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The Daily Progress: Thomas Jefferson was many things. A leader, he served as governor of Virginia, secretary of state and president of the United States. A lawyer, his understanding of man’s unalienable rights contributed not only to America’s freedom from overseas powers but Americans’ ongoing fight for civil rights. An architect, his designs for his […]

Grist: The nation’s insurance industry has gone haywire in recent years amid a succession of floods, fires, and other climate-fueled disasters. These catastrophes have forced carriers to pay out billions in claims, and many have responded by raising premiums in disaster-prone states like Florida and Oregon or leaving certain markets altogether. But many of these companies also provide coverage for fossil fuel projects, like pipelines

S.I. Live – If you’ve noticed some cranes and rock structures in the waters off the Tottenville coast, you’ve been looking at a multi-million dollar environmental project designed improve Staten Island’s storm resiliency as well as create habitats for marine life. The cranes, excavators and stone structures are part of the “Living Breakwaters” project, a $107

New York Times: The city of Hoboken, N.J., once a marshy outcropping that the Lenape inhabited only seasonally, hugs the Hudson River. Three-quarters of it occupies a flood plain. It is, in other words, a water magnet. Some scientists have forecast that, with rising seas, a big chunk of Hoboken will be Atlantis by 2100. But for