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How urban farming in America has grown

Farms within cities and towns have always been a key source of food security in the United States. How will they evolve?
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As glaciers melt, can communities be protected?

Rising temperatures are increasing the risk of floods and avalanches in mountain regions. The disaster in Nepal and Tibet shows the urgent need for solutions, and the tools that could help save lives.
The interior of a data center with rows of black servers stretching into the distance

Private gas plants to power data centers would skirt Nevada’s renewable energy law

A data center developer is seeking approval for two private gas-fired power plants near Reno, Nevada, raising concerns that large energy users could sidestep Nevada’s renewable energy requirements.

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While renewables languish, Pennsylvania pays millions to coal waste companies

More than 20 years after passing a landmark clean energy law, the state gets more of its power from burning coal waste than from solar.
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Virginia to cut rooftop solar costs with nation-first bulk-buy program

Teaming up to buy solar can get residents deep discounts. Virginia is the first to try a statewide campaign as utility bills rise and data centers stress the grid.

University of California Berkeley's solar car team members recharging their car at the American Solar Challenge stop July 16 2012 in Ann Arbor MI.

Aptera's solar-powered vehicle is due to go on sale. I test drove one

Heads turned wherever I went in this solar-powered electric vehicle due to go on sale later this year.
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Lower pollution, longer range: How a new type of car tire is reversing a hidden downside of EVs

Electric cars are cleaner to drive — but their tires pose a pollution problem. Better materials could help fix the issue.

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When ocean temperatures increase, so does child malnutrition on land

Researchers have discovered this troubling consequence of climate change, but they still don't know why it happens.
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Experts say air conditioning saves many lives, but worsens climate change

A new study highlights the life-saving role of air conditioning. However, scientists warn it also contributes to climate change.
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Climate crisis pushes French winemakers to bet on warmer future in Brittany and Normandy

As rising temperatures reshape France's vineyards, winemakers are turning to Normandy and Brittany, regions once known for cider, not grapes.

The facade of the Environmental Protection Agency

The Trump EPA is a toothless friend of polluting industries, analysis shows

The EPA’s retreat from its role guarding clean air and water will have lasting effects on public health, critics fear.

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