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Can cities eliminate heat-related deaths in a warming world? Phoenix is trying.
Phoenix hopes a new Office of Heat Response can move fast enough to counter the impacts of deadly heat.
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A California town’s wastewater is helping it battle drought
Healdsburg recycles 350 million gallons of effluent annually and gives it away for free.
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How to build a better bike-share program
When corporate owners ditched New Orleans's bike share, the community stepped up to rebuild it with a focus on equity.
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Washington state just started capping carbon emissions. Here’s how it works.
The new system follows in California’s footsteps — except when it doesn’t.
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Dogs are sniffing out a legacy of pollution on the Blackfeet nation
Strange diseases are spreading in Blackfeet Country. Can canines track down the culprits?
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The world is struggling to figure out conservation. First Nations have some ideas.
Guardian programs offer one example of how governments can work with Indigenous peoples.
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Whales are an iconic symbol of conservation — and a natural climate solution
Protecting the big blue’s “ecosystem engineers” will yield benefits for the carbon cycle.
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Could your next car be an e-bike?
Here’s how much cash and carbon you’d save by opting for an electric bike.
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That empty space next to highways? Put solar panels on it.
Roadside solar fields across the country could power up to 12 million electric vehicles.
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Beyond solar: Here’s what the clean energy future might look like
Five scenes show how direct air capture, carbon capture, and hydrogen hubs could fit into the U.S. economy.
