The biomass industry promised these Southern towns prosperity. So why are they still dying?
The mayor of Urania steered his pickup down a dirt road snaking through the weedy lots and patches of trees
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A Nebraska utility says that its coal plant poses no ‘significant’ health threat
This story is made possible through a partnership between Flatwater Free Press and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. On
Read MoreClimate news is written in a language most people can’t understand
In the summer of 2023, more than 19,000 people were forced to evacuate as wildfires swept through Yellowknife, the capital
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Solar farms can be havens for rare plants. Just ask the threecorner milkvetch.
The ostensibly barren Mojave Desert is in fact teeming with plants and animals, including a rare species known as the
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Why the government is trying to make coal cute
Can a lump of coal ever be … cute? It’s a question no one was thinking about until last Thursday,
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The winter storm exposed the grid’s real weakness: Lots of old poles
In 1843, Congress gave Samuel Morse $30,000 to try to send a telegram from Washington, D.C., to Baltimore. Rather than
Read MoreCan cities make landlords care about energy efficiency?
With the federal government retreating from climate action, cities and states have increasingly stepped in to ease emissions and address
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Trump destroyed offshore wind. The Northeast can’t live without it.
Since his presidency began last year, Donald Trump has embarked on an all-out campaign to destroy the nation’s nascent offshore
Read MoreThe EPA wants to eliminate one of the few ways that tribes can protect their water
Earlier this month, the Environmental Protection Agency announced a proposal to revise the Clean Water Act, specifically a section of
Read MoreData centers are facing an image problem. The tech industry is spending millions to rebrand them.
With community opposition growing, data center backers are going on a full-scale public relations blitz. Around Christmas in Virginia, which
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