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It's a grim moment for what was a booming industry in the state, but EV makers are still forging ahead.

A sweeping yet vaguely worded national emergency declaration targeting Chinese grid tech could put gigawatts of grid battery projects on uncertain legal ground.

Simply owning an air conditioner isn’t enough for residents who can’t afford to use them.

A coalition of state attorneys general filed a pair of lawsuits Wednesday challenging the Trump administration’s rollbacks of protections for endangered species.

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Researchers urge governments to help the worst afflicted countries, such as Nigeria and Algeria, which rely on oil revenues for public services.

In an era of heavy rain, a transit system with 47,000 openings is bound to leak.

Tackling air pollution and climate change together could save lives and boost economies, UN reports show.

NextEra Energy is one of three U.S. energy companies to win backing from the Department of Energy to revive closed nuclear plants to meet soaring power demand.

Climate change, conflict, and trade tensions are putting pressure on the global food system. New research suggests the biggest risk is not food shortages, but whether societies can peacefully adapt to change.

Foreign minister Shisir Khanal tells the Guardian the world’s biggest economies need to help Nepal, which contributes less than 0.1% of global greenhouse gas emissions.

China has more solar capacity online than coal capacity. It’s a remarkable milestone, but the fossil fuel still generates far more electricity than solar does.

Europe just opened a carbon capture and storage plant billed as the continent's largest. But global climate scenarios call for far more capacity than exists anywhere on Earth.
A handful of U.S. farmers are looking at a new solution to extreme weather. Perennial grains may better withstand extreme drought like the one earlier this year that devastated some wheat farmers in Kansas.

Maine quarries proliferate as property owners in coastal towns build sea walls, triggering a slough of local ordinances regulating where the rocks come and and where they go.

New research finds urban woodlands can provide the strongest cooling during extreme heat, outperforming grasslands, lakes, parks, and green walls.

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