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Articles by Wendy Ramunno
Trump Loves Crypto. Here’s How Communities Are Grappling With Its Mining
As cryptocurrency surges in popularity, communities around the country are facing challenges and learning curves as they contend with large new data centers, increased fossil fuel emissions, stress on the power grid, noise pollution, and more.
5 Ways Pope Francis Was a Climate Champion
As tributes pour in for Pope Francis, who died at 88, just hours after he made an Easter Sunday appearance in St. Peter’s Square, one thing is clear: Environmental activism is a key part of his legacy.
Pennsylvania’s Program to Plug Oil and Gas Wells Is the Good Climate Policy News We All Need Now
Pennsylvania just celebrated the plugging of its 300th orphaned oil or gas well. Plugging these wells is an important way to make progress on both global warming and air pollution because they have the potential to leak the potent climate pollutant methane plus toxic chemicals, like benzene, that put people’s health at risk.
Uprooted: How Back-to-Back Hurricanes Displaced One Family From Nicaragua to the U.S.
In November 2020, during the middle of a very active storm season, two Category 4 hurricanes slammed into Central America within two weeks. Read how one family lost their home, forcing them to make the difficult decision to try to go to the U.S.
Uprooted: How One Family Learned There Is No Such Thing as a Climate Haven
When Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans in August 2005, this family was forced to evacuate to Houston—at 2 AM. Nearly two decades later, they relived the nightmare when Hurricane Helene hit their new hometown in Western North Carolina.
Uprooted: How Extreme Heat and Disease Displaced One Family From Cameroon to the U.S.
Because climate change and migration are big, complicated global issues, the relationship between the two is complex. This story of how one family was forced to flee Cameroon to escape extreme heat, disease, and civil war provides some context and nuance missing from many of today’s conversations about immigration.