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How the natural gas industry cozies up to utility regulators
Sponsorships, stacked panels, dance parties: Inside utilities' campaign to convince regulators of the bright future for natural gas.
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![On a patch of brown sand, yellow pipes stretch into the distance with a red flag blowing in the wind in the foreground.]()
![On a patch of brown sand, yellow pipes stretch into the distance with a red flag blowing in the wind in the foreground.]()
Report: Texas fracking is exacerbating the PFAS crisis
A "staggering volume" of PFAS are being injected into fracked wells.
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![A man in jeans and a plaid shirt and flip flops stands in front of two other people in a shady patch of soil under large trees.]()
![A man in jeans and a plaid shirt and flip flops stands in front of two other people in a shady patch of soil under large trees.]()
The shift to a green energy future is renewing plantation-era water wars in Hawaii
A proposed hydro project in Kauai — the first of its kind in the world — could supply up to a quarter of the island’s power by diverting 4 billion gallons a year from the Waimea River.
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Itochu quietly assembled a gigantic home battery network in Japan
The conglomerate controls a 36,000-unit virtual power plant. Up next? Unleashing it to help the national grid decarbonize.
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![Oil rig with dramatic cliffs in the background]()
Welcome to Utah, where pipeline protests could now get you at least five years in prison
Since the Standing Rock protests in 2017, 19 states have passed so-called critical infrastructure laws.
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![a man in a hat with the US flag stands on a grassy lawn. In the background, other men in safety gear stand around]()
Why the longest coal strike in Alabama history ended with no new contract
As coal declines, miners’ unions are struggling to bargain for better conditions.
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Immediate action is needed to ensure ‘a livable future for all,’ UN report says
World needs a “quantum leap” in climate ambition to stave off devastating consequences.
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![The head of a caribou sits outside a youth center with a dumpster and satellite dishes in the background]()
With the Willow project on the horizon, some Alaska Natives worry about traditional foods
In the village of Nuiqsut, hunting and fishing are how people get food.
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![A vast, endless field of rows of silver solar panels under a blue sky.]()
As millions of solar panels age out, recyclers hope to cash in
Solar panels have a lifespan of 25 to 30 years, and companies are emerging that seek to recycle the valuable, reusable materials and keep the panels out of landfills.
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A government program hopes to find critical minerals right beneath our feet
Federal scientists are using recon flights and field research to track down metals that are key to the energy transition.
