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![Sunrun employee Gonzalo Najera carries a solar panel before installation at a home in Alamo, Calif., on Monday, May 17, 2021.]()
![Sunrun employee Gonzalo Najera carries a solar panel before installation at a home in Alamo, Calif., on Monday, May 17, 2021.]()
HUD takes on climate crisis with a new retrofit program
The federal initiative will reach only hundreds out of the 24,000 properties that need upgrades.
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Environmental groups slam ‘poison pills’ in debt ceiling bill
The proposal would push forward a 303-mile pipeline and weaken a bedrock environmental law.
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Should we pull carbon out of the air with trees, or machines?
It’s not as simple as it sounds.
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![Rows of solar panels soak in sunlight in a corn field.]()
![Rows of solar panels soak in sunlight in a corn field.]()
Another target of GOP spending cuts: renewables for farmers
A budget proposal in the House could roll back billions for rural clean energy.
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Taking on big coal to protect Navajo water
After getting her linguistics degree, Nicole Horseherder planned to return home to Black Mesa and teach. But with the region’s aquifers under threat from coal companies, she rallied against them – and won.
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Meet the women working to grow local food systems on U.S. island territories
On island territories, where most food is imported, achieving a level of food sovereignty is becoming more urgent due to climate change.
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Frustrated by outdated grids, consumers are lobbying for control of their electricity
Climate change is spurring interest in remaking local infrastructure to accommodate renewable energy, minimize power failures, and expand consumer choice.
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It will cost up to $21.5 billion to clean up California’s oil sites. The industry won’t make enough money to pay for it.
An expert used California regulators’ methodology to estimate the cost of cleaning up the state’s onshore oil and gas industry. The study found that cleanup costs will be triple the industry’s projected profits.
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![Environmentalist drag queen Pattie Gonia (pronounced like Patagonia) wears a silver dress that is also a tent]()
![Environmentalist drag queen Pattie Gonia (pronounced like Patagonia) wears a silver dress that is also a tent]()
The North Face’s Pride ad with drag queen Pattie Gonia sparks backlash
A call from the environmental influencer to “come out … in nature” sparked backlash from right-wing commenters and politicians.
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![A home on stilts sits amidst coastal waters and marshlands near Grand Isle, Louisiana. The state has lost thousands of square miles of land since the 1930s.]()
![A home on stilts sits amidst coastal waters and marshlands near Grand Isle, Louisiana. The state has lost thousands of square miles of land since the 1930s.]()
Louisiana’s landmark climate adaptation program is running out of time
“We can rebuild a piece of marsh, but in 30 years, that may be the only piece of marsh there.”
