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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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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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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.
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![The Eddystone Generating Station in Eddystone, Pennsylvania was to close in May but will remain open under a Trump administration order.]()
![The Eddystone Generating Station in Eddystone, Pennsylvania was to close in May but will remain open under a Trump administration order.]()
Nobody wants this gas plant. Trump is forcing it to stay open.
The Department of Energy is citing Trump's declaration of an "energy emergency" and voracious data centers in its decision to keep the plant outside of Philadelphia running.
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A fiber optic cable spied on Greenland’s glaciers. It found an alarming problem.
By analyzing light shining through the same kind of cable that brings the internet into homes, researchers have helped explain why the island's ice — which could add 23 feet to sea levels — is in such rapid decline.
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Your home has a 1 in 4 chance of being at severe risk from extreme weather
Here's what that means for your insurance policy.
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The Sunflower Covenant
When Dee is transferred to the swanky Wicker school, their education in conformity is quickly derailed by another misfit willing to fight for a different world.
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Waterlogged and contaminated: In rural Florida, locals suspect a mining company is to blame for their flooding troubles
Residents are trying to connect the dots between hurricanes, high radium levels, and a mineral mining giant next door.
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![A smokestack spews emissions against a blue sky]()
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How much carbon can we safely store underground? Much less than previously thought.
Carbon storage “can no longer be considered an unlimited solution to bring our climate back to a safe level.”
