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![A wet, gray freeway in the rain filled with cars and a truck, lined by tall trees and palm trees.]()
Los Angeles just showed how spongy a city can be
Amid relentless rains, the city’s “sponge” infrastructure helped gather 8.6 billion gallons of water — enough to sustain over 100,000 households for a year.
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A geothermal energy boom could be coming to Chicago’s South Side
The key to building low-carbon infrastructure in the city? Its trademark alleys.
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![An aerial view of the University of Arizona in Tucson from Getty Images.]()
Cash-strapped University of Arizona says climate action can wait
Activists have spent years pushing the university to divest from fossil fuels. With a $177 million deficit, that may not happen.
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How air pollution delayed a surge in extreme rain
Aerosol pollutants have masked the effects of global warming. Without them, the U.S. is about to get a lot wetter.
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![A cyclist rides along a river in Minneapolis, Minnesota as smoke from Canadian wildfires blankets the city on June 27, 2023.]()
![A cyclist rides along a river in Minneapolis, Minnesota as smoke from Canadian wildfires blankets the city on June 27, 2023.]()
Climate change is undoing decades of progress on air quality
A new report finds that 1 in 4 people in the U.S. are breathing unhealthy air as rising temperatures and bigger fires create a "climate penalty."
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Supreme Court weighs blocking a federal plan to cut smog pollution
In an unusual move, opponents of the rule have asked the highest court to pause the rule even as dozens of lawsuits in lower courts remain undecided.
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The EV shift could prevent millions of childhood asthma attacks
For children living near U.S. highways, a transition to zero-emission electric vehicles will mean reduced exposure to dangerous exhaust.
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![A sign warns lobbyists from entering the Maryland State Senate chamber in Annapolis, Md., Monday, April 9, 2018, the final day of the state's 2018 90-day legislative session.]()
![A sign warns lobbyists from entering the Maryland State Senate chamber in Annapolis, Md., Monday, April 9, 2018, the final day of the state's 2018 90-day legislative session.]()
8 states move to ban utilities from using customer money for lobbying
Utilities have come under fire for lobbying to stall climate policies and keep fossil fuel plants running.
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Biden’s climate law fines oil companies for methane pollution. The bill is coming due.
Recent research suggests the IRA’s methane fee could batter the oil and gas industry to the tune of more than $1 billion.
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![Tractors and burning piles of burning agricultural waste block a highway during a farmers protest in Spain]()
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What Europe’s egg-hurling farmers can teach us about climate progress
EU officials had big plans to slash emissions from farming. Then the protests started.
