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![A hazy field of solar panels pointing at the sky in the desert.]()
![A hazy field of solar panels pointing at the sky in the desert.]()
Amid water woes, solar is booming in the California desert
Utility-scale solar farms spreading rapidly across the desert Southwest are stressing the region’s already overtaxed groundwater and communities are beginning to push back.
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![A woman in a blue shirt and white baseball cap moves equipment in a brightly lit lab.]()
![A woman in a blue shirt and white baseball cap moves equipment in a brightly lit lab.]()
This Georgia program is training a huge cleantech manufacturing workforce
Insiders say Quick Start is a major reason why the state has successfully wooed billions in investment from the world’s leading solar, battery and EV companies.
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![A red tractor bulldozes through a field of corn.]()
![A red tractor bulldozes through a field of corn.]()
Drought hits the Midwest, threatening crops and the world’s food supply
America's Breadbasket hasn’t had enough rain to sustain crop growth, including food, animal feed, and ethanol production.
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![A man in a mask on a bright factory floor packages up a white box.]()
![A man in a mask on a bright factory floor packages up a white box.]()
Virtual power plants are coming to save the grid, sooner than you might think
Networks of thousands of home-based batteries could be key to a cleaner, more reliable electricity system.
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![In the desert, a man in a baseball cap and jeans fills up water from a pump that says]()
How Arizona stands between tribes and their water
As it negotiates water rights with tribes, Arizona goes to unique lengths to extract concessions that limit tribes’ opportunities for growth and economic development, according to a ProPublica and High Country News investigation.
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![A row of yellow school buses drive down a street with exhaust coming from one of them.]()
![A row of yellow school buses drive down a street with exhaust coming from one of them.]()
How much would US air quality improve if it shifted to EVs?
Air pollution will plummet as EVs and renewables are adopted, showcasing the public-health benefits of moving away from fossil fuels.
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![A man unrolls a rope attached to a metal cylinder in the ground.]()
![A man unrolls a rope attached to a metal cylinder in the ground.]()
Texas farmers are worried one of the state’s most precious water resources is running dry. You should be, too.
The Ogallala Aquifer serves farming communities in multiple states. When it runs dry, the agriculture industry in Texas and the nation is in jeopardy.
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![A woman with a large necklace and head wrap stands with her hands on her hips in front of a house.]()
![A woman with a large necklace and head wrap stands with her hands on her hips in front of a house.]()
When the water isn’t safe to drink
In Louisiana, Tennessee, and Texas, Black communities are fighting for their right to access clean water.
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![A view of a muddy sandbank with a tanker on a river in the background.]()
![A view of a muddy sandbank with a tanker on a river in the background.]()
The climate crisis is on track to push one-third of humanity out of its most livable environment
As conditions that best support life shift toward the poles, more than 600 million people are already living outside of a crucial “climate niche,” facing more extreme heat, rising food scarcity and higher death rates.
