Inside Climate News https://insideclimatenews.org/ Pulitzer Prize-winning, nonpartisan reporting on the biggest crisis facing our planet. Fri, 27 Sep 2024 22:18:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://insideclimatenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/cropped-favicon-32x32.png Inside Climate News https://insideclimatenews.org/ 32 32 228474941 Un parque infantil ayuda a controlar las inundaciones en una histórica ciudad de Nueva Jersey https://insideclimatenews.org/news/27092024/un-parque-infantil-ayuda-a-controlar-las-inundaciones-en-una-historica-ciudad-de-nueva-jersey/ Fri, 27 Sep 2024 22:18:16 +0000 https://insideclimatenews.org/?p=86851 En Hoboken, una pequeña ciudad propensa a inundaciones, un área de juegos para niños también funciona como sistema de captación del agua pluvial.

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Fossil Fuel Presence at Climate Week NYC Spotlights Dissonance in Clean Energy Transition https://insideclimatenews.org/news/27092024/fossil-fuel-presence-at-climate-week-nyc-spotlights-dissonance-in-clean-energy-transition/ Fri, 27 Sep 2024 19:35:35 +0000 https://insideclimatenews.org/?p=86787 As climate activists spoke out against fossil fuel presence, countries detailed the barriers slowing their transition to clean energy.

As Hurricane Helene strengthened in the Gulf of Mexico over the past few days—officially making landfall last night—thousands of government leaders, business representatives, nonprofit heads and guests met across New York City for Climate Week NYC, discussing ways to curb the emissions that fuel climate disasters.

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 ‘Catastrophic’ Hurricane Helene Makes Landfall in Florida, Menaces the Southeast https://insideclimatenews.org/news/27092024/catastrophic-hurricane-helene-landfall-florida/ Fri, 27 Sep 2024 15:40:16 +0000 https://insideclimatenews.org/?p=86782 Forecasters warned of a 15- to 20-foot storm surge in Florida’s Big Bend region. Impacts were expected to be felt as far north as Atlanta and the Appalachian Mountains.

Hurricane Helene made landfall late Thursday in Florida’s Big Bend region with catastrophic and deadly winds and storm surge before menacing a vast swath of the Southeast.

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Tribal Members Journey to Washington Push for Reauthorization of Radiation Exposure Compensation Act https://insideclimatenews.org/news/27092024/tribal-members-travel-to-washington-radiation-exposure-compensation-act/ Fri, 27 Sep 2024 09:05:00 +0000 https://insideclimatenews.org/?p=86762 Diseases connected to uranium mining and nuclear testing continue to plague the Navajo and other tribes. The bill continuing the help they get dealing with the illnesses is stalled in the U.S. House.

Members of tribal nations from Arizona and New Mexico have been in Washington, D.C. this week advocating for the House of Representatives to vote on a bill to reauthorize and expand the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, a federal program that compensates individuals who become ill due to exposure to radioactive materials related to the United States’ nuclear weapons program.

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How a Children’s Playground Is Helping With Flood Mitigation in a Small, Historic New Jersey City https://insideclimatenews.org/news/27092024/hoboken-new-jersey-childrens-playground-flood-mitigation/ Fri, 27 Sep 2024 09:00:00 +0000 https://insideclimatenews.org/?p=86696 Flood prone Hoboken, New Jersey, has opened a play area for its youngest residents that also doubles as storage for stormwater runoff.

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California Governor Signs Bills to Tighten Restrictions on Oil and Gas Drillers https://insideclimatenews.org/news/27092024/california-governor-newsom-signs-oil-pollution-bills/ Fri, 27 Sep 2024 08:55:00 +0000 https://insideclimatenews.org/?p=86774 “We will hold the oil industry accountable for their pollution and public health impacts,” said Assemblymember Gregg Hart, author of one of the bills.

With pumpjacks nodding in the background, California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday signed new laws to hold oil companies accountable and protect neighborhoods from oil development, protections community groups have fought more than a decade to win.

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Wyoming Lags in Clean Energy Jobs, According to New Report https://insideclimatenews.org/news/27092024/wyoming-lags-in-clean-energy-jobs/ Fri, 27 Sep 2024 08:50:00 +0000 https://insideclimatenews.org/?p=86736 Without a stronger commitment to renewables, some fear the state may miss out on the energy transition’s economic opportunities.

In the first full year since President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act, clean energy jobs in the U.S. grew at a faster clip than jobs across the rest of the economy, according to a new report by a business nonprofit. But there are few signs of that expansion in Wyoming, long the nation’s largest purveyor of coal and a hotbed of fossil fuel development, where clean energy job growth has been halting. 

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Focus on the ‘Forgotten Greenhouse Gas’ Intensifies as All Eyes Are on the U.S. and China to Curb Pollution https://insideclimatenews.org/news/26092024/us-and-china-greenhouse-gas-nitrous-oxide-emissions/ Thu, 26 Sep 2024 22:26:24 +0000 https://insideclimatenews.org/?p=86728 Emissions of the long-overlooked nitrous oxide gas are rising quickly. But proven, low-cost efforts to reduce emissions offer hope.

NEW YORK—As scientists, policymakers and environmental advocates seek to accelerate efforts to address climate change, they’re zeroing in on a pollutant long considered the “forgotten greenhouse gas.” 

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Erradicar el riesgo: el reto de Cicero para construir un parque inclusivo que sea seguro https://insideclimatenews.org/news/26092024/erradicar-el-riesgo-el-reto-de-cicero-para-construir-un-parque-inclusivo-que-sea-seguro/ Thu, 26 Sep 2024 15:00:00 +0000 https://insideclimatenews.org/?p=86671 A medida que Cicero avanza con los planes para construir un parque inclusivo de $2.7 millones, aumentan las preocupaciones sobre la eliminación de suelo tóxico y los riesgos ambientales en el antiguo sitio industrial, lo que plantea preguntas sobre la seguridad del nuevo espacio verde de la comunidad.

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One Town’s Challenge to Build a Safe Inclusive Park https://insideclimatenews.org/news/26092024/illinois-town-challenge-to-build-safe-inclusive-park/ Thu, 26 Sep 2024 15:00:00 +0000 https://insideclimatenews.org/?p=86633 As Cicero, Illinois, pushes forward with plans for a $2.7 million inclusive park, concerns are growing over toxic soil removal and environmental risks at the former industrial site, raising questions about the safety of the community’s newest green space.

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