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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.

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.

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.

Hoover Dam, Lake Mead, and the Colorado River showing "bathtub ring" indicative of low water level.

Why short-term wins for the Colorado River won’t avert a water crisis

A stopgap proposal from Arizona, California and Nevada is unlikely to break the stalemate in negotiations over the future of the river.
Scientific instrumentation atop a glacier near Palmer Station, Antarctica February 17, 2017 Mount Français in background.

Drilling into the Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica

Ten people. Eight weeks. Three thousand feet to pierce a fast-melting Antarctic glacier.
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.

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.
Coal-fired power station, Victoria, Australia

As coal rebounds, more toxic mercury is in the air

Coal-burning power plants released more mercury last year, according to an analysis by The Times. It reverses a downward trend of emissions of a metal that interferes with brain development.
Aerial view of Rosendale Dairy, a CAFO (concentrated animal feeding operation) in Rosendale, Wisconsin.

Colorado CAFOs linked to ammonia air pollution hotspots

Levels of airborne ammonia, which can harm people’s ability to breathe, are increasing three times faster each year in Colorado’s Front Range where there are clusters of concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) compared to nearby urban areas without the massive livestock farms, according to a new study. 
A Spanish plaza in the city of Reus.

Spain’s climate shelters could save thousands of lives. Why is the rest of Europe lagging behind?

Climate shelters are becoming "critical components” of urban strategies as heat deaths in Europe continue to rise.
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.

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