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![Photo of Michael Grunwald beside the book cover for We Are Eating the Earth]()
![Photo of Michael Grunwald beside the book cover for We Are Eating the Earth]()
How do we feed billions without wrecking the planet? A Q&A about our food systems.
From fermented fungi to gene-edited pesticides, Michael Grunwald explores innovative solutions to boost food production while protecting the planet in his latest book.
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![Teenagers with yellow signs rally outside of a white building]()
![Teenagers with yellow signs rally outside of a white building]()
Students, schools race to save clean energy projects in face of Trump deadline
Many projects such as solar panels and electric school buses may not meet new deadlines for tax credits under the “big, beautiful bill.”
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![This image from video provided by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement via DVIDS shows manufacturing plant employees waiting to have their legs shackled at the Hyundai Motor Group’s electric vehicle plant, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025, in Ellabell, Ga.]()
![This image from video provided by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement via DVIDS shows manufacturing plant employees waiting to have their legs shackled at the Hyundai Motor Group’s electric vehicle plant, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025, in Ellabell, Ga.]()
In Georgia, Trump’s immigration agenda and clean energy jobs are colliding
Expert foreign workers are key to setting up new factories in the U.S. An ICE raid targeting them could hurt efforts to ramp up American manufacturing.
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![digital collage of photo of damaged house, man looking at bills and covering his mouth, with red jagged cutouts showing invoice details on top]()
![digital collage of photo of damaged house, man looking at bills and covering his mouth, with red jagged cutouts showing invoice details on top]()
First came the wildfire. Then came the scams.
As extreme weather becomes more frequent, so too have post-disaster contractor scams like excessive billing and shoddy repairs.
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![The Disaster Economy]()
![The Disaster Economy]()
Scams are rampant after natural disasters. Here’s how to protect yourself.
To ensure you're working with reliable and trustworthy contractors, ask these questions first.
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![Black and white photo of smokestacks in the distance, with transmission lines in the foreground]()
![Black and white photo of smokestacks in the distance, with transmission lines in the foreground]()
Report: Big businesses are doing carbon dioxide removal all wrong
The technology is needed to limit global warming. But corporations are supporting it in lieu of emissions reductions.
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![Flood waters from recent storms and river runoff surround the construction site of the Tule River high-speed rail viaduct near Highway 43 and Avenue 144 south of Corcoran, California.]()
![Flood waters from recent storms and river runoff surround the construction site of the Tule River high-speed rail viaduct near Highway 43 and Avenue 144 south of Corcoran, California.]()
Billions spent, miles to go: The story of California’s failure to build high-speed rail
California’s dream of building a high-speed rail system linking San Francisco and L.A. is a cautionary tale of ambition outpacing funding, planning, and federal support.
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![An illustration of Elon Musk in black pants, a black jacket, and a black cap while he holds a drill up to a map of Texas]()
![An illustration of Elon Musk in black pants, a black jacket, and a black cap while he holds a drill up to a map of Texas]()
A Texas congressman is quietly helping Elon Musk pitch a $760M plan to build tunnels under Houston to ease flooding
Experts in Houston have been studying the idea of building massive tunnels to divert floodwaters. Musk’s company wants a piece of the project.
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![Dozens of wind turbines spin against a blue sky with solar panels in the foreground]()
![Dozens of wind turbines spin against a blue sky with solar panels in the foreground]()
States fast-track wind and solar permits and contracts to beat Trump’s deadline
Federal tax credits have brought project costs down 30 to 50 percent, advocates say.
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![Open dictionary with blank silhouettes of leaf and flower]()
![Open dictionary with blank silhouettes of leaf and flower]()
The words we use to talk about nature are disappearing. Here’s why that matters.
We’ll need to do more than "touch grass" to revive them.
