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The Lede, Issue #31: An Interview With Al Gore, a Promising Model for All Schools, the Importance of State-Level Climate Assessments, and More

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Teenagers play in sunset surf along the southern tip of Tangier Island.

The Country’s First Climate Change Casualties?

Scientists predict Tangier Island could be uninhabitable within 25 years. This is the story of the people willing to go down with it—and why they've risked it all on Donald Trump to keep them afloat.

Elaina Plott

Former Vice President Al Gore addresses the Climate Reality Project's leadership training in Los Angeles on August 29th, 2018.

Environment

‘We Have to Bring Our Democracy Back to Life’: A Conversation With Al Gore

Pacific Standard sat down with the former vice president at the Climate Reality Project leadership training summit in Los Angeles this week.

Kate Wheeling

People walk on a beach that used to be the bottom of Lake Powell on March 29th, 2015, near Big Water, Utah. Lake Powell is one of the Colorado River Basin's two biggest reservoirs, along with Lake Mead.

Environment

How Does Water Scarcity Affect Mental Health?

Studies have found that people who lack access to water often suffer from emotional distress.

Emily Moon

Environment

After Filing a Big Climate Assessment, California Commits to 100 Percent Renewables

California is moving to require that the state gets 100 percent of its electricity from carbon-free sources—such as wind, solar, and nuclear power—by 2045.

Francie Diep