Desperate for shade on your walk? There’s (almost) an app for that.
It’s getting increasingly unbearable, even downright dangerous, to walk in cities. That’s because of the urban hea...
A solution to data center backlash? Put them in oil fields.
Most Americans loathe data centers. Recent polling found that Democrats and Republicans alike would
Georgia is losing farmland fast. Is a state conservation fund enough to save it?
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Inside the government’s push to divert Puerto Rico solar funds to a bankrupt utility
When Congress approved a $1 billion Energy Resilience Fund for Puerto Rico in 2022, the money was desperately need...
Even $75M from Trump may not save Oakland’s embattled coal terminal
When investor Phil Tagami first proposed building an export terminal in Oakland, California, more than a decade ag...
‘Every day it’s more barriers’: how the US is shutting out climate refugees
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Nuclear in my backyard: A Nebraska utility is skirting the public backlash that plagues wind and solar
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What is the best use for old railroad tracks? New Yorkers have opinions.
Travis Terry lives in Forest Hills, a neighborhood in Queens about 5 minutes from an abandoned rail line. He descr...
What’s driving up your expenses? Many Americans say climate change.
For decades, American politicians have been slow to take on climate change and curb carbon dioxide emissions, unde...
This unfathomably huge fungal network keeps Earth cool and green
Even if you don’t like eating mushrooms, you’re in debt to fungi. One group of them, known as arbuscular mycorrhiz...