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Houston’s refineries and plants are vulnerable to hurricanes. Will a $32 billion plan save them from flooding?
Nov 27, 2018
When hurricanes hit Texas, the whole country feels it. Now, there’s a plan to lessen the blow.
IMF's Christine Lagarde: a firefighter and an architect
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Kai Ryssdal
Feb 21, 2019
The International Monetary Fund managing director on her dual role, the rise of inequality, the repercussions of the global trade war and women in finance.
Former Fed Chair Janet Yellen: Far from retired, nowhere near done
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Kai Ryssdal
Feb 25, 2019
Yellen talks to us about the economy, Fed policy and President Trump.
How the Rockefellers came to be at odds with Big Oil
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Kai Ryssdal
and Sean McHenry
Jan 12, 2018
Earlier this week, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that New York City would divest its pension funds from fossil fuels and that the city would sue the big five oil companies. The reason? To collect damages for the cost of coping with the effects of climate change on city infrastructure. The irony […]
Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt resigns
Jul 5, 2018
President Donald J. Trump announced the news in a tweet this afternoon.
Island nations prepare for a looming future without land
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Jed Kim
Nov 14, 2017
Kiribati has been identified as the first country that will disappear as a result of climate change.
Competing American messages at the U.N. climate talks
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Jed Kim
Nov 3, 2017
Some fear recent federal policies will overshadow significant American climate efforts.
With increased wildfires, utilities in California are trying to pass on the cost of damages to customers
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Sam Harnett
Jan 2, 2018
Lawmakers in California have introduced a bill to make it harder for state utilities to have customers cover the cost of fire damage.
A move from natural gas to electricity for homes
Oct 17, 2017
Natural gas used to be hailed as less polluting, but experts now urge a change to clean electrical energy generated by wind and solar power.
What happens when a new technology that is better for the environment also eliminates jobs?
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Emily Guerin
Feb 9, 2018
A union in California goes up against the rising tide of automation.
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Econ Crash Course, Week 1: The hockey stick
Welcome to the first week of our “Econ 101” crash course. Together, we’ll read one chapter each week from Core Econ’s “E…