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![A roofing crew installs shingles on a small single-story home in Lakewood, CA.]()
![A roofing crew installs shingles on a small single-story home in Lakewood, CA.]()
Thinking of going solar? Wait until you need a new roof.
Solar panels typically last 25 years, while shingles are good for 20. Waiting until you need to re-roof is usually the best course when going solar.
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![Solar panels are seen hanging from the small balcony of a brick apartment building in Germany.]()
![Solar panels are seen hanging from the small balcony of a brick apartment building in Germany.]()
How Germany outfitted half a million balconies with solar panels
Meet balkonkraftwerk, the simple technology putting solar power in the hands of renters.
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![A large industrial facility near a river. In the foreground there is a white building with an American flag and the words United States Steel, Mon Valley Works, Clairton Plant]()
![A large industrial facility near a river. In the foreground there is a white building with an American flag and the words United States Steel, Mon Valley Works, Clairton Plant]()
The potential merger of two steel industry titans has environmentalists worried
It’s already possible to produce steel in a more climate-friendly way, but neither U.S. Steel nor Nippon Steel seems ready to adapt.
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![Two men install solar panels on the roof of a two-story house with a shingled roof and white columns on the gabled front porch.]()
![Two men install solar panels on the roof of a two-story house with a shingled roof and white columns on the gabled front porch.]()
Homeowners associations in Michigan now have to allow rooftop solar
A new law makes it difficult for HOAs to say no to sun power.
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![Black woman with long dark hair in a magenta coat speaks into television microphones at a press conference. She is surrounded by other people of differing races.]()
![Black woman with long dark hair in a magenta coat speaks into television microphones at a press conference. She is surrounded by other people of differing races.]()
Chicago teachers demand climate solutions in their next contract
"That contract means nothing if our Earth is on fire."
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![Construction crews restore a beach in Daytona Beach Shores, Florida, following erosion from Hurricanes Ian and Nicole.]()
![Construction crews restore a beach in Daytona Beach Shores, Florida, following erosion from Hurricanes Ian and Nicole.]()
The homeowner mutiny leaving Florida cities defenseless against hurricanes
The government is refusing to restore eroded beaches in coastal Florida counties unless homeowners agree to one condition: public access.
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![A mural with the world Chicago on it next to an elevated train track and woman walking across a parking lot.]()
![A mural with the world Chicago on it next to an elevated train track and woman walking across a parking lot.]()
In Chicago, one neighborhood is fighting gentrification and climate change at the same time
The secret to success? Build affordable housing next to transit.
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![Illustration of Tik and his wife looking at their home with money flying around them]()
![Illustration of Tik and his wife looking at their home with money flying around them]()
They thought getting their home off fossil fuels would be straightforward. Chaos ensued.
Here’s what happened when two climate reporters tried to ditch natural gas.
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![Truck is carrying container is parking in front warehouse]()
![Truck is carrying container is parking in front warehouse]()
Why one Southern California city is updating its zoning code after decades of environmental issues
Residents in Pomona’s industrial zone have dealt with pollution from waste facilities, warehouses, and other polluting industries for close to a century.
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![solar panels in the forms of crosses installed on the slanted roof of a Christian church]()
![solar panels in the forms of crosses installed on the slanted roof of a Christian church]()
Across the country, houses of worship are going solar
A federal rule makes it easier for churches, synagogues, and mosques to put solar panels on the roof.
