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The U.S. may have a long way to go in its decarbonization goals, but these stories show signs of progress in climate solutions.
A close-up of a rusty white sign with blue text that reads "CAUTION HIGH PRESSURE GAS PIPELINE" and "BEFORE EXCAVATING IN AREA CALL TOLL FREE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS COMPANY" and a toll-free number, alongside a SoCalGas logo in blue. In the background is a chain link fence, a leafy tree, and a paved road on a gloomy day.
More than 95% of the natural gas that SoCalGas delivers to customers is derived from fossil fuels.
A group of masked protestors wearing blue T-shirts that read in white lettering "SHIP IT TO ZERO" hold signs with Amazon logos, reading "COMMIT TO ZERO EMISSIONS SHIPS BY 2030" and "19 YEARS IS TOO LONG TO WAIT"
After years of being accused of "greenwashing" because of their splashy promises to tackle climate change, now some corporations are choosing not to publicize their climate goals — a strategy that's being called "greenhushing."
A Caucasian man with slicked-back salt-and-pepper hair stands behind a microphone and looks off to his left as his mouth is open mid-sentence and he points with his left index finger in the same direction.
New laws passed this weekend by California Gov. Gavin Newsom tackle carbon offsets, corporate emissions, and clean energy — including requiring businesses to disclose details of their greenhouse gas emissions, carbon offsets and financial risks due to climate change.
Biden Adm. to Train 20,000 in Skills to Fight Climate Change
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White House national climate advisor Ali Zaidi discusses the fight against climate change.
A group gathers around a document for a Climate Action Pathways for Schools class.
An increasing number of high schools are offering class credit for climate action.
Flipped cars and damaged cars strewn along a street lined with multi-storied buildings.
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An update from Libya, where at least 6,000 are feared dead after a catastrophic cyclone hit the eastern city of Derna, causing two dams to burst and flooding whole sections of the city.
A gathering of youths walk along a sidewalk.
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In a landmark climate case, a judge in Montana has ruled in favor of a group of young people who had sued the state for violating their constitutional rights as it pushed policies that encouraged the use of fossil fuels.
A woman with white hair, a green shirt, khaki pants and sneakers smiles as she leans against the handle of a door open to the sidewalk in front of the Boyle Heights Arts Conservatory, with the neighborhood businesses along the sidewalk and at the intersection visible in the distance.
Low-income neighborhoods are often dangerously hotter than wealthier areas. At "resilience hubs" like Boyle Heights Art Conservatory, there is shelter to survive, with programming for communities to thrive.
The interior of a home shows damage from a flood, which ripped out drywall several feet above the floor. Buckets, mops, brooms and cords are strewn about in the cleanup process.
Cascading climate disasters and unjust labor and immigration policies leave undocumented Indigenous farmworkers from Mexico without a safety net.
A dark scene shows burned forest trees in silhouette with orange flames rising up from the forest floor below, as the sun streams through the smoky air.
Research into the link between wildfires and fossil fuel companies could advance court cases seeking to hold polluters accountable for climate-fueled disasters.
The water level is visibly low in the foothills behind a concrete dam, with some trees and greenery visible in the front and mountains in the distance under a cloud-streaked blue sky.
Hydropower loss during the California drought added 121 million metric tons of carbon emissions over 20 years — about the same as putting 1.3 million more cars on the road.
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