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![Illustration: A hydrogen storage facility, semi-truck with hydrogen fuel pump, truck transporting hydrogen, and electric towers on top of silhouettes of New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New Jersey. To the right of the states are offshore wind turbines and a cargo ship transporting tanks of hydrogen.]()
![Illustration: A hydrogen storage facility, semi-truck with hydrogen fuel pump, truck transporting hydrogen, and electric towers on top of silhouettes of New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New Jersey. To the right of the states are offshore wind turbines and a cargo ship transporting tanks of hydrogen.]()
The Northeast is poised to become a ‘hydrogen hub’
But nobody knows quite what that means yet.
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![A large cargo ship on the ocean with a hill in the background]()
![A large cargo ship on the ocean with a hill in the background]()
California lawmakers are ready to decarbonize the shipping industry. The technology isn’t there yet.
Experts say getting to net-zero will require more research and government support.
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![Photoshopped 100 dollar bill with top center edge burnt away and on fire, with Earth in the center instead of Ben Franklin]()
![Photoshopped 100 dollar bill with top center edge burnt away and on fire, with Earth in the center instead of Ben Franklin]()
What’s wrong with the economy? Climate change, for one.
A new book argues that Corporate America is waking up to climate action. It’s all about the bottom line.
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![Virtual reality headset reflecting a view of earth and part of the International Space Station]()
![Virtual reality headset reflecting a view of earth and part of the International Space Station]()
Can virtual reality recreate the overview effect? I took a $50 trip to space to find out.
The view of Earth was awe-inspiring. But my VR headset kept getting in the way.
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Low-cost sensors are helping communities find gaps in air quality data
From Ohio's fracking fields to California's oil refineries, residents are tracking pollution missed by the EPA.
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![Semiconductors against a blue sky]()
![Semiconductors against a blue sky]()
Solar is one of the cleanest power sources we’ve got. But it could be even greener.
Some manufacturers are going the extra mile to clean up emissions from a critical material in solar panels' supply chain.
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![two black and white photos of an oil refinery on a solid green background. one photo is underneath the other and has question marks on top of it]()
![two black and white photos of an oil refinery on a solid green background. one photo is underneath the other and has question marks on top of it]()
Three open questions about Biden’s new environmental justice tool
More than 2,000 public comments raise concerns that racial justice and cumulative burdens are being overlooked.
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![An airplane taking off toward a field of wind turbines.]()
![An airplane taking off toward a field of wind turbines.]()
Aviation can meet Paris targets — if it makes massive changes
Sustainable fuels and increased efficiency could put the industry on track for limiting warming to 1.75 degrees Celsius.
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![The Climeworks CO2 collector (a big fan) is located in the exhibition rooms of the Zukunftsmuseum, the branch of the Deutsches Museum in Munich.]()
![The Climeworks CO2 collector (a big fan) is located in the exhibition rooms of the Zukunftsmuseum, the branch of the Deutsches Museum in Munich.]()
A new coalition is placing a big bet on carbon removal technology
Companies, nonprofits, foundations, and universities are coming together to promote "direct air capture," or sucking CO2 from the air. But not everyone thinks it is a good idea.
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![Collage of bar graphs; one with a wind turbine on top, one with a solar panel on top, and the third bar placed underneath a smokestack]()
![Collage of bar graphs; one with a wind turbine on top, one with a solar panel on top, and the third bar placed underneath a smokestack]()
Think climate action is expensive? Inaction could cost $178 trillion.
But zeroing out emissions could create a green Industrial Revolution, a new report says.
