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One solution to fight climate change? Fewer parking spaces.

Less parking could pave the way for denser housing and more accessible public transportation.

Siri Chilukuri Climate November 16, 2023

two construction workers walk through a field of solar arrays erected outside the Chevron refinery in Richmond, California.

Recent Supreme Court decisions are already slowing climate progress

Supreme Court rulings limiting federal authority have upended the legal landscape — and could discourage bold climate policies.

Akielly Hu Climate & Energy August 19, 2024

Two cows sit in the background of two huge solar panels in a field

USDA abruptly cancels rural energy grant application window

It’s the latest setback for the longstanding REAP program, casting uncertainty over the future of a resource that helps farmers save on energy and install solar.

Kari Lydersen Food and Agriculture July 17, 2025

Several people, viewed from behind, stand on a subway platform as a silver subway car appears to pull into the station

How the Trump administration is targeting green transportation in blue states

The Department of Transportation has threatened to pull funding for high-profile climate-friendly projects in California, New York, and Washington, D.C.

Benton Graham Transportation April 2, 2025

Two purple cups filled with coffee. A hand holds one. Both read,

‘Sip, return, repeat’: How this California city is trying to normalize reusable cups

Restaurants in Petaluma are collaborating on a novel experiment to reduce plastic waste.

Joseph Winters Solutions July 10, 2024

a pumpjack on a large parcel of desert land

The extractive industries filling public university coffers on stolen land

How 14 land-grant colleges took 8.2 million acres from 123 Indigenous nations.

Tristan Ahtone, Robert Lee, Amanda Tachine, An Garagiola, Audrianna Goodwin, Maria Parazo Rose, & Clayton Aldern Indigenous Affairs February 6, 2024

How climate disasters hurt adolescents’ mental health

Young people traumatized by Hurricane Maria were more likely to report substance use.

Zoya Teirstein Health January 18, 2024

A multistory commercial building that says ADM

The nation’s first commercial carbon sequestration plant is in Illinois. It leaks.

The locals are worried: “Just because CO2 sequestration can be done doesn't mean it should be done."

Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco Technology October 21, 2024

As Helene’s immediate impacts recede, a public health threat rises

A shortage of potable water and the toxic stew of sewage and other pollutants the flood left behind has prompted a race to avert a public health crisis in North Carolina.

Katie Myers & Zoya Teirstein Health October 18, 2024

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