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Puerto Ricans are powering their own rooftop solar boom
Residents and shop owners are installing solar-plus-battery systems in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. Will the government get on board?
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![Paneles solares cubren el techo de Lucy's Pizza frente a la plaza central en Adjuntas, Puerto Rico.]()
Los puertorriqueños están impulsando el auge de energía solar en la isla
Los residentes y propietarios han instalado miles de sistemas de paneles solares y baterías después del huracán María. ¿Se unirá el gobierno al esfuerzo?
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A push for public power stalled in New York, but activists say they’re just getting started
Advocates say the New York Power Authority is a "sleeping giant" in the energy transition.
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Liquefied natural gas business is booming. But at what cost to the climate?
Twenty-five projects currently underway could end up emitting as much as 20 coal-fired power plants.
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![Rush hour at the intersection of the 110 and 101 freeways on June 15, 2021 in Los Angeles.]()
Car tires produce vastly more particle pollution than exhausts, tests show
In part because of the increasing weight of cars, toxic particles from tires are almost 2,000 times worse than from exhausts.
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Companies are reporting cleaner electricity. Researchers say it’s a mirage.
A new study shows that companies are increasingly relying on dubious renewable energy certificates to meet climate targets.
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Three open questions about Biden’s new environmental justice tool
More than 2,000 public comments raise concerns that racial justice and cumulative burdens are being overlooked.
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Interior Department to phase out single-use plastics on all public lands
Agencies including the National Park Service will have until 2032 to eliminate them.
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Aviation can meet Paris targets — if it makes massive changes
Sustainable fuels and increased efficiency could put the industry on track for limiting warming to 1.75 degrees Celsius.
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How 60-year-old weather data is flooding Texas with pollution
“Texas’ petrochemical industry is unprepared for severe rainfall because our laws and regulations have not kept pace with our new climate reality.”
