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A new report finds that while electricity demand skyrocketed, the deployment of new wind, solar, and nuclear power did, too.
Two years ago, the Supreme Court made it easier to destroy swamps and marshes. Agricultural lobbyists want to keep it that way.
The Mojave Desert species is thriving at a solar farm near Las Vegas, perhaps because the panels slow evaporation.
A new report documents how cities around the world are becoming more liveable and sustainable in the face of climate change.
As the market for floatovoltaics explodes, scientists are studying how to make the systems also work for waterbirds and other organisms.
The small town of Plympton, Massachusetts, eliminated 305 tons of garbage a year by making everyone pay for what they toss.
The majority of public land is too fire prone and far away from communities to even make sense for housing, research shows.
Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, is spewing from old wells. Experts warn of a pollution crisis spreading underground and threatening Oklahoma’s drinking water.
The White House's own environmental justice progress report gives little insight into the green benefits delivered to disadvantaged communities.