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An industrial worker got one whiff of ethylene oxide. Twenty years later, he still hasn’t recovered — and his community is searching for answers.
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.
The people who clean up the world's trash say some companies' statements of support are little more than lip service.
Many of the solutions are costly, putting them out of reach for small towns. But the region's most populous cities are getting innovative.
When a minor disaster shakes up the plans for a local ceremony, a young woman and her colleagues pull together to provide for the community.
Global investment in renewables reached record levels over the first half of 2022, hitting an all-time high of $226 billion — 11 percent higher than during the first six months of last year.
A new report surfaces a trail of red flags that the EPA didn’t raise.
The Atacama Desert is a major source of lithium for EV batteries. As global demand ramps up, the local Lickanantay people are racing to protect already scarce water supplies and their way of life.
Modern society, and the clean energy revolution, depend on rare earth elements. Can Greenland help break China's stranglehold on the market?