Fine Chocolate in Brazil, Home of the Cacao Bean
A new generation of craft chocolate makers in Brazil is creating bars with “identity.” And they’re helping to sustain the forest, too.
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As the World Pursues Clean Power, Millions Still Have No Power at All
Just outside Belém, the Amazonian city where the world is meeting to discuss climate change, electricity is a very recent arrival.
She Studied How to Protect Children From Pollution and Heat
“There was no warning, no conversation,” said Jane Clougherty, an environmental health scientist, who had a federal grant canceled earlier this year.
Climate Change Is Stressing Italy’s Cows, and Coming for Your Burrata
Extreme heat causes cows to produce less milk. This poses problems in cheese-obsessed Italy, especially as it tries to meet growing demand for favorites like burrata.
See How Home Insurance Premiums Are Changing Near You
A climate ‘shock’ in the insurance market has started to affect home prices in areas most exposed to wildfires and hurricanes, new research shows.
Rising Home Insurance Premiums Are Eating Into Home Values in Disaster-Prone Areas
Changes in the insurance market have started to affect home prices in the most disaster-prone areas, new research finds, pushing some homeowners’ finances to the breaking point.
Driving an E.V. Across North Dakota? Thank the Standing Rock Tribe.
A tribally owned network of chargers will soon be complete, connecting reservations and bridging a gap in the Midwest.
In Nebraska, Makeovers for Buildings That Don’t Price Out the Locals
In a struggling area of Lincoln, a program pays for repairs and energy efficiency upgrades in rental buildings. In return, landlords must keep rents affordable.
Iowa City Made Its Buses Free. Traffic Cleared, and So Did the Air.
Ridership jumped, people cut back on driving and, over the summer, the city extended the program another year.
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