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![A tractor approaches garden waste at a compost center in England]()
![A tractor approaches garden waste at a compost center in England]()
A simple way to prevent heaps of methane pollution: Composting
A new study says the practice could slash landfill emissions by as much as 84 percent.
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Washington state now has the nation’s strongest law against toxic cosmetics
The legislation targets harmful chemicals that are often found in products marketed to women of color.
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![East of Hazar, Turkmenistan, a port city on the Caspian Sea, 12 plumes of methane stream westward. The plumes were detected by NASA’s Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation mission and some of them stretch for more than 20 miles (32 kilometers)]()
![East of Hazar, Turkmenistan, a port city on the Caspian Sea, 12 plumes of methane stream westward. The plumes were detected by NASA’s Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation mission and some of them stretch for more than 20 miles (32 kilometers)]()
Turkmenistan’s ‘mind-boggling’ methane emissions revealed by satellite data
Experts say leaks of the potent greenhouse gas could be easily fixed, and would rapidly reduce global heating.
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![A man with a bun and a black hoodie installs a heat pump on the side of a gray house.]()
![A man with a bun and a black hoodie installs a heat pump on the side of a gray house.]()
Airbnb will help some hosts pay for new heat pumps
A pilot program in Massachusetts will give Airbnb vacation-rental owners $2,500 to install air-source heat pumps and make their properties more energy-efficient.
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![Two workers survey land cleared for the New England Clean Energy Connect transmission line, which will run from Quebec through Maine.]()
![Two workers survey land cleared for the New England Clean Energy Connect transmission line, which will run from Quebec through Maine.]()
Maine court recharges plan for embattled transmission line
The new wires will help wean New England off fuel oil and natural gas.
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![digital collage of paper mill and buildings with river and billboard set against background of mountains]()
![digital collage of paper mill and buildings with river and billboard set against background of mountains]()
As one Southern community mourns a paper mill’s closure, another rejoices
On the Pigeon River, one town celebrates a paper mill's closure as another mourns — and both face an uncertain future.
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![Photo of Mr. Trash Wheel with hand-drawn confetti over top]()
![Photo of Mr. Trash Wheel with hand-drawn confetti over top]()
Meet Mr. Trash Wheel, a champion for the end of single-use plastics
Baltimore’s famous trash-eating mascot just celebrated his ninth birthday.
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![New Jersey Pine Barrens wildfire forest fire]()
![New Jersey Pine Barrens wildfire forest fire]()
Spring wildfires in the eastern US got off to a roaring start this year
It may not be as dramatic as when the West burns, but an unseasonably warm, dry winter could make fire season longer and more intense.
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One of the biggest battery recycling plants in the US is up and running
Ascend Elements’ new recycling plant in Covington, Georgia is processing used lithium-ion batteries and manufacturing scrap into useful materials for the clean energy transition.
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![A woman installs solar panels on a roof in Isabela, Puerto Rico.]()
![A woman installs solar panels on a roof in Isabela, Puerto Rico.]()
What could $1 billion do for Puerto Rico’s energy resilience? Residents have ideas.
As the Department of Energy aims to boost energy reliability in Puerto Rico, local solutions are already doing just that.
