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![Water crashing over a road near Galveston Bay outside of Houston.]()
![Water crashing over a road near Galveston Bay outside of Houston.]()
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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![Transmission lines at sunset.]()
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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![Collage of farmer standing in field with computer chip pattern beneath the crops]()
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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![An aerial view of a mansion surrounded by trees with cars parked in front of the garage and street in front of the house.]()
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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![Electrical transmission lines at the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System, located in California's Mojave Desert.]()
![Electrical transmission lines at the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System, located in California's Mojave Desert.]()
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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![A woman sits on a sofa, looking at a group of plants in her living room.]()
![A woman sits on a sofa, looking at a group of plants in her living room.]()
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.
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![A man walks by shelves filled with heat pumps in an appliance store.]()
![A man walks by shelves filled with heat pumps in an appliance store.]()
Broken furnace? In the Bay Area, soon you’ll have to replace it with a heat pump
Regulators ban the sale of gas-powered furnaces and water heaters, starting in 2027.
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A government program hopes to find critical minerals right beneath our feet
Federal scientists are using recon flights and field research to track down metals that are key to the energy transition.
