climate change
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Homes and businesses still sit in ruins in a small Louisiana city, left behind by the government’s convoluted and unpredictable system for rebuilding communities devastated by natural disasters.
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A study published Aug. 29, 2022, demonstrates – for the first time – that Greenland’s ice sheet is now so out of balance with prevailing Arctic climate that it no longer can sustain its current size.
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The megadrought gripping the western states is only part of the problem. Alternative sources of water are also imperiled, and the nation’s food along with it.
Listen To This: The Good News Episode
A new episode of The Josh Marshall Podcast is live! This week, Josh and Kate discuss stunning developments in Kansas and the Senate, along with the FBI’s visit to Mar-a-Lago.
You can listen to the new episode of The Josh Marshall Podcast here.
Listen To This: Marriage And Manchin
A new episode of The Josh Marshall Podcast is live! This week, Josh and Kate discuss a bill to codify the right to same-sex marriage, Joe Manchin’s latest antics and the possible last Jan. 6 hearing.
You can listen to the new episode of The Josh Marshall Podcast here.
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In a Q&A, experts describe how a new climate reality threatens the Southwest, the fastest-growing region in the U.S.
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In recent decades, the core democratic principle that prioritizes citizens over corporate profits has been aggressively undermined.
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OPPT has not been doing its job appropriately, and while the issue may have accelerated without a director, it is a long-term — and nonpartisan — problem.
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