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Kate Yoder
Management
The states where climate progress is on the ballot
Getting laws passed is one thing. Protecting them from Republican opposition is another.
Management
How hot weather can tamper with your words
As a heat wave continues to impact many parts of the Midwest and Northeast, a new study finds that politicians tend to use shorter words in speeches on hot days.
Infrastructure
Florida is about to erase climate change from most of its laws
The state is spending big on adapting to sea level rise, but Republicans don't want to name the cause.
Finance
Big Oil faces a flood of climate lawsuits—and they’re moving closer to trial
A quarter of Americans now live in cities and states taking companies to court over lying to the public.
Management
Washington’s key climate law is under attack
In 2023, the state’s Climate Commitment Act generated more than $2 billion for projects to clean up transportation, shift to clean energy and help communities adapt to the effects of a changing climate. But this fall, voters will get a chance to shut it all down.
Finance
Washington’s cap on carbon is raising billions for climate action. Can it survive the backlash?
A repeal initiative blaming the state's climate law for higher gas prices could wind up on the ballot in November.
Infrastructure
Where is noise pollution the worst? Redlined neighborhoods.
Nearly all of them are subject to noise levels linked with hearing loss, a study shows.
Infrastructure
Where are the best 'climate havens' in the U.S.? Wherever you build them.
A refuge isn't something nature hands us, but something we have to create ourselves.
Infrastructure
Earth is getting extra salty, an ‘existential threat’ to freshwater supplies
Salt pollution, like that used to make roads safer after snow or ice storms, is contaminating the nation's water supplies and corroding underground pipes. States are exploring salt alternatives to combat the “existential threat to our freshwater."
Management
Hear that? It’s the sound of leaf blower bans.
As restrictions spread, neighborhoods are getting quieter—and cleaner.
Management
In Their Fight Against Big Oil, Cities Turn to Laws That Took Down Mobsters
The use of RICO laws could be the start of a new wave of climate lawsuits and a sign that cities and states are trying to learn from the successes and failures of the tobacco and opioid litigation movements.
Featured eBooks
Management
How Washington Raised $300 Million for Climate Action From Polluters
The state's first "cap-and-invest" auction nearly doubled the price of carbon recently sold in California.
Infrastructure
The Push to Ban New Gas Stations is Coming to Los Angeles
L.A., the capital of car culture, could be the first big city to enact such a ban.
