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Clean energy goes up against tribal rights and biodiversity in Nevada
A geothermal power plant is the latest battlefield for Biden’s green vision.
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![Machinery and pipeline materials]()
Pipelines keep robbing the land long after the bulldozers leave
A flurry of new research shows the long-term effects of pipelines on crop yields.
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![New York Governor Kathy Hochul]()
![New York Governor Kathy Hochul]()
From off-shore turbines to electric school buses: New York talks big on climate
Governor Hochul announced major climate ambitions in first state address.
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![American flag attached to a smokestack]()
Is the US uniquely bad at tackling climate change?
After decades of failed climate bills, America seems to have a problem.
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![Black and white photo of a female firefighter in front of a red circle]()
![Black and white photo of a female firefighter in front of a red circle]()
Growing body of research points to reproductive health problems for female firefighters
Women who fight wildfires worry about their fertility. A new study shows their concerns may be valid.
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The country’s biggest solar farm is coming to one of the coal-friendliest states
How one small farming community in Indiana came to embrace a massive solar project.
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Airborne DNA is being used to detect insect species, a breakthrough for ecologists
The technique has ‘huge potential’ for monitoring decline in biodiversity, say scientists.
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Beyond greenwashing: How chain restaurants could actually address their climate pollution
Step one is changing the menu.
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We saved the puffins. Now a warming planet is unraveling that work.
"Seabirds are climate change prisoners. Our inaction makes us the executioners."
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![A floating community in the Netherlands lies on the coast in the IJburg section of Amsterdam. The houses are secured to large steel pilings with rolling collars that allow them to rise and fall with the water level, and sway slightly in strong winds. Each home has a small dock, communal walkways, and flexible utility connections. They are also required to be in balance, with heavy components, like kitchens and bathrooms positioned carefully on the lower floors for stability.]()
![A floating community in the Netherlands lies on the coast in the IJburg section of Amsterdam. The houses are secured to large steel pilings with rolling collars that allow them to rise and fall with the water level, and sway slightly in strong winds. Each home has a small dock, communal walkways, and flexible utility connections. They are also required to be in balance, with heavy components, like kitchens and bathrooms positioned carefully on the lower floors for stability.]()
Embracing a wetter future, the Dutch turn to floating homes
Faced with worsening floods and a shortage of housing, the Netherlands is seeing growing interest in floating homes.
