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![people sit at picnic tables under a shaded pavilion in a park]()
![people sit at picnic tables under a shaded pavilion in a park]()
As a heat wave grips the US, lessons from the hottest city in America
Summer is becoming unbearable. Phoenix holds solutions on how to cope.
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![iew at Yucca Mountain Nuclear Facility located West of Las Vegas, is proposed to store hazardous materials including used nuclear fuels, January 23, 2003 near Mercury, Nevada.]()
![iew at Yucca Mountain Nuclear Facility located West of Las Vegas, is proposed to store hazardous materials including used nuclear fuels, January 23, 2003 near Mercury, Nevada.]()
Smaller reactors may still have a big nuclear waste problem
A new generation of reactors promises a nuclear energy renaissance, but critics say the U.S. needs to figure out what to do about its radioactive garbage.
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![Rush hour at the intersection of the 110 and 101 freeways on June 15, 2021 in Los Angeles.]()
![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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![three photos of children: one holding a sign, one holding a fish, and one sitting on a tree trunk]()
![three photos of children: one holding a sign, one holding a fish, and one sitting on a tree trunk]()
In Hawaii, youth are suing over climate inaction
They're targeting the state's biggest emitter, the transportation sector.
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![a man walks his dog past a row of cars and trees in a city]()
![a man walks his dog past a row of cars and trees in a city]()
Yes, you can save lives by planting trees, a new study says
Increasing urban greenery could save lives of tens of thousands of older adults, researchers found.
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![a man inspects a tesla electric car]()
![a man inspects a tesla electric car]()
The mental block preventing people from buying electric vehicles
A new study found people greatly underestimate how many of their daily tasks an EV could support.
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NYC wants more rooftop solar. Its fire code is getting in the way.
Public safety vs. climate action: The battle over the Big Apple's rules for buildings.
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![San Diego has shored up its water supplies by upgrading the All-American Canal, which takes Colorado River water to California's Imperial Valley.]()
![San Diego has shored up its water supplies by upgrading the All-American Canal, which takes Colorado River water to California's Imperial Valley.]()
A quiet revolution: Southwest cities learn to thrive amid drought
San Diego, Phoenix, and Las Vegas have embraced innovative strategies for conserving and sourcing water, providing these metropolitan areas with sufficient water supplies to support their growing populations.
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![A tanker truck crosses the Union Pacific rail line in Price Canyon, in central Utah, as it heads up Indian Canyon. This area in Price Canyon is where the proposed Uintah Basin Railway will connect with the national railway network. The Uintah Basin Railway is proposed to move crude oil, agriculture, and minerals mined in Utah’s Uintah Basin, an area with long standing freight transportation challenges. Construction of the rail line is slated for 2023-2024.]()
![A tanker truck crosses the Union Pacific rail line in Price Canyon, in central Utah, as it heads up Indian Canyon. This area in Price Canyon is where the proposed Uintah Basin Railway will connect with the national railway network. The Uintah Basin Railway is proposed to move crude oil, agriculture, and minerals mined in Utah’s Uintah Basin, an area with long standing freight transportation challenges. Construction of the rail line is slated for 2023-2024.]()
An oil train is set to destroy pristine Utah mountains. Why won’t Biden stop it?
Wildcat speculators, big oil companies, and state officials alike have been salivating over the Uinta Basin’s rich oil deposits for years.
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![Amtrak train and freight train separated by traffic barrier and no entry sign]()
![Amtrak train and freight train separated by traffic barrier and no entry sign]()
People vs. cargo: How a battle over Amtrak’s Gulf Coast line could shape the future of passenger rail
Amtrak’s plan to resume service from New Orleans ran straight into two freight companies.
