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A sweeping plan to build 21 gigawatts of solar plus batteries on 136,000 acres could be a lifeline for Central Valley farmers facing devastating water shortages.
A quarter of marine life depends on coral reefs. So do 1 billion people.
There’s no solid evidence that framing the global problem as a local one prompts people to act. So what does?
Modern-day colonialism is enabling Trump's deep-sea mining ambitions in the Pacific.
The city’s nearly 400,000 pipes wouldn’t have to be fully removed for nearly 30 years after the rest of the nation.
The study finds that, despite their cost and other drawbacks, such programs can help small cities reach their climate goals.
Farmers spread treated human waste on their crops. It's full of forever chemicals.
Unseasonably early blooms can wreak havoc on allergies, disease vectors, and agriculture.
The answer: try at least $500 million.
