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UN scientists were unequivocal in a landmark report published this summer: Human-caused climate change is intensifying extreme weather events. No region is spared from extreme weather, but America's coasts are overwhelmingly at risk to flooding caused by rising seas, stronger hurricanes and torrential rain.

A group of 29 U.S. House Democrats want congressional leaders to include at least $160 billion in additional funding for electric vehicles as part of a $3.5 trillion spending measure, according to a letter seen by Reuters.

Sacramento is the so-called city of trees, but for many neighborhoods, that designation rings false.

There’s a growing push among Democrats in Congress to ensure social networks and other websites aren’t promoting discrimination.

For most of her life, Doris Matsui didn’t talk much publicly about growing up in a Japanese-American family that was relocated to an internment camp during World War II.

California Rep. Doris Matsui and 16 other Democratic lawmakers are urging the Biden administration to rescind a Trump-era rule that would delay higher penalties for automakers who fail to meet gas mileage standards.

Reps. Doris Matsui (D-Calif.) and Jim Langevin (D-R.I.) on Friday urged the Department of Education to prioritize protecting K-12 institutions from cyberattacks, which have shot up in the past year as classes moved increasingly online during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Last year, when President Donald Trump was diagnosed with covid-19, the Internet saw a spike in anti-Asian hate. The moment underlined how racism against Asians has risen during the pandemic, finding a home on social media and escalating into real-world violence.