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Chicago has a lead pipe problem. Millions earmarked to address it remain untouched.
City officials have struggled to meet state and federal deadlines, and many residents have yet to receive warnings about the risks of lead pipes.
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Used EVs have never been cheaper. But are they a good deal?
The price gap between used electric and gas cars is now just $900 — that's the lowest ever.
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Clean energy, dirty tactics: Inside the shady world of door-to-door solar sales
On-site solar can be an incredible tool for lowering both energy costs and greenhouse gas emissions. But homeowners face a complicated — and sometimes intentionally misleading — process.
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Talking to a door-to-door solar sales rep? Beware of these red flags.
Door-knocking is common in the solar industry, and not well regulated. Being informed can protect you from predatory tactics.
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The people behind America’s disaster recovery
From cleanup crews to powerline techs, these are the workers called in after catastrophe.
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Where the Appalachian brook trout vanish, something human goes missing, too
As climate change reshapes the Blue Ridge, Appalachia’s native trout are losing ground — but dedicated anglers and scientists are racing to save them.
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Meet the small business owners electrifying Maine’s rural coast
In Casco Bay’s remote waters, electric workboats and the aquaculture innovators who operate them are putting marine electrification to the test.
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Trump DOJ seeks to kill Vermont law that makes Big Oil pay for climate harm
The Justice Department asked a judge to shut down the "Superfund" law that requires major polluters to pay for carbon emissions.
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Who pays for wildfire damage? In the West, utilities are shifting the risk to customers.
Utah laws cap wildfire damages and let utilities pass the cost onto customers. Utility lobbyists are pushing the model in other states.
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![A postal carrier makes deliveries in San Francisco, the mid-day sky darkened and orange from smoke wafting in from wildfires burning hundres of miles away.]()
Wildfire smoke could soon kill 71,000 Americans every year
The haze may already kill 40,000 people in the U.S. each year — the same number who die in traffic crashes. Climate change will only make matters worse.
