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![Solar panels stand over plants in a field]()
Why Egyptian farmers are growing crops under solar panels
The additional shade reduces evaporation and stress on the plants, all while generating clean electricity.
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![GRIST + SPOTLIGHT PA]()
![GRIST + SPOTLIGHT PA]()
Grist and Spotlight PA launch climate collaboration
The two organizations will co-fund a reporter to cover the Keystone State.
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![Man connects his electric vehicle to a charging station on the wall beside him]()
![Man connects his electric vehicle to a charging station on the wall beside him]()
Why plugging in all those EVs could actually save the power grid
As utilities switch to renewables, you'll get paid to send battery power back into the system, making it stronger and cheaper for everyone.
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![blue polysilicon wafers move down the production line on the way to making solar panels]()
![blue polysilicon wafers move down the production line on the way to making solar panels]()
How this Georgia factory is surviving America’s solar policy whiplash
Biden’s incentives gave Qcells a leg up. Now Trump’s tariffs may help it thrive.
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![Residents inspect the damage amid debris and destroyed homes a day after a tornado ripped through Menasha, Wisconsin, on July 28, 2026.]()
![Residents inspect the damage amid debris and destroyed homes a day after a tornado ripped through Menasha, Wisconsin, on July 28, 2026.]()
Extreme weather is changing how Americans see the world
A Gallup survey finds that disaster victims are more likely to feel that the future is out of their hands.
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![Car tire in a field of orange California poppies]()
![Car tire in a field of orange California poppies]()
California’s new tire efficiency rules could save drivers $1B a year
The nation’s first tire efficiency standards target an overlooked drag on fuel economy that can cost drivers more at the pump.
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![A salesperson showing a Volkswagen electric car to potential buyers at a dealership]()
![A salesperson showing a Volkswagen electric car to potential buyers at a dealership]()
The market for used EVs ‘is so hot’ right now
Used EV sales continued their surge in July, according to the latest data.
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![A yellow sign reading No Uranium Mining against a desert landscape with red dirt and a hill in the background]()
![A yellow sign reading No Uranium Mining against a desert landscape with red dirt and a hill in the background]()
Mining executives bought stock in their own firm days before Trump shrank Bears Ears
House Democrats have opened an investigation for insider trading.
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![Ice-covered mountains seen across the Arctic Ocean]()
![Ice-covered mountains seen across the Arctic Ocean]()
Trump administration pulls support for annual Arctic environmental report
The move by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is the latest government rollback of climate science activity.
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![Exhaust blows out of flue-gas stacks, which you can just see the tops of]()
![Exhaust blows out of flue-gas stacks, which you can just see the tops of]()
AI could help fossil fuel companies create more emissions
New research finds that by making the fossil fuel industry more productive, AI could help increase carbon emissions by up to nearly 5 percent — vastly outpacing the impact of data centers.
