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![Collage of solar panels on roofs beside a door-to-door salesperson]()
![Collage of solar panels on roofs beside a door-to-door salesperson]()
Clean energy, dirty tactics: Inside the shady world of door-to-door solar sales
On-site solar can be an incredible tool for lowering both energy costs and greenhouse gas emissions. But homeowners face a complicated — and sometimes intentionally misleading — process.
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![digital collage of photo of damaged house, man looking at bills and covering his mouth, with red jagged cutouts showing invoice details on top]()
![digital collage of photo of damaged house, man looking at bills and covering his mouth, with red jagged cutouts showing invoice details on top]()
First came the wildfire. Then came the scams.
As extreme weather becomes more frequent, so too have post-disaster contractor scams like excessive billing and shoddy repairs.
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![Black and white photo of smokestacks in the distance, with transmission lines in the foreground]()
![Black and white photo of smokestacks in the distance, with transmission lines in the foreground]()
Report: Big businesses are doing carbon dioxide removal all wrong
The technology is needed to limit global warming. But corporations are supporting it in lieu of emissions reductions.
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![Smoke rises from a coal-burning power station]()
![Smoke rises from a coal-burning power station]()
Trump administration gives coal plants and chemical facilities a pass
In Texas and across the nation, scores of coal-fired plants and petrochemical facilities are allowed to bypass toxic emissions rules.
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![A block of abandoned buildings]()
![A block of abandoned buildings]()
A startup promised 45,000 EV jobs to struggling towns. They’re still waiting.
Desperate for jobs, three communities embraced a bold electric vehicle promise. Now, they’re left with questions — and no jobs.
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![A resident sits on a wall of a collapsed house damaged by widespread flooding near Valencia, Spain in November 2024.]()
![A resident sits on a wall of a collapsed house damaged by widespread flooding near Valencia, Spain in November 2024.]()
A look at the growing ‘disaster economy’ turning crisis into cash
Disasters are big business. These charts show just how big.
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![men pack up boxes of food for a food bank]()
![men pack up boxes of food for a food bank]()
Food banks have long prevented emissions. Now they’re getting into the carbon credit business.
To stay afloat, food banks in the Global South are considering selling controversial offsets for revenue.
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![Debris in front of a hurricane-damaged store in Asheville, North Carolina]()
![Debris in front of a hurricane-damaged store in Asheville, North Carolina]()
Climate disasters are killing small businesses
Climate change could wipe out your favorite small businesses.
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![A man holds a sign that says no more business as usual in front of JP Morgan Chase]()
![A man holds a sign that says no more business as usual in front of JP Morgan Chase]()
Boosted by Trump, banks resume their love affair with fossil fuels
A new report reveals massive backtracking on climate pledges.
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![several pieces of lab-grown salmon plated on a large white plate]()
![several pieces of lab-grown salmon plated on a large white plate]()
Want to try lab-grown salmon? The US just approved it.
Despite a growing number of state bans, advocates of cultivated seafood say it can protect waterways from overfishing.
