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Amid its $20 billion EV failure, the storied automaker will retool a Kentucky plant to try and break into the booming energy storage sector.
The money is being redirected to the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, a government-owned utility with a checkered past.
The regulation requires grid operators to develop plans to build out the transmission needed to deliver on Biden’s climate agenda.
Rice plants are a big source of methane, an extremely potent greenhouse gas. Scientists just developed a strain that cuts those emissions by 70 percent.
In the face of mounting climate disasters, tribes, scientists, and Southern communities are rallying around a nearly forgotten native plant.
By reconnecting fragmented habitats, researcher Krithi Karanth is pioneering ways to reduce conflict between people and wildlife.
Former EPA employees warn that rural and underserved communities across the country will be left with fewer protections against environmental health hazards and limited options for recourse.
“They can’t decide for us without us.”
A convoluted credit system allows companies to label virgin plastic as recycled. Here's how it works.