Malawi turns to solar irrigation to counter harsh droughts
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Malawi turns to solar irrigation to counter harsh droughts

With frequent droughts threatening the future of Malawi's farming industry, local farmers in the country's Zomba district have created sustainable solutions: solar-powered pumps and water storage dams.
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Clean school bus transition gets clogged up

There's still lots of enthusiasm for cleaner buses, advocates say, but some school districts are turning back to diesel.
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Shrinking post-Katrina levees need $1B in upgrades

Twenty years out from the New Orleans disaster, the city’s levee and flood wall system must be raised or the region could become ineligible for federal flood insurance.

A cement mixer truck sits on a construction site.

Cement manufacturers want to go green. Trump is blocking them

Amid fierce global competition to dominate the cement industry’s future, Trump’s gutting of climate incentives puts plants in GOP strongholds in a bind.
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Exxon and California spar in dueling lawsuits over plastics

The oil giant accused the state’s attorney general and four nonprofit groups of defamation after they sued over recycling claims.

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In far northeastern Maine, a Native community fights to adapt to climate change

Sea level rise, dwindling fisheries and Trump budget cuts make the Passamaquoddy tribe’s resiliency quest a test of smart planning and stubborn will.
Researcher counting manatees in Florida spring
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Florida’s once-pristine springs threatened by pollution, development and climate change

The underground Floridan Aquifer is the source of 90% of Florida’s drinking water. Because of the porous nature of the state’s bedrock, millions of gallons of water find their way to the surface in the form of clear, clean springs that, in turn, feed into rivers.

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Trump’s anti-renewable energy spree threatens a vulnerable Republican in wind-rich Iowa

Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks held her seat by a razor-thin margin in 2024, but could see her support erode because of her vote to end incentives for renewable energy.
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Regulators are underestimating health impacts from air pollution: Study

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Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro speaks with the state flag and American flag behind him.

Two years into his term, has Gov. Shapiro kept his promises to regulate Pennsylvania’s fracking industry?

A new report assesses the administration’s progress and makes new recommendations

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An open letter from EPA staff to the American public

“We cannot stand by and allow this to happen. We need to hold this administration accountable.”

wildfire retardants being sprayed by plane

New evidence links heavy metal pollution with wildfire retardants

“The chemical black box” that blankets wildfire-impacted areas is increasingly under scrutiny.

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