Cristen Hemingway Jaynes
LATEST ARTICLES BY Cristen Hemingway Jaynes
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Environment
Biden admin greenlights largest U.S. offshore wind farm off Virginia coast
November 8, 2023The administration has a goal of 30 gigawatts of capacity by 2030.
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Washington state wildfires endanger animals, homes, crops, renewable energy farms
July 25, 2023"It's a firefighter’s worst nightmare because the humidity is dropping precipitously. The winds are picking up. And so the fire carries extremely fast.”
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Canada wildfire smoke prompts U.S. air quality alerts for 70 million residents in 32 states
July 20, 2023Some days, wildfire crews work as long as 16 hours battling the unrelenting blazes.
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80 million U.S. residents under air quality alerts as Canada wildfire smoke swings south again
June 29, 2023About 16 million acres have already been burned by the wildfires in Canada — an area slightly larger than the state of West Virginia.
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Coal phaseout must move 4.5 times more quickly to avoid climate chaos, report warns
April 7, 2023“Progress in retiring coal power plants in rich countries and cancelling new coal power projects in developing countries is encouraging."
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Venice canals running dry due to lack of rain, low tide
February 23, 2023Abnormally low tides and lack of rain have caused water taxis, ambulances, and gondolas to run aground.
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High stakes biodiversity summit ends with agreement to protect 30 percent of nature by 2030
December 21, 2022“It is truly a moment that will mark history as Paris did for climate."
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‘Look Up’ climate protests in France attract tens of thousands ahead of presidential election
March 21, 2022“Let us not allow our rights and our future to remain hostage to those who are leading us to disaster."
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