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Homes along Gross Loop off of KY-15 are flooded with water from the North Fork of the Kentucky River. (Arden S. Barnes/For The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Kentucky floodwaters are rising again, and activists blame strip mines

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A view of the World Bank building October 5, 2000 in Washington, DC. The World Bank bank lends money to developing countries around the world. (Per-Anders Pettersson/ Getty Images)

World Bank leader accused of climate denial says he’s stepping down

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Monarch Butterfly (Getty Images/Claude LeTien)

More than 75% of global insect species not adequately protected

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Wind turbine reflected in solar panels (Getty Images/Tetra Images)

Not to be outdone, the EU commits $270 billion to its own Green New Deal

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In this aerial view, flooding is seen on June 14, 2022 in Livingston, Montana. The Yellowstone River hit has a historic high flow from rain and snow melt from the mountains in and around Yellowstone National Park. (William Campbell/Getty Images)

The unexpected barrier preventing American small towns from accessing federal climate funds

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Semi Truck on I-5 (Getty Images)

The US has a new pollution rule for heavy-duty trucks for the first time in 2 decades

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A man sits on a broken section of the Pine Island Road in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian in Matlacha, Florida on October 1, 2022. (RICARDO ARDUENGO/AFP via Getty Images)

After Hurricane Maria, many Puerto Ricans fled to Florida. Then Ian happened

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A man walks down a flooded street in the Juana Matos neighborhood of Catano, Puerto Rico, on September 19, 2022, after the passage of Hurricane Fiona. (AFP via Getty Images)

An infusion of cash from Congress could keep the lights on in Puerto Rico

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An aerial view from the window of a plane shows Diamond Head crater in Oahu, Hawaii on February 23, 2022. (DANIEL SLIM/AFP via Getty Images)

Planning your 2023 travel? Skip these places in order to save them

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Diverse group of happy children getting on school bus (Getty Images/FatCamera)

US unveils $1 billion effort to electrify school buses

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The sun sets behind power lines in Los Angeles, California. (Getty Images)

Report: Extreme heat will hit urban poor the hardest, worsening inequality

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New York is the latest state to ban sales of new gas-powered vehicles by 2035

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Autumn Forest Road (Getty Images/rusm)

Even a small rise in temperatures could decimate North American forests

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