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![A cargo ship goes through the water and a field.]()
![A cargo ship goes through the water and a field.]()
Can farm waste help clean up the world’s dirty cargo ships?
The shipping giant Maersk is betting on bio-methanol.
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![A car emerges from a Hertz garage]()
Hertz just made the biggest electric vehicle purchase ever
Tesla will deliver 100,000 EVs to the rental car company by the end of 2022.
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In Detroit, a push to help Black farmers purchase land
Black farmers in Detroit have turned blighted properties into vital food sources. Now, a new land fund is opening the door to official ownership.
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![A man and child ride on a bike in Chicago.]()
![A man and child ride on a bike in Chicago.]()
In Chicago, cyclists in Black neighborhoods are over-policed and under-protected
A simple solution for transportation equity: bike lanes.
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‘Mobility Justice’: How cities are rethinking public transportation after COVID
During the pandemic, commuter trains ran nearly empty while buses shuttled essential workers. Now, cities are reevaluating where they spent their transit dollars.
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Flooding could shut down one-quarter of America’s critical infrastructure
Hospitals, airports, and other public services are at risk.
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![a silver stadium half-built in a dry area]()
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The environmental justice fight to block the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti claims hosting the 2028 Olympics will have “no impact” on the environment. Inglewood residents say otherwise.
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![A mobile phone with the Google Maps application]()
![A mobile phone with the Google Maps application]()
Google Maps now shows the lowest-carbon route for car journeys
Google’s CEO, Sundar Pichai, said the initiative could save 1 million metric tons of carbon dioxide a year.
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![a satellite view of the port of Los Angeles with many cargo ships out at sea]()
![a satellite view of the port of Los Angeles with many cargo ships out at sea]()
Cargo-ship congestion is bringing more dirty air to Southern California
Those supply-chain problems you’ve heard about? They have consequences for public health.
