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Cyclone Fiona leaves many without power in eastern Canada

8:03am September 24, 2022

Post-tropical cyclone Fiona is pummeling parts of eastern Canada, downing trees and leaving many without power. It's expected to be one of the strongest storms to hit that area.

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Pakistan is still reeling from unprecedented floods that caused widespread destruction

7:58am September 24, 2022

In southern Pakistan, this year's unprecedented floods have left people homeless, sick and struggling. A lake 70 miles wide has submerged entire villages.

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Activists unfurled a banner calling David Malpass a climate denier on the World Bank headquarters after he refused to say if he believed man-made emissions contributed to global warming.

Politics & Government

Climate activists want Biden to fire the head of the World Bank. Here's why

5:39pm September 23, 2022

by Ximena Bustillo

Climate activists have never liked Trump-appointed World Bank President David Malpass. But this week, his comments on climate change fueled calls for President Biden to make a change.

A gas furnace in a residential home. California plans to require zero-emission heaters and furnaces by the end of the decade.

California plans to phase out new gas heaters by 2030

10:52am September 23, 2022

by Caleigh Wells

The California Air Resources Board approved a plan to phase out sales of new gas furnaces and water heaters in the state by 2030.

Playa Salinas is flooded after the passing of Hurricane Fiona in Salinas, Puerto Rico, on Monday.

5 numbers that show Hurricane Fiona's devastating impact on Puerto Rico

10:41am September 23, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

Experts say it will still take some time before the public knows the full impact of Hurricane Fiona on Puerto Rico. But early figures indicate a tough road ahead as residents attempt to recover.

How the Biden administration's climate goals align with the military

4:59am September 23, 2022

by Quil Lawrence

The Pentagon held its first ever Energy Expo this week. One conclusion? The best way to sell the military on green tech may be to make sure it's lethal.

Lousiana Jean Charles Choctaw Nation members reflect on their vanishing homeland

4:59am September 23, 2022

For StoryCorps, members of a tribal community in Louisiana reflect on strong storms and a vanishing coastline that is costing them the land where they've lived and farmed for generations.

Environment

Global leaders meet in Pittsburgh for climate talks

4:59am September 23, 2022

by Reid Frazier

Officials from around the world are meeting in Pittsburgh to discuss global climate change efforts. The event comes as leaders prepare to meet this fall for the next U.N. climate summit in Egypt.

The Senate ratified a climate change treaty with rare strong bipartisan support

5:21pm September 22, 2022

by Laura Benshoff

The Senate ratified a climate change treaty with a strong bipartisan vote Wednesday. It phases down hydrofluorocarbons and was unusual because most climate measures struggle to get Republican support.

Rep. Jenniffer González-Colón on Puerto Rico's Fiona damage, 5 years after Maria

6:24pm September 21, 2022

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Puerto Rico's Resident Commissioner, Jenniffer González-Colón, about the devastation of the island's critical infrastructure by Hurricane Fiona.

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