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Pocket gardens: The tiny urban oases with surprisingly big benefits
Little bits of greenery are popping up in cities, making summers more bearable for urbanites.
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![A man stands looking at his phone next to the open door of a truck, with a power plant spewing smoke in the background]()
![A man stands looking at his phone next to the open door of a truck, with a power plant spewing smoke in the background]()
In Texas, Corpus Christi’s water crisis may be a glimpse into the future
A 5-year drought, a failed desalination plant, and poor planning may force the city to choose between residents and the oil and gas industry.
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![Engineer stands over hole in street where a lead pipe is being replaced.]()
![Engineer stands over hole in street where a lead pipe is being replaced.]()
Can replacing Illinois’ toxic lead pipes lead to a workforce boon?
Illinois has nearly 1.5 million lead service lines. A new report estimates replacing the unsafe plumbing could generate 90,000 jobs.
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![Collage of person looking out plane window and snippets of boarding pass]()
![Collage of person looking out plane window and snippets of boarding pass]()
Ask a Climate Therapist: How can I balance my travel itch with guilt about emissions?
Licensed therapist Leslie Davenport advises a reader who loves to travel, but worries about its impact on the planet.
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![In an aerial view, a customer pumps gas into his car at an Arco station in Los Angeles.]()
![In an aerial view, a customer pumps gas into his car at an Arco station in Los Angeles.]()
Why $4 gasoline is the tipping point for EVs
As fuel costs climb, the long-term math shifts toward EVs — but consumer hesitation and infrastructure gaps could slow the transition.
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![A building with solar panels stands on a lushly tree-lined street, with a sign reading Bryant Community Center]()
![A building with solar panels stands on a lushly tree-lined street, with a sign reading Bryant Community Center]()
How Ann Arbor, Michigan, is creating its own clean energy utility
Investor-owned utilities have been slow to ditch oil and gas. The city of Ann Arbor plans to boost access to renewables through a new dual-service model.
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![Passengers disembark from an electric Caltrain commuter train in the San Francisco Bay Area.]()
![Passengers disembark from an electric Caltrain commuter train in the San Francisco Bay Area.]()
How electrifying a Bay Area rail system made trains faster, cleaner, and more frequent
A $2.4 billion upgrade is shaving minutes off Caltrain trips through Silicon Valley, doubling weekend ridership, and reducing riders’ exposure to toxic diesel pollution.
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![Construction of the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company "megafab" plant in Phoenix. The Taiwanese company is investing $165 billion in multiple plants in the region.]()
![Construction of the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company "megafab" plant in Phoenix. The Taiwanese company is investing $165 billion in multiple plants in the region.]()
Arizona’s water is drying up. That’s not stopping the data center rush.
Though tech companies are secretive about their water usage, Arizona’s 150-plus data centers and chip factories use a tiny fraction of the state’s supply.
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![An electric bus rolls through the streets of Madison, Wisconsin.]()
![An electric bus rolls through the streets of Madison, Wisconsin.]()
Electric buses are passing a brutal cold-weather test in Wisconsin
Madison is proving that electric buses can run through frightfully cold winters, providing a blueprint for zero-emissions transit in other frigid locales.
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![A person walks through a flooded street in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in April of 2023, following a historic rainstorm. Florida has invested more than $1 billion in projects that adapt to flooding and sea level rise.]()
![A person walks through a flooded street in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in April of 2023, following a historic rainstorm. Florida has invested more than $1 billion in projects that adapt to flooding and sea level rise.]()
A massive climate resilience program is escaping Florida’s DOGE purge
Ron DeSantis is slashing government spending, but the Sunshine State can’t afford to abandon its climate adaptation fund.
