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Sustainable jet fuel costs twice as much as fossil fuel. New federal subsidies aim to close that gap.
May 2, 2024
The Biden administration wants increase the use of sustainable aviation fuel around 180 fold by 2030.
Nonprofits to receive billions of dollars for clean energy projects
Apr 5, 2024
$20 billion in grants and loans will be forthcoming from the Biden Administration. It's hoped this will attract private investment too.
Hydropower production took a hit in 2023
Mar 28, 2024
Regions that depend on it are having to look to other sources of energy — which can cost more.
Rising insurance costs are making homeownership even more expensive
by
Amy Scott
Mar 21, 2024
Climate risk and inflation are making insurance harder to find and mortgages harder to afford.
Record heat, drought decimate Louisiana’s beloved crawfish season
by
Matt Bloom
Mar 15, 2024
Farmers are catching less than half of their normal haul. Restaurants are hiking prices for the tiny, lobster-like crustacean, which is threatening neighborhood traditions of gathering around a crawfish boil.
SEC adopts rule making companies disclose climate risks
Mar 7, 2024
The rules are softer than those initially proposed.
Historic drought at the Panama Canal threatens global shipping
Mar 6, 2024
Many fewer vessels now traverse the canal daily. The water deficit is a global phenomenon that has been linked to climate change.
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U.S. carbon emissions fell in 2023, mainly thanks to natural gas displacing coal at power plants
by
Henry Epp
Feb 22, 2024
Emissions from transportation, on the other hand, were up.
How the budget fight in Congress threatens federal wildland firefighters' pay
Feb 21, 2024
Federal firefighters make as little as $15 an hour. A permanent boost has bipartisan support, but it’s tied up in Congress' budget fight.
Small ski resorts face uphill battle with snow shortfalls
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Caitlin Tan
Jan 8, 2024
As climate change makes winter snowfall uncertain, selling lift tickets gets trickier — especially at smaller, locally owned resorts.