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    Is extreme heat changing where people live and work in the U.S.?

    by David Brancaccio , Chris Farrell and Alex Schroeder
    Aug 2, 2024
    New research suggests that the historical trend of people moving from colder to warmer states could reverse given climate change.
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    Reducing greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture has been a COP28 priority

    by Savannah Peters
    Dec 11, 2023
    There’s been more than $3 billion pledged toward making global food systems more resilient in the face of climate change.
    Food supply sustainability has been a focus at the U.N.'s climate conference, COP28.
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    A Warmer World

    He assesses climate risk on the housing market, and he wants your attention

    by Amy Scott and Aleezeh Hasan
    Jun 12, 2024
    As people become more aware of living in vulnerable areas, home prices will gradually reflect that risk, says Tim Judge of Fannie Mae.
    "We do need every state to have flood disclosures," says Fannie Mae's Tim Judge. Above, water from a flash flood surrounds a home in Thermal, California, after a monsoonal thunderstorm in September.
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    A Warmer World

    More than 130 major companies press world leaders to phase out fossil fuels by 2035

    by Nova Safo
    Oct 24, 2023
    Companies including Ikea, Nestle, Unilever and Volvo are saying that they're already grappling with the costs of the climate crisis.
    Unilever is among the companies that signed on to a recent letter ahead of COP28 urging world leaders to cut fossil fuel use.
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    Zillow adds climate risk scores to property listings

    by Amy Scott
    Sep 30, 2024
    New tools also help home shoppers evaluate insurance costs.
    More than 80% of potential homebuyers said they consider climate risk in their decisions, according to a recent Zillow survey of its users.
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    Texas lawmakers want state-funded power plants to improve grid reliability

    by Ali Budner
    Apr 13, 2023
    Blackouts and brownouts are becoming more common thanks to climate change. Grid managers say backup electricity options are essential — but at what cost?
    Texas lawmakers are debating a bill that would fund new natural gas plants to act as a sort of fleet of emergency generators. Above, transmission towers near Houston.
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    Boeing's union wants a seat at the table

    by Ellen Rolfes
    Mar 29, 2024
    Plus: There's an eclipse coming up! In this week's issue we do the numbers.
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    Wait, how much will the Inflation Reduction Act's climate provisions cost?

    by Kai Ryssdal and Andie Corban
    Mar 13, 2024
    We break down the role of uncapped tax credits in the IRA's climate provisions with John Bistline of the Electric Power Research Institute.
    Many of the IRA's tax credits are not capped and last for at least 10 years, creating variability in the total projected cost.
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    Why the CAT bond market is booming right now

    by Henry Epp
    Mar 13, 2024
    They're called CAT — for catastrophe — bonds, and insurers and investors can't get enough of them.
    If disaster does strike, CAT bond investors could potentially lose the principal, interest or both. Above, destroyed homes and storm debris in Florida after Hurricane Ian in 2022.
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    Can we blame climate change for the high price of potato chips?

    by Julie Grant
    Sep 20, 2024
    High temperatures can stunt potato growth, and that means chip makers need to pay more to transport their crops long distances.
    Pennsylvania is the snack capital of the country, with the most potato chip makers than any other state.
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