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    November 1, 2024

    What is happening to insurance markets?

    Insurance rates are on the rise while extreme weather driven by climate change is making insurance even more vital. Here's why that's...

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    July 13, 2023

    This hurricane-hit Caribbean community has an innovative new way to keep the...

    An EDF project in Antigua to use an electric school bus as backup power for a special needs school helps keep the lights on.

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    June 21, 2022

    Keeping the lights on: Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria

    Photo essay featuring residents of Culebra, Puerto Rico, who are teaming up with EDF to install rooftop solar and battery systems for clean...

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