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The oceanic phenomenon could lead to more pathogen-carrying mosquitoes, bacteria, and toxic algae.
In a haven city defined by scientific progress, one woman hides a gift from her ancestors that contains a key to the future.
From warbling loons to chirping toads, rising temperatures threaten some of the Earth’s most iconic sounds.
Offshore wind projects cropped up all over the Great Lakes region in the early 2010s. By the end of the decade, all but one were gone. Developers, though still drawn to the lakes’ powerful winds, have been reluctant to return.
A Floodlight investigation found Alabama Power runs a news service and its foundation bought a Black newspaper. Neither publishes critical stories about the utility.
A joint investigation by Floodlight and Capital B shows millions of dollars flowed from utilities to Black leaders and their groups since at least 2009.
Renewable energy company First Solar has pledged $1.2 billion to expand domestic solar panel manufacturing, a move it says will create hundreds of new jobs and significantly expand U.S. solar capacity.
Engineers know how to build a site that can safeguard nuclear waste for 100,000 years. The challenge is convincing people to live next to it.
Inside the effort to standardize the design of returnable containers.
