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Copper will play a central role in the energy transition. These startups are working on a cleaner way to extract it.
Laminated timber is more environmentally friendly than steel, and perfectly safe for constructing tall buildings.
The administration’s efforts to solve a so-called “energy emergency” might create an actual crisis.
A new report calls for solutions that simultaneously address climate change, biodiversity, health, water, and food issues.
A new study finds that politicians tend to use shorter words in speeches on hot days.
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.
The pilot will test parametric insurance, which pays out quickly after agreed-upon “triggers” – such as wind speeds or river heights – reach a certain level.
The country’s incoming president made water her “main concern” when she was mayor of Mexico City.
The new guidelines will save people $2.2 billion a year in utility costs and eliminate 71 million tons of planet-warming CO2 emissions.
