She lost her husband, then LA fires took her home. How will she shape her future? -- Connie Bell's husband died a month before the LA wildfires destroyed her Malibu home. Now, she charts her future, with exhilarating and daunting choices.

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They want to be 'Altadena strong.' Finances are making it tough. -- Nine months after the Eaton Fire, an Altadena family navigates the red tape that is hampering recovery for those who lost it all in the blaze. How much of their daughter's childhood will be spent in limbo? The third in our series from Olive Avenue. Read Parts 1 and 2.

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What China's landmark climate pledge means for the fight against global warming -- In a first, China has set an absolute target for cutting emissions. Its pledge also covers greenhouse gas emissions and economic sectors.

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Fighting wildfire with fire: California residents, once wary, embrace 'controlled burns' -- California once suppressed "controlled burns," an Indigenous practice. Residents are now embracing it to reduce the growing threat of wildfire.

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How Jane Goodall inspired my daughter: It started with chickens. -- With the world remembering Jane Goodall, here's how one child sees her legacy: "She realized something true that nobody else recognized."

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Can resource-rich countries go green? Colombia's trying to find out. -- President Gustavo Petro is rushing to make Colombia green. But his energy agenda highlights the messy trade-offs called for when fossil fuels remain key to the economy.

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The EV tax credit is ending. How could that affect the US car market? -- Electric vehicle sales jumped after the U.S. announced it would end a tax credit. Without the incentive, sales may dip, although automakers may offer discounts to lure buyers.

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How to create affordable housing for more people, and make a whole city a sponge -- Progress roundup: Copenhagen's sponge-city strategy protects from floods, and more places in the U.S. adopt social housing to lock in affordability.

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As cities seek ways to prevent floods, a California town has a success story to share -- Disasters in Texas and North Carolina over the past year underscore how costly interior floods can be. After Roseville, California, was hit by destructive floods in the 1980s and '90s, the city turned itself into a model of preparedness and hazard mitigation.

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Where cellphones help users save money, and pricey calls are now free -- Progress roundup: To better connect incarcerated New Yorkers with loved ones, the state is paying for phone calls. In Africa, mobile money helps people save.

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Katrina holds lessons as US debates role of states and FEMA in disaster response -- Hurricane Katrina was a wake-up call for states as well as for federal disaster response. Lessons in resilience have born fruit, but a proposed scaling back of FEMA's role is stirring debate in an era of rising storm costs.

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Ford is a bellwether: Electric vehicles are coming, despite Trump policy shifts -- Ford has a stunning goal: a small electric pickup priced below $30,000. The company seeks a new "Model T moment," responding to competition from China more than to Washington politics.

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20 years after Hurricane Katrina, the heart of New Orleans beats on -- After Hurricane Katrina, the most expensive natural disaster in U.S. history, New Orleans has worked to rebuild and revive – a recovery achieved in part through music and culture.

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How a city's hardship opened eyes to wider problem-solving -- Progress roundup: Flint, Michigan, completes pipe replacements for clean water; India's Gujarat state pilots pollution trading and lowers emissions.

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