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Solar is booming in Indiana. Not everyone is happy about it

The state was No. 3 in solar installations last year — but with more solar has come more local opposition. Experts say genuine community engagement is needed.

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Solar panels installed on a city balcony, generating solar energy.

Balcony solar is sweeping the US, but who’s actually selling it?

As consumer interest surges and state legislators get on board, a few businesses have jumped into the domestic market.
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Aerial panoramic landscape view of Sahel and oasis at Dogondoutchi, Niger

After decades of drought, water is rising in the African Sahel

Warming has brought extreme rainfall to the parched Sahel, which is seeing aquifers refill as monsoons grow stronger. But heavier downpours alone cannot explain the groundwater revival, say hydrologists, who believe efforts to harvest rain, along with tree-planting projects, may be paying dividends.
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aerial view of a solar power generating facility with panels deployed in a circular configuration.

Molten salt and human sweat: The unusual batteries that could store renewable energy

From Nevada to Manchester, developers are trialing innovative solutions to clean energy’s biggest challenge.

www.theguardian.com
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EU ban on destroying unsold clothes takes effect

Under new rules to reduce waste, large companies across the European Union can no longer dispose of unsold clothes, accessories and footwear.
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Modern, aesthetic and efficient dark solar panel panels, a modular battery energy storage system and a wind turbine system in warm light. 3D rendering.

Google buys power from record-busting solar-battery site in Arkansas

Developer Cypress Creek has broken ground on the project, which will eventually deliver 2.5 gigawatts of solar production and 2.9 gigawatt-hours of battery storage.

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Home electricity scheme with battery energy storage system power modern house at night. photovoltaic solar panels and rechargeable li-ion backup. Electric car charging on renewable off-grid system.

Microgrids use renewable energy to bolster Western NC resilience

Mobile Beehive Microgrids being set up across NC mountains as rebuilding after Helene continues, could play key role in future outages.
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Fracking ban in the Delaware River Basin survives a Republican challenge (for now)

The congressional amendment sought to overturn a fracking prohibition that protects water used by millions of people. Critics predict that natural gas allies will try again.
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A technician working on a heat pump outside a house

The US may be hitting a tipping point for heat pumps

In the first quarter of this year, heat pump sales beat fossil-fuel furnaces by 32 percent. Here's what makes the appliance so powerful.
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Offshore wind farm

Here’s how offshore wind helped New England beat record heat

The region has added dozens of turbines off the East Coast since last summer. They and other clean energy sources cut the need for oil power amid recent hot weather.

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Drones-eye view of a data center sited in rural farm country

New York becomes first state in the nation to pause new hyperscale data centers

Gov. Kathy Hochul signed an executive order Tuesday implementing a one-year moratorium on data center permits while the state develops regulatory protections for communities and the environment.
insideclimatenews.org
Solar panels with wind turbines beneath electrical transmission lines at sunset.

This Nova Scotia town wants to use 100% renewable energy. It’s more than halfway there

Berwick, N.S., is using solar, hydroelectric and wind power in effort to become a zero-emissions community.
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EV parked at a Tesla charging station adjacent to a MacDonald's restaurant

US electric vehicle sales are down but EV chargers are booming

Electric vehicle chargers are proliferating in Southern states as fast food restaurants, stores, and other businesses try to lure customers.

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A row of wind turbines situated behind a row of solar panels

Sweeping victory for Europe as 15 nations top climate scoreboard

Europe ranks first in the latest Environmental Performance Index, partly due to the boom in renewables. But experts warn that more progress is needed.

www.euronews.com
Chinese forest replenishment in progress meant to reverse desertification, China, Gansu, Wuwei.

China fights spread of deserts with 'straw checkerboards'

For half a century, workers in northern China have been using a technique called "straw checkerboards" to combat desertification.
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An illustration showing green electric vehicles hooked up to EV charging ports

The climate upside of higher gas prices

The Iran War’s unexpected environmental boost: electric vehicle sales.
atmos.earth
Waves and water on a lake Michigan shoreline

Experimental bathtub: The remote lake island trying wave power to boost energy security

Researchers on Beaver Island, in Lake Michigan, are trying to find a more reliable form of power using local resources.

www.theguardian.com
Grid-scale backup batteries juxtaposed against transmission lines

Beyond lithium: New battery tech starts to break through

As EV sales boom and grids seek more energy storage, researchers are racing to develop batteries that are cheaper, more powerful, and less reliant on hard-to-source materials. Lithium-ion still dominates, but sodium-ion and solid-state technologies are moving from lab to market.
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