Lauren Sommer
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Millions of home listings on Realtor.com now include information about climate change-driven flood risk. Other real estate sites are holding off.
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Native American tribes are restoring traditional burning in California, which could help the state reduce the risk of extreme wildfires.
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Growing wildfires have overtaken old-growth redwoods and endangered condor nests, but biologists say they could survive.
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Extreme heat waves are on the rise, but California regulators didn't plan for what that would do the state's electricity grid.
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Scientists say parasites are important parts of ecosystems, but many are at risk of extinction. So, they're calling for a parasite conservation movement.
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Zoning for single-family homes has been tied to racial inequity and climate change, but in California, efforts to pass new laws keep falling short.
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Racial discrimination shaped the map of Minneapolis. Community groups are calling on the city to follow through on a new land use plan designed to address housing disparities and climate change.
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Communities were counting on historic levels of funding to prepare for climate change-driven disasters. Now, efforts are on hold.
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Car traffic took a big dip beginning in late March, and headlines celebrated clean air around the U.S. But an NPR analysis of EPA data tells a more troubling story.
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Researchers are testing sewage in hopes of getting a jump on COVID-19 outbreaks in communities — monitoring for when they begin and how quickly they spread.