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Who’s behind the destruction of the Brazilian Cerrado?
Some of the world’s largest pension funds bet big on Brazilian farmland. Communities - and the climate - are paying the price.
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Black families passed their homes from one generation to the next
Now they may be lost.
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‘Cultural resources are not a renewable thing for us.'
The West’s largest green energy storage project would destroy a Yakama sacred site. Now, the nation is fighting back.
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Hog farmers in North Carolina are praying their poop lagoons hold through Florence
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When the Heat Is Unbearable but There’s Nowhere to Go
Winner - Front Page Award in category “Best Investigative Magazine Feature” and Association for Journalists and Authors Award in the category “ Writing for Social Change” / Finalist - Victor K. McElheny Award in science journalism
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They’re Supposed to Be Socially Conscious Investors. Why Are They Funding the War on Gaza?
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Missing Forests Are Messing With Climate Targets
Countries are using forests to pad their climate commitments. New satellite images might call their bluff.
Features
In Gaza, Scanning the Sky for Stars, Not Drones - Undark
Winner, OneWorld Media Award in the category “Best International Feature”/ Finalist for the National Association of Science Writers Award
The Cerrado, the World’s Most Biodiverse Tropical Savannah, Is in Peril - Audubon Magazine
A just transition for farmworkers - High Country News
Portland community leaders bring the heat to building standards - High Country News
Straddling the tides - Biographic
In Cape Cod, New Efforts to Coexist With Sharks - Undark
Climate Solutions
Air Conditioning Has a Big Climate Impact. This New Technology Could be a Game Changer - Time Magazine
The Small Change Hospitals Can Make for a Big Climate Impact - Time Magazine
From Scooters to Microtransit, Cities Are Embracing Alternatives to Short Car Trips - Time Magazine
Why Investing in Libraries Is a Climate Justice Issue - High Country News
Coffee as we know it is in danger. Can we breed a better cup? - Vox
Restaura Cerrado: Saving Brazil’s savanna by reseeding and restoring it - Mongabay
The simple, yet elusive, key to fighting the climate crisis: more trees - Fast Company
Investigations
Part 1: When the heat is unbearable but there’s nowhere to go - High Country News/Type Investigations
Winner - Front Page Award in category “Best Investigative Magazine Feature” and Association for Journalists and Authors Award in the category “ Writing for Social Change” / Finalist - Victor K. McElheny Award in science journalism
Part 2: The Climate Crisis Is Pushing Washington’s Prisons to the Brink - High Country News/Type Investigations
Black families passed their homes from one generation to the next. Now they may be lost - the Guardian
Greenwashing: Is this Brazil paper company sustainable? - Deutsche Welle
Divided by mining: Vale’s new rail track fractures an Amazon Indigenous group - Mongabay
News and Analysis
Green Fuels Are Accelerating Shipping Decarbonization - Time Magazine
Snowless Winters Are Already Here - the Atlantic
How New York Could Help Save Forests Around the World - The News Republic
Missing Forests Are Messing With Climate Targets - WIRED
Geoengineering’s Gender Problem Could Put the Planet at Risk - WIRED
Phoenix is trying to fight deadly heat — and we should all take note - Vice News
Gillibrand’s climate plan ignores cities - New York City and State
New York’s lawsuit against Exxon Mobil has begun, here’s what it could mean - New York City and State
