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Puerto Ricans are powering their own rooftop solar boom
Residents and shop owners are installing solar-plus-battery systems in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. Will the government get on board?
A push for public power stalled in New York, but activists say they’re just getting started
Advocates say the New York Power Authority is a "sleeping giant" in the energy transition.
Liquefied natural gas business is booming. But at what cost to the climate?
Twenty-five projects currently underway could end up emitting as much as 20 coal-fired power plants.
Car tires produce vastly more particle pollution than exhausts, tests show
In part because of the increasing weight of cars, toxic particles from tires are almost 2,000 times worse than from exhausts.
Companies are reporting cleaner electricity. Researchers say it’s a mirage.
A new study shows that companies are increasingly relying on dubious renewable energy certificates to meet climate targets.
Three open questions about Biden’s new environmental justice tool
More than 2,000 public comments raise concerns that racial justice and cumulative burdens are being overlooked.
Interior Department to phase out single-use plastics on all public lands
Agencies including the National Park Service will have until 2032 to eliminate them.
Aviation can meet Paris targets — if it makes massive changes
Sustainable fuels and increased efficiency could put the industry on track for limiting warming to 1.75 degrees Celsius.
How 60-year-old weather data is flooding Texas with pollution
“Texas’ petrochemical industry is unprepared for severe rainfall because our laws and regulations have not kept pace with our new climate reality.”
How inland America is adapting to high water
We spoke with community leaders, government officials, and residents all across “flyover country” about how they’re protecting their hometowns.
Is there a moral obligation to disclose that your house has flooded?
Home sellers have the power to make neighborhoods more flood-resilient. But it’ll cost them.
How New Orleans neighborhoods are using nature to reduce flooding
Flood resilience takes a village — and a lot less concrete.
Your new neighbor flooded your yard. What now?
The thing is, he's a beaver.
Brands have a role in global regeneration. But first they must rethink everything.
A new report from BBMG and GlobeScan outlines five principles for brand leadership in an era of shifting paradigms.
Meet the group lobbying against climate regulations — using your utility bill
The federal government is considering a rule change that would make it harder for utility companies to recover trade association dues.
Biden waived tariffs on solar panels from four countries. Here’s why.
Advocates say the move will accelerate the clean energy transition and benefit national security.
Coastal cities are already sinking
New satellite data shows that in many coastal cities around the world, land is subsiding even faster than sea level is rising.
Feedback loops: How the ‘greening’ of the Alps could lead to more warming
Climate change can manifest as more than snow cover loss, a new study finds.
When the heat is unbearable but there’s nowhere to go
How last year’s record-breaking heat wave caused misery and chaos for Washington’s incarcerated population — and why it’s set to happen all over again.