California’s High-Risk Insurer Gets $1 Billion Bailout After L.A. Fires
The move will likely lead to higher costs for households across the state, and may push more insurers to leave, intensifying a home insurance crisis.
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CreditPhilip Cheung for The New York Times NOAA Is Told to Make List of Climate-Related Grants, Setting Off Fears
Staff members search for spending on “climate science,” “climate crisis” and “pollution” as one of the world’s premier climate research agencies girds for cuts.
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CreditKristoffer Tripplaar/Sipa, via Associated Press Trump Killed a Major Report on Nature. They’re Trying to Publish It Anyway.
The first full draft of the assessment, on the state of America’s land, water and wildlife, was weeks from completion. The project leader called the study “too important to die.”
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CreditKarsten Moran for The New York Times Trump Is Freezing Money for Clean Energy. Red States Have the Most to Lose.
About 80 percent of manufacturing investments spurred by a Biden-era climate law have flowed to Republican districts. Efforts to stop federal payments are already causing pain.
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Hit by Wildfire? Here’s How to Deal With Insurers and FEMA.
You don’t need to settle for what your insurance company or the government first offers. And you don’t have to fight alone.
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CreditPhilip Cheung for The New York Times More Americans Than Ever Are Living in Wildfire Areas. L.A. Is No Exception.
Fierce winds and months of drought set the conditions for the catastrophic wildfires in Los Angeles, but the growth of housing in fire-prone areas also played a major role.
By Mira Rojanasakul and
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Without insurance, it’s impossible to get a mortgage; without a mortgage, most Americans can’t buy a home.
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The future could be bad, or it could be better. You can help decide.
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More in The Climate Forward Newsletter ›Tracking Trump’s Biggest Climate Moves
In his first few weeks, President Trump has frozen climate spending, shaken up staffing at agencies like the E.P.A. and set off a wave of legal challenges.
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CreditEric Lee/The New York Times Under Trump, Billionaire Climate Champions Have Gone Quiet
Since the inauguration, billionaires who funded climate action over the last decade have avoided criticizing Trump’s climate policies.
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CreditKenny Holston/The New York Times Why Coal Has Been So Hard to Quit in the U.S.
What the economics of coal-rich states like Wyoming tells us about the transition away from the dirtiest fossil fuel.
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CreditBenjamin Rasmussen for The New York Times How Trump’s Trade War Could Affect Climate Change
President Trump’s tariffs could threaten supply chains in the renewable energy industry and disrupt oil and gas markets.
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CreditThe New York Times Trump’s First Two Weeks Have Thrown U.S. Climate Spending Into Chaos
Executive orders and announcements by President Trump have put billions of dollars in U.S. climate commitments into question.
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As Trump Targets Research, Scientists Share Grief and Resolve to Fight
At a conference in Boston, the nation’s scientists commiserated and strategized as funding cuts and federal layoffs throw their world into turmoil.
By Raymond Zhong
On a Mission to Heal Gila Monsters
After years in Big Pharma, a chemist pivoted to help save the species that made Ozempic possible.
By Emily Anthes and Emily Elconin
Forest Service Layoffs and Frozen Funds Increase the Risk From Wildfires
The Trump administration’s decision to fire 3,400 workers and pause funds used for wildfire prevention comes as wildfires are growing more dangerous and frequent.
By Christopher Flavelle and Austyn Gaffney
Will There Be Enough Power to Remove Carbon From the Sky?
The direct air capture industry has ambitious plans to pull carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, but it’s vying for limited renewable power resources.
By Allison Prang
Texas County Declares an Emergency Over Toxic Fertilizer
Johnson County is seeking federal assistance, saying its farmland has become dangerously contaminated with “forever chemicals” from the use of fertilizer made from sewage sludge.
By Hiroko Tabuchi
Trump’s Funding Freeze Raises a New Question: Is the Government’s Word Good?
Companies that get federal grants or loans usually sign a legally binding agreement and depend on getting reimbursed. The new administration has upended that expectation.
By Brad Plumer and Nicholas Nehamas
FEMA Quietly Eases Rules Meant to Protect Buildings in Flood Zones
The agency issued an internal memo saying it would “pause” a regulation directing that schools, libraries and other public facilities damaged by disasters be rebuilt safely.
By Christopher Flavelle
Los Angeles Endures Heavy Rain but Appears to Avoid Major Landslides
An intense storm caused flooding and forced evacuations in areas burned by wildfires.
By Jesus Jiménez, Orlando Mayorquín and Vik Jolly
FEMA Can Freeze Money for Migrant Shelter Program in New York, Judge Says
The court ruled that the Trump administration had a narrowly defined path to withhold some funds to the city that had been approved by Congress.
By Christopher Flavelle and Luis Ferré-Sadurní
California’s Scary Product Warning Labels Might Be Working, Study Says
Products must state if they contain chemicals tied to cancer or other risks. As a result, manufacturers have pulled back from using the chemicals, researchers found.
By Hiroko Tabuchi
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