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People waiting in a Houston hospital
Health

Texas hospitals are overwhelmed with people suffering from heat-related illnesses—’this wasn’t as big a problem five or 10 years ago’

By Juan Lozano, Terry Spencer and The Associated Press
July 12, 2024
 A sacred 13,000-year-old tree faces off with a California real-estate development
Success

 A sacred 13,000-year-old tree faces off with a California real-estate development

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July 12, 2024
car submerged in flood water
Environment

FEMA is denying requests for aid as relief fund runs dry amid record number of costly disasters

By Shruti Date Singh and Bloomberg
July 12, 2024
Google CEO Sundar Pichai testifies before the House Judiciary Committee at the Rayburn House Office Building on December 11, 2018 in Washington, DC.
Environment

Google unceremoniously dropped its promise of carbon neutrality, with emissions rising nearly 50% over the last five years

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July 10, 2024
The Temple of Concordia in the Valley of the Temples, Sicily.
Environment

Sicily’s summer drought is so acute this year that it’s drying up lakes and forcing cities to turn away tourists because they don’t have enough water

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July 10, 2024
Extreme heat kills more people in the U.S. than hurricanes, floods, and tornadoes combined. We need a federal heat standard to protect workers
Commentary

Extreme heat kills more people in the U.S. than hurricanes, floods, and tornadoes combined. We need a federal heat standard to protect workers

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July 9, 2024
cruise ship docked at port
Lifestyle

Alaska’s capital, with a population of 32,000, could ban cruise ships on Saturdays as tourists can spike to 18,000 a day

By Becky Bohrer and The Associated Press
July 7, 2024
worker in plant nursery
Environment

Florida farmers turn to an ancient tree from India as the state’s once-famous citrus industry dries up

By Freida Frisaro and The Associated Press
July 6, 2024
people swimming in the Seine River
Features

The Seine River, the romantic lifeblood of Paris, is set to reopen for swimming after 100 years. But its cursed clean-up is a lesson for future Olympics

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July 6, 2024
Biden proposes new workplace rule to protect workers from heat injuries as millions of Americans suffer blistering temperatures
Politics

Biden proposes new workplace rule to protect workers from heat injuries as millions of Americans suffer blistering temperatures

By Suman Naishadham and The Associated Press
July 3, 2024
Weather map of a hurricane
Environment

This is the earliest we’ve ever seen a Cat 4 hurricane—and the season’s just getting started

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July 1, 2024
superyacht moored at marina
Environment

Superyachts aren’t just for the super-rich: Hundreds of scientists have used them for ocean research

By Laurel Chor and Bloomberg
June 30, 2024
Farmer rakes hey in a cow pen.
Environment

Forget carbon taxes on cars—Denmark is charging farmers a $100 ‘burp tax’ per cow

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June 26, 2024
Two NYPD police officers detain a pro-Palestinian activist whose face is hidden by a keffiyeh.
Finance

‘We have to keep our cool,’ Citi management tells workers as climate and antiwar protests outside HQ reach a fever pitch

By Bloomberg and Alastair Marsh
June 26, 2024
Housing insurance is melting down in several property markets as climate change renders old assumptions obsolete
Commentary

Housing insurance is melting down in several property markets as climate change renders old assumptions obsolete

By Spencer Glendon and Barney Schauble
June 26, 2024

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