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Ecuador voted to keep oil in the ground. Will it happen?
More than 10 million Ecuadorians voted last year to ban oil operations in part of the Amazon rainforest. But heavy crude has continued to flow from the region, which is home to uncontacted Indigenous families.
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Politicians don’t get how popular climate action is. That’s a problem.
The misperception gap widens when officials get more money from fossil fuel interests.
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Biden administration announces more than $2 billion in grants to boost US power grid
The grid is overburdened, under-resourced — and vital to the energy transition. New federal funding aims to increase capacity and get more clean energy built.
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On a rural Hawaiian island, solar provides a path to energy sovereignty
A community-driven effort is driving Molokaʻi's transition to solar power and cultivating a local workforce to make it happen.
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States want to clean up leaky oil wells. Well-intentioned laws are getting in the way.
Hard-to-meet federal requirements are slowing down the pace of remediation, state regulators say.
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Spying from space: How satellites can help identify and rein in a potent climate pollutant
Methane levels in the atmosphere are rising. An armada of satellites could help identify leaks from oil fields, landfills, and animal feed operations.
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Permitting reform is back. Is the latest deal worth it?
Senators Joe Manchin and John Barrasso offer a devil’s bargain: new power lines for clean energy transmission at the cost of more fossil fuels.
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Heat pumps are expensive. What if billionaires bought them for everyone?
It would cost more than $1 trillion, but the savings from lower bills and cleaner air would be just as high.
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As US bets big on hydrogen for clean energy, local communities worry about secrecy and public health
The Biden administration has set aside billions of dollars for new hydrogen energy. But does the industry need better safeguards?
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This little-known agency has billions to make federal buildings green
With nearly $3.4 billion from the climate law, the U.S. General Services Administration is working to slash emissions from building operations and construction.
