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![A small white house with a gray roof and solar panels sits in front of an industrial area with smokestacks. A red Mustang sits out front next to grass and basketball hoops.]()
![A small white house with a gray roof and solar panels sits in front of an industrial area with smokestacks. A red Mustang sits out front next to grass and basketball hoops.]()
California’s polluted communities could miss out on billions under state’s flawed system
Researchers found that the state's screening tool uses a small number of health problems that could bias which communities are designated.
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![An. overhead shot of a green field and trees with a concerte platform in the middle with large black panels lined up on top.]()
![An. overhead shot of a green field and trees with a concerte platform in the middle with large black panels lined up on top.]()
Texas will add more grid batteries than any other state in 2024
With cheap land and a competitive market irresistible to energy storage developers, the Lone Star State will even overtake California in battery deployments this year.
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Why one Southern California city is updating its zoning code after decades of environmental issues
Residents in Pomona’s industrial zone have dealt with pollution from waste facilities, warehouses, and other polluting industries for close to a century.
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![A massive dairy farm covered in black solar panels stretches into the horizon.]()
![A massive dairy farm covered in black solar panels stretches into the horizon.]()
Sheep may soon graze under solar panels in one of Wyoming’s first ‘agrivoltaic’ projects
The elevated photovoltaic panels can actually improve grazing conditions, a novelty that could help make solar projects more land-efficient and accepted in the ranching-heavy state.
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![A wet, gray freeway in the rain filled with cars and a truck, lined by tall trees and palm trees.]()
![A wet, gray freeway in the rain filled with cars and a truck, lined by tall trees and palm trees.]()
Los Angeles just showed how spongy a city can be
Amid relentless rains, the city’s “sponge” infrastructure helped gather 8.6 billion gallons of water — enough to sustain over 100,000 households for a year.
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![A heat pump with two round windows stands against a blue building.]()
![A heat pump with two round windows stands against a blue building.]()
Heat pumps outsold gas furnaces again last year — and the gap is growing
While sales of both heat pumps and gas furnaces were down in 2023, heat pumps are proving more popular than ever.
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![A mural that reads Greetings from Historic Downtown Grants Pass, Oregon, with a painting of a river and forest.]()
![A mural that reads Greetings from Historic Downtown Grants Pass, Oregon, with a painting of a river and forest.]()
With limited resources, an Oregon town plans for climate change
Among rural communities, Grants Pass, Oregon, has notched an unlikely win: a sustainability plan. But lack of dedicated staff and resources to secure federal grant funds threaten its success.
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![An aerial view of highways cutting through snowy land and a river running through them.]()
![An aerial view of highways cutting through snowy land and a river running through them.]()
In $100 million Colorado River deal, water and power collide
The Colorado River District plans to buy the water rights that flow through Colorado's Shoshone hydropower plant. The acquisition is seen as pivotal for a wide swath of the state, and has been co-signed by farmers, environmental groups, and local governments.
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![A man in a blue suit and red tie stands at a podium in front of a group of people.]()
![A man in a blue suit and red tie stands at a podium in front of a group of people.]()
When a climate denier becomes Louisiana’s governor: Jeff Landry’s first month in office
Landry has surrounded himself with former fossil fuel executives — and he has targeted the state’s climate change task force.
