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A California bill could help make EVs a blackout solution
The state might require every electric vehicle to be capable of powering your home — and the grid — through a process called bidirectional charging.
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Microsoft quietly supported legislation to make it easier to fix devices. Here’s why that’s a big deal.
Major tech companies have long opposed the right to repair, but Microsoft is finally engaging with lawmakers and activists.
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The ‘Ike Dike’ is the Army Corps of Engineers’ largest project ever. It may not be big enough.
The $30 billion barrier may fail to block climate-fueled storm surge — and won’t prevent other urban flooding in Houston.
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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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How do you tackle microplastics? Start with your washing machine.
Simple filters could help remove microfiber pollution from your laundry. But experts say a broader portfolio of solutions is needed to address the problem.
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Massive transmission line will send wind power from Wyoming to California
After 18 years, the TransWest Express line receives final approval.
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In Oregon, a microchip gold rush could pave over long-protected farmland
To lure chipmakers, the state's lawmakers voted to roll back 50-year-old restrictions on urban growth.
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Who buys electric cars in California — and who doesn’t?
Electric cars are almost nonexistent in Black, Latino, low-income, and rural communities — revealing the enormous task that California faces electrifying the entire fleet.
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Biden administration releases road map to scale up nuclear, hydrogen, and energy storage
The reports address key challenges and potential solutions for getting these clean energy technologies off the ground.
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In East Kentucky, timely weather forecasts are a matter of life and death
Weather alerts can save lives — but you have to have a good internet connection.