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![On a reddish tree, mushrooms with grey caps and white bellies grow in a clump.]()
![On a reddish tree, mushrooms with grey caps and white bellies grow in a clump.]()
Oyster mushrooms expected to break down cigarette butts in new trial
Up to 1.2 million butts could be diverted from Australian landfills to a laboratory where scientists will work to transform the byproduct into a polystyrene replacement.
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![The tops of tropical trees appear below a blue sky.]()
![The tops of tropical trees appear below a blue sky.]()
How saving the rainforests could prevent the next pandemic
In Madagascar, a program to provide healthcare and agricultural support transformed a community's relationship to the rainforest.
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![A vast, endless field of rows of silver solar panels under a blue sky.]()
![A vast, endless field of rows of silver solar panels under a blue sky.]()
As millions of solar panels age out, recyclers hope to cash in
Solar panels have a lifespan of 25 to 30 years, and companies are emerging that seek to recycle the valuable, reusable materials and keep the panels out of landfills.
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![Two people install rooftop solar panels]()
![Two people install rooftop solar panels]()
Puerto Rico town celebrates ‘first-of-its-kind’ solar microgrid
In the event of an outage, the battery system can power 14 downtown businesses for up to 10 days.
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![Oil pipelines stretch across the landscape outside Nuiqsut, Alaska.]()
![Oil pipelines stretch across the landscape outside Nuiqsut, Alaska.]()
Biden approves Willow oil project in Alaska despite campaign pledge
The administration approved the controversial ConocoPhillips venture while also limiting future drilling in other parts of Alaska.
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![A construction worker builds the cinder block foundation for a new home]()
![A construction worker builds the cinder block foundation for a new home]()
How a small business in Arizona is helping decarbonize concrete
The pioneering project cuts cement from the recipe and replaces it with industrial waste and carbon dioxide captured from the atmosphere.
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![A photo of the Washington State Capitol in Olympia.]()
![A photo of the Washington State Capitol in Olympia.]()
How Washington raised $300 million for climate action from polluters
The state's first "cap-and-invest" auction nearly doubled the price of carbon recently sold in California.
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![A scientist in googles and a white lab coat works in a row of white and yellow machines with lots of tubes.]()
![A scientist in googles and a white lab coat works in a row of white and yellow machines with lots of tubes.]()
From lab to market, bio-based products are gaining momentum
Propelled by government investment and shareholder demand, manufacturers are pushing to get bio-based products into the marketplace. Made from plants, fungi, and microbes, these new materials aim to replace those that contain toxins and are difficult to recycle or reuse.
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![An eroding bluff on a beach in coastal Alaska.]()
![An eroding bluff on a beach in coastal Alaska.]()
How Alaska’s coastal communities are racing against erosion
"There's a lot of history being washed away."
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![The Fifth Ward Elementary School and residential neighborhoods sit near the Denka Performance Elastomer Plant, back, in Reserve, La.]()
![The Fifth Ward Elementary School and residential neighborhoods sit near the Denka Performance Elastomer Plant, back, in Reserve, La.]()
Justice Department sues major polluter in Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’
"EPA is finally treating this health crisis for what it is — an emergency."
