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The EPA is aiming to get rid of lead pipes in 10 years. But not in Chicago.

The city’s nearly 400,000 pipes wouldn’t have to be fully removed for nearly 30 years after the rest of the…

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Why tenants struggle more in the wake of hurricanes

“There's so many ways that renters are screwed,” Quelle: https://grist.org/extreme-weather/renters-hit-the-worst-by-damage-from-hurricanes/...

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The Lower Sioux in Minnesota need homes — so they are building them from hemp

The Indigenous nation will soon have the only facility to create hempcrete in the country. Quelle: https://grist.org/indigenous/hempcrete-lower-sioux-housing/...

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5 years after the Camp Fire, a survivor reflects on Paradise’s recovery

After losing their home, Charles Brooks and his family chose to rebuild, and helped hundreds of others do the same.…

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In wildfire-prone areas, homeowners are learning they’re uninsurable

Wildfires cause billions in home damage every year. Now, insurers no longer want to take on the risk. Quelle: https://grist.org/economics/in-wildfire-prone-areas-homeowners-are-learning-theyre-uninsurable/...

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What happens when America’s flood insurance market goes underwater?

More homeowners than ever need flood insurance. Fewer than ever can afford it. Quelle: https://grist.org/economics/what-happens-when-americas-flood-insurance-market-goes-underwater/...

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As climate risks mount, the insurance safety net is collapsing

Natural disasters now cost the U.S. insurance industry $100 billion a year. What happens when no one wants to pick…

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Backyard sewage and parasitic disease: EPA opens civil rights probe in Alabama

Advocates allege the state hindered Black residents from receiving critical federal funds. Quelle: https://grist.org/accountability/epa-civil-rights-probe-alabama-epa/...

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There’s still a chance for America to reach net-zero, but it requires drastic action

That includes building more renewables, selling more electric vehicles, and fixing up more buildings. Quelle: https://grist.org/economics/theres-still-a-chance-for-america-to-reach-net-zero-but-it-requires-drastic-action/...

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A group of U.S. governors promise to install 20 million heat pumps by 2030

And they want to put at least 40 percent of them in disadvantaged communities. Quelle: https://grist.org/buildings/a-group-of-u-s-governors-promise-to-install-20-million-heat-pumps-by-2030/...

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