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What will the rise of floating solar panels mean for wildlife?

As the market for floatovoltaics explodes, scientists are studying how to make the systems also work for waterbirds and other organisms.

Matt Simon Science June 24, 2025

Trump is trying to kill clean energy. The market has other plans.

The administration has done real damage to climate action, experts say. But in many ways, renewables are unstoppable.

Matt Simon Climate & Energy January 15, 2026

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What one town learned by charging residents for every bag of trash

The small town of Plympton, Massachusetts, eliminated 305 tons of garbage a year by making everyone pay for what they toss.

Tik Root Accountability June 23, 2025

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How low oil prices turned Trump’s call to ‘drill, baby, drill’ into a pipe dream

Trump promised boom times for the U.S. oil industry. They're laying off staff and reducing spending instead.

Naveena Sadasivam Energy September 16, 2025

How a profit-sharing agreement could be a new model for mining on Indigenous land

The unprecedented deal the Shoshone-Paiute struck with a Canadian gold company will test whether mining can align with Indigenous rights.

Miacel Spotted Elk Indigenous Affairs September 15, 2025

the Chinese space station Tiangong is seen orbiting Earth.

Data centers gobble Earth’s resources. What if we took them to space instead?

A sci-fi idea is gaining supporters, from billionaires to city councils. Whether it's feasible is another matter.

Sophie Hurwitz Climate & Energy September 12, 2025

A diver is shown alongside a coral reef many times taller and wider than he is.

The business case for saving coral reefs

A growing body of research shows the nation’s coral reefs protect $1.8 billion in economic assets each year and should be protected for our sake and their own.

Saqib Rahim Oceans January 5, 2025

Human Rights Watch blames Louisiana regulators for low birth weights in Cancer Alley

In the most polluted areas, a quarter of babies are born underweight. The watchdog group wants the EPA to intervene.

Lylla Younes Regulation January 25, 2024

A snow capped mountain loops above pine trees on a green hill

Senate Republicans want to sell 3 million acres of public land

The majority of public land is too fire prone and far away from communities to even make sense for housing, research shows.

Kylie Mohr Politics June 13, 2025

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