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A sweeping plan to build 21 gigawatts of solar plus batteries on 136,000 acres could be a lifeline for Central Valley farmers facing devastating water shortages.
Young people traumatized by Hurricane Maria were more likely to report substance use.
A federal court has revoked a key permit for Sempra Energy, whose LNG facility could worsen pollution in Black and Latino neighborhoods.
How the necessary work of cleaning up can make an even bigger mess.
The past 10 years revealed how government failures at every level could effectively kill a city, turning it into a "ghost town."
That's at least 10 times what's currently available.
Less parking could pave the way for denser housing and more accessible public transportation.
A couple hundred overlooked public officials control the U.S. power grid — and some of them are on your ballots.
Yet governments are still pouring $7 trillion into subsidies for fossil fuels.
