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For first time, Americans are getting more of their electricity from solar than coal
Solar provides more than twice the share of electricity it did five years ago.
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Becoming a farmer is hard. This Michigan program wants to help.
“Nobody gets into farming for sane reasons, other than the sanity of knowing where your food comes from,” said one student at the Great Lakes Incubator Farm, which gives aspiring farmers a place to experiment without risk.
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Your local park is bringing in the green (and by that, we mean money)
A new report finds that for every dollar invested in parks, cities reap $3 in economic benefits. Here's how.
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In the Smoky Mountains, a volunteer effort aims to document every species — before it’s too late
For citizen scientists, counting lichens and bugs and other tiny species is one way to monitor climate change in America's most biodiverse national park.
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Nebraskans are taking a hard look at data centers
Residents and officials are finding ways to slow down the development rush.
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US host cities made transit improvements a World Cup goooooooal
From Seattle to Atlanta, host cities used the tournament to speed up rail and bus upgrades years in the making — while trying to avoid the mistakes of past World Cups.
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A simple — yet expensive — way to climate-proof the grid: Bury the power lines
Underground power lines are far less vulnerable to extreme weather, but burying them doesn't come cheap. After a historic ice storm in northern Michigan, utilities there are reconsidering the cost.
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Ask a Climate Therapist: Is it still ‘catastrophizing’ if the threat is real?
Licensed therapist Leslie Davenport breaks down some of the tools that can help manage anxiety in the face of mounting climate catastrophe.
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The world’s largest data center was supposed to run on 100% natural gas. Utah’s Republican governor says ‘never.’
Governor Spencer Cox says nuclear, geothermal, and solar power should help fuel the colossal Stratos Project.
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Nike’s recycled World Cup uniforms reveal the limits of ‘circular’ fashion
Will chemical recycling revolutionize the fashion industry, or is it just “an excuse to keep producing plastic clothes”?