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![A tall bleached bathtub ring is visible on the rocky banks of Lake Powell as boats navigate the waters]()
![A tall bleached bathtub ring is visible on the rocky banks of Lake Powell as boats navigate the waters]()
As the Colorado River shrinks, calls to drain Lake Powell grow
Groups are pushing to drain the lake entirely to reveal its long-submerged rock arches and spires and allow wildlife along the Colorado River to recover.
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![A worker pulls a boom in a cranberry bog as the sun rises in the background.]()
![A worker pulls a boom in a cranberry bog as the sun rises in the background.]()
These cranberry bogs come with a side of solar
Two Massachusetts projects are the nation’s first to grow cranberries beneath solar panels, in another example of how agriculture and clean energy can coexist.
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![Democrat Peter Hubbard, who was reelected to the Georgia Public Service Commission on Tuesday, appears at the state capitol during Governor-elect Keisha Lance Bottoms’s first visit following a wave of Democratic victories in the state.]()
![Democrat Peter Hubbard, who was reelected to the Georgia Public Service Commission on Tuesday, appears at the state capitol during Governor-elect Keisha Lance Bottoms’s first visit following a wave of Democratic victories in the state.]()
Democrats take control of Georgia’s powerful utility regulator
Swept in on the blue wave, new commissioners plan to tackle power bills, clean energy, and data center accountability.
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![A snowy archway opens up onto a mountain vista]()
![A snowy archway opens up onto a mountain vista]()
Glaciers around the world are endangered — but no two are alike
Globally, glaciers are often lumped into one narrative of loss. These three stories show how they can still surprise us.
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![a choropleth map of Chicago showing various shades of red indicating lead service pipe density by neighborhood]()
Chicago has the most lead pipes in the nation. We mapped them all.
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![digital collage of photo of damaged house, man looking at bills and covering his mouth, with red jagged cutouts showing invoice details on top]()
First came the wildfire. Then came the scams.
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![A dirt road leads toward a forested hill, where the Trans-Alaska Pipeline is visible.]()
Alaska’s $44 billion bet on natural gas
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![illustration of earth with wind turbines, solar panels, a ship, an excavator and protesters, with bottom of half of earth filled with chunks of minerals]()
A guide to the 4 minerals shaping the world’s energy future
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In Arizona, a fight against a deadly fungus is under threat from Trump’s health policies
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Two years after a wildfire took everything, Maui homeowners are facing a new threat: Foreclosure
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![A discarded Coca-Cola bottle is seen along the bank of the San Gabriel River in Glendora, California.]()
![A discarded Coca-Cola bottle is seen along the bank of the San Gabriel River in Glendora, California.]()
Plastic pollution is putting an old legal doctrine to a new test
Public nuisance lawsuits are testing whether companies can be held responsible for pollution after their products are sold.
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![Supporters cheer Democratic gubernatorial candidate David Crowley at an election-night event on November 3, 2026 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.]()
![Supporters cheer Democratic gubernatorial candidate David Crowley at an election-night event on November 3, 2026 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.]()
How the midterms could unleash a new era for clean energy in these 3 states
Democrats achieved long-sought trifectas in Arizona, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. They have big plans for climate action.
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![A young boy clears some of the mud that covers his yard and the surrounding neighborhood after a series of storms flooded the southwest on November 2, 2026.]()
![A young boy clears some of the mud that covers his yard and the surrounding neighborhood after a series of storms flooded the southwest on November 2, 2026.]()
Extreme flooding in the Southwest foreshadows a wild El Niño winter
Historically, the oceanic phenomenon boosts precipitation in the southern U.S. Here's a glimpse at the pain to come.
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As Nebraska seeks to grow, Omaha’s energy capacity is a major hurdle
One of the state's largest utilities needs more power to fuel the region's economic ambitions.
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![a crowd of people react with shock and joy holding political signs supporting Democrats in Texas]()
![a crowd of people react with shock and joy holding political signs supporting Democrats in Texas]()
What a historic ‘blue wave’ midterm means for climate action
Democrats swept Congress and won in red states. Here are the races that matter most for decarbonization, disasters, and data centers.
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![A paramedic waves from the cockpit of a small, single-seat electric airplane used for emergency medical services.]()
![A paramedic waves from the cockpit of a small, single-seat electric airplane used for emergency medical services.]()
Electric aviation is taking off in unexpected ways
Electric aircraft may one day usher in low-carbon travel, but for now they are finding a foothold with paramedics and climate researchers.
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![A man in a baseball hat stands in his airboat with green marshland around him]()
![A man in a baseball hat stands in his airboat with green marshland around him]()
Louisiana’s accidental blueprint for restoring its coast
In 2002, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers stumbled on a way to create new land. Now the state wants to do it on purpose.
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![Clouds rise from three natural gas units at a power plant]()
![Clouds rise from three natural gas units at a power plant]()
On Wall Street, the ‘energy transition’ includes natural gas and data centers
For private equity firms, "not all transition strategies are sustainable."
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