ‘Please consider South Maui’
By Nicholas GordonAugust 25, 2023
Items in Shein-labeled packaging.
Retail
Shein and Forever 21 are combining forces to expand their reach—the deal is a win for fast fashion, but a loss for the environment
By Paige HagyAugust 24, 2023
Governments pledged to end fossil fuel subsidies. Instead, they’ve doubled down since 2020, hitting record $1.3 trillion
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Governments pledged to end fossil fuel subsidies. Instead, they’ve doubled down since 2020, hitting record $1.3 trillion
By Bloomberg and Leslie KaufmanAugust 24, 2023
Susanna Gellert
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How Vermont’s oldest professional theater company survived a flood, a $450,000 rehab project and put on ‘Singin’ in the Rain’
By Lisa Rathke and The Associated PressAugust 24, 2023
Octopus Garden
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The ‘Octopus Garden’ is real and it’s an ingenious way to use an extinct volcano ‘hot tub’ for quick egg-hatching
By Christina Larson and The Associated PressAugust 24, 2023
U.S. ambassador to Japan will publicly eat Fukushima fish in a show of support amid radioactive water release outrage
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U.S. ambassador to Japan will publicly eat Fukushima fish in a show of support amid radioactive water release outrage
By Chloe TaylorAugust 24, 2023
There’s no such thing as a ‘climate haven’ away from disaster risks as national emergencies multiply
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There’s no such thing as a ‘climate haven’ away from disaster risks as national emergencies multiply
By Julie Arbit, Brad Bottoms, Earl Lewis and The ConversationAugust 23, 2023
Our old fridges and air conditioners are still emitting super pollutants–and their climate impact is equal to the emissions of the entire country of Switzerland
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Our old fridges and air conditioners are still emitting super pollutants–and their climate impact is equal to the emissions of the entire country of Switzerland
By Megesh TiwariAugust 23, 2023
A dollar bill on fire
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The costs of extreme heat, at least $100B a year, will rise to staggering levels, says the former Fed economist who’s so influential they named a recession indicator after her
By Paige HagyAugust 22, 2023
Milton Friedman poses next to a bust of himself
Finance
How America’s hotbed of progressive economics borrowed from Milton Friedman to pressure the ultrawealthy on climate change
By Irina IvanovaAugust 22, 2023
Kansas City Public Schools sends students home early because of the ‘intense heat wave’
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Kansas City Public Schools sends students home early because of the ‘intense heat wave’
By Chris MorrisAugust 22, 2023
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket tests in Texas are emitting so much methane you can see it from space
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Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket tests in Texas are emitting so much methane you can see it from space
By Zachary R. Mider and BloombergAugust 21, 2023
California braces for ‘life-threatening flooding’ and up to $2 billion in damage and loss from Tropical Storm Hilary
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California braces for ‘life-threatening flooding’ and up to $2 billion in damage and loss from Tropical Storm Hilary
By Brian K. Sullivan and BloombergAugust 20, 2023
Hurricane Hilary has Southern California preparing for first tropical storm in 84 years: ‘A whole summer and fall amount of rain coming in probably 6 to 12 hours’
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Hurricane Hilary has Southern California preparing for first tropical storm in 84 years: ‘A whole summer and fall amount of rain coming in probably 6 to 12 hours’
By Ignacio Martinez, Julie Watson and The Associated PressAugust 19, 2023
FEMA has paid Maui fire survivors $4 million so far—and overall damage in the area could top $3 billion
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FEMA has paid Maui fire survivors $4 million so far—and overall damage in the area could top $3 billion
By Ken Sweet, Mae Anderson and The Associated PressAugust 18, 2023
Hawaii residents fear ‘climate gentrification’ after devastating Maui fires cause $3.2B in property losses
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Hawaii residents fear ‘climate gentrification’ after devastating Maui fires cause $3.2B in property losses
By Isabella O'Malley, Jennifer McDermott and The Associated PressAugust 18, 2023
SpaceX delays rocket launch as tropical storm approaches California for the first time in 84 years
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SpaceX delays rocket launch as tropical storm approaches California for the first time in 84 years
By The Associated PressAugust 18, 2023
Two women hug and a man looks on with a highway in the background.
Environment
Hawaii’s governor wants to suspend the housing market ‘to make sure that no one is victimized from a land grab’
By Bobby Caina Calvan, Christopher Weber, Jennifer Sinco Kelleher and The Associated PressAugust 17, 2023
Section of the SUNOCO Mariner II East Pipeline construction in Exton, PA.
Environment
Gas industry activity linked to asthma, and rare cancer in children in ‘bombshell’ report
By Marc Levy and The Associated PressAugust 16, 2023
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