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Ashley Gaignard poses for a photo inside her home in Donaldsonville, La., less than three miles from the world’s largest ammonia plant. “What hurts the most is we're watching the leaders that we elected … support these companies instead of supporting the community,” she said.

Louisiana bets big on ‘blue ammonia.' Communities along Cancer Alley brace for the cost.

Carbon capture hasn’t delivered major climate benefits — and the plants would still emit thousands of tons of pollution.

Firewardens with the New Jersey Forest Fire Service demonstrate a firebreak in the Pinelands in March 2024. The exercise was part of a Defense Department-funded project to boost wildfire resilience and prepare for climate impacts near military bases. Now, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says there will be “no more climate change worship” in the U.S. military.

Coastal Desk

Pentagon retreats from climate fight even as heat and storms slam troops

Ames Alexander (Floodlight)

For decades, the military treated climate change as a threat. Now it’s backing away from plans to protect people and bases from extreme weather.

Owen Henry, standing on the roof of his Baltimore rowhome, painted his roof white in 2023 so he could help cool the home and save on energy costs. It worked, he says, reducing electricity use by 24%.

Coastal Desk

This little-known ‘dark roof’ lobby may be making your city hotter

Ames Alexander (Floodlight)

As cities heat up, reflective roofs could lower energy bills and help the climate. But dark roofing manufacturers are waging a quiet campaign to block new rules.