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In government records that have flown under the radar, the EPA is questioning its legal authority to revise pollution rules more than once when new science shows unacceptable health risks.
Instead of lots of EVs juicing up their huge batteries all at once, "active managed charging" distributes the load throughout the night, helping stabilize the grid.
GOP leaders claim that repealing power plant pollution rules and tax breaks for renewables will fuel an energy boom. Experts say they’re doing just the opposite.
Researchers are beginning to untangle how the “drought-disease paradox” works.
The mapping effort is uncovering unexpected patterns, with some undeveloped and heavily forested areas holding more heat than researchers anticipated.
The war in the Middle East has sent Big Oil’s profits soaring. Companies are pocketing the money rather than expanding drilling.
A fragile food system, uneven public health messaging, and global warming are all working to supercharge the parasite’s spread.
Ron DeSantis is slashing government spending, but the Sunshine State can’t afford to abandon its climate adaptation fund.
America’s two utility-scale offshore wind farms performed as well as gas power plants and better than coal in January — including during Winter Storm Fern.
