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A row of industrial batteries

For California farmers, a clean-energy dilemma

How close to prime farmland should large-scale battery facilities be built?
civileats.com
A child holding a protest sign that says Act Now for a Healthy Future

Climate Reality group in North Carolina to fight PFAS and more

A new Wilmington, NC chapter of the Climate Reality Project aims to teach people on how to engage their neighbors and officials on important environmental issues.

www.starnewsonline.com
Brazil mining operation—stripped off vegetation—resource extraction

Indigenous Amazon groups urge UN action on organized crime in rainforest territories

Indigenous organizations from across the Amazon and Latin America have sent a letter to the United Nations warning that organized crime — including illegal mining, drug trafficking and logging — is driving violence and environmental destruction in Indigenous territories.
apnews.com
A maintenance worker walking alongside solar panels on a roof

Nigeria's solar boom faces cost and policy barriers

Nigeria's rising solar imports signal a search for alternatives to unreliable grid power and high fuel costs.

www.dw.com
Two schoolchildren sitting at a desk in a classroom taking a test

Data centers, air pollution, climate math: Lessons from a climate and education conference

Students who attend schools near data centers are more likely to see their math performance decline than those who don’t.

hechingerreport.org
Wind turbine towers awaiting assembly

Opinion: Why Trump’s $2 billion buyoff to cancel offshore wind farms is a bad deal for American taxpayers and the US energy supply

Communities have been laying the groundwork for offshore energy projects for years and counting on the jobs and energy supply.
theconversation.com
Oilfield worker standing next to a pumpjack and holding a large rectangular piece of paper

Plugging away at the millions of derelict oil and gas wells in the US

The Well Done Foundation is remediating abandoned and orphaned fossil fuel wells that pollute water, soils, and the atmosphere. But plugging a borehole can be even harder than drilling it.

insideclimatenews.org
Two people planting a tree

The solution to urban heat is much, much simpler than you think

Scientists have discovered technology with a remarkable ability to prevent extreme heat in cities. It's called a tree.
grist.org
A destroyed boat leaning against a dock after a hurricane

“Green finance” promises to save the planet. It’s doing the opposite

Every firestorm, hurricane, and flood gives investors an opportunity to make more money.

thewalrus.ca
Maroon SUV with baggage on roof rack facing mountains in Bolivian outback

Bolivia’s fuel shortages drive a surge in electric cars

A small but growing number of Bolivians are trading their fossil fuel-powered vehicles for electric ones.
apnews.com
Circular fish holding tanks in the ocean

Aquaculture's climate fix is growing right next to the fish

The world needs far more protein and far less pollution. A new study on integrated multi-trophic aquaculture suggests seaweed and fish, grown together, can deliver both.
www.anthropocenemagazine.org
Helicopter shot of a large refinery outside of Houston

Farm country critics balk at carbon capture projects, citing health risks of "grand experiment"

Carbon capture and sequestration, as the process is called, has been widely touted as a solution to the climate crisis, reducing CO2 emissions from power plants and industrial facilities that contribute to increasingly erratic and dangerous weather patterns.

www.thenewlede.org
Coal fired power plant with piles of coal beneath red & white stacks emitting smoke

Louisiana GOP candidate stakes US Senate hopes to carbon storage opposition

Carbon capture and storage projects have created a unique divide among the GOP in Louisiana.
lailluminator.com
Rows of US dollars on a red background

Trump’s Iran war may stymie climate gains with boost to big oil, experts say

Windfall profits could lock in Trump-era political wins for the fossil fuel industry and slow clean-energy transition.

www.theguardian.com
A child sitting in front of a small pot with green shoots in it

Fighting climate change, one sprout at a time

How an entrepreneur invented seaweed pots to help gardeners grow healthier plants and sequester carbon.
thetyee.ca
Tesla charging station

Tesla semis are about to hit the road. That’s good news for California

Thanks to state incentives, the long-range, lower-cost electric trucks are affordable. Widespread adoption could help California meet clean-trucking targets.

www.canarymedia.com
A pedestrian zone in a British city

Here's what happens when cities kick out cars

Campaigners believe car-free zones would result in cleaner air and less noise, as well as creating more space for trees that would help reduce heat and contribute to better public health.

www.dw.com
A woman with her finger on a wall thermostat, changing the temperature

Democrats used to back energy-saving plans. Now they're wavering

Utility bills are rising. So why are politicians from both parties targeting measures that have saved Americans trillions of dollars?
grist.org
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