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Cattle are a major source of greenhouse gas emissions. Hawaiian seaweed could change that.
Local businesses in Hawai’i are getting big funding boosts to help make farmed algae part of the solution in addressing the amount of methane cattle produce.
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The pollution paradox: How cleaning up smog drives ocean warming
New research indicates that the decline in smog particles from China’s air cleanups caused the recent extreme heat waves in the Pacific.
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Electric vehicles need cobalt. Congolese miners work in dangerous conditions to get it.
Black activists in the U.S. are fighting the exploitation of Black resources and workers in the Congo.
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California sides with big utilities, trimming incentives for community solar projects
Critics said the decision was "fatally flawed" and won't allow for a “just and equitable energy transition.”
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Researchers explore mining seawater for critical metals
The aim is to draw key minerals, including lithium and magnesium, from ocean water, desalination plant residue, and industrial waste brine.
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Puerto Rico’s rooftop solar boom is at risk, advocates warn
Rooftop solar has been a lifeline for the U.S. territory during blackouts. Now a government entity wants to undo a law protecting a key solar program.
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As New York’s offshore wind work begins, an environmental justice community awaits the benefits
A labor agreement guarantees jobs for unions, but making sure Sunset Park residents are included remains a challenge.
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Oil companies contaminated a family farm. The courts and regulators let the drillers walk away.
The oil and gas industry has reaped profits without ensuring there will be money to plug and clean up their wells. In Oklahoma, that work could cost more than $7 billion if it falls to the state.
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As fossil fuel plants face retirement, a Puerto Rico community pushes for rooftop solar
Land for large solar arrays is limited on the island. Rooftop panels can provide electricity during blackouts and bring the island closer to its clean energy goals.