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![Illustration of yellow and orange house in the snow, with a heat pump on its side keeping it warm]()
![Illustration of yellow and orange house in the snow, with a heat pump on its side keeping it warm]()
Heat pumps are taking off in Maine, one of the coldest states
With greater than 100 percent efficiency, the devices offer protection from both chilling winters and hotter summers.
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Kentucky floodwaters are rising again and activists blame strip mines
Coal mining provided jobs for decades but has left the land vulnerable to fatal floods.
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How Harvard will teach future doctors about climate
The nation’s top medical school is embedding climate curriculum into all four years of instruction.
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USDA to help farmers navigate the murky world of soil carbon offsets
A new law tasks the agency with creating resources for farmers, but it may not address their biggest concerns.
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Tesla co-founder’s startup gets $2 billion to boost EV battery production
The government loan is part of a Biden Administration push to create a domestic EV supply chain.
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From fiction to reality: Could airships be the key to greener travel?
Airships have captured science-fiction writers’ imaginations — including Kim Stanley Robinson in Ministry for the Future. We examine the tech’s utility in the real world.
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Climate denial campaign goes retro with new textbook
‘The 1990s called. They want their scientific misinformation back.’
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![Protestors gather in Dillingham, Alaska for a rally against Pebble Mine in Bristol Bay.]()
![Protestors gather in Dillingham, Alaska for a rally against Pebble Mine in Bristol Bay.]()
EPA issues rare veto, halting Alaska’s Pebble mine
Mining waste would have jeopardized the world’s largest sockeye salmon run.
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How Pittsburgh found a secret climate weapon in ‘the thrilling world of municipal budgeting’
Even cash-strapped cities have money for climate action. They just need to spend it better.
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![The Phillips 66 oil refinery in Wilmington, California sends pollution into the air]()
![The Phillips 66 oil refinery in Wilmington, California sends pollution into the air]()
Oil refineries are polluting US waterways. Too often, it’s legal.
Facilities release a "witches' brew" of toxins in their wastewater.
