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Michigan and other battleground states might have swung for Trump, but they elected environmentalists to U.S. Senate seats, too.
The move threatens treaty rights and salmon recovery as energy demands from AI and crypto surge.
Laminated timber is more environmentally friendly than steel, and perfectly safe for constructing tall buildings.
Residents are trying to connect the dots between hurricanes, high radium levels, and a mineral mining giant next door.
Irish farmers have been burning carbon-rich peat to heat their rural homes for generations, but the practice has come under fire.
Unstable electricity is a fact of life on the island, where privatization, underinvestment, and climate change leave the grid at constant risk of collapse.
There’s a way to reduce both the climate and water harms of data centers: Build them in places with lots of wind and solar energy.
A $2.4 billion upgrade is shaving minutes off Caltrain trips through Silicon Valley, doubling weekend ridership, and reducing riders’ exposure to toxic diesel pollution.
As a fight over voting districts consumes the Texas legislature, funding for flood relief remains elusive.
