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Climate, energy, ecology, and the systems that keep the planet running.
Poisoned gasworks site reborn as New England's largest solar array
By Ainura Kalau · Sep 23, 2026
Iowa farmers trade crops for wind turbines, earning thousands per tower yearly
Sep 23, 2026
Ten beachfront homes red-tagged at Dana Point as California proclaims statewide El Niño emergency to stage resources before winter storms
Sep 23, 2026
Cocoa prices nearly tripled as West African drought upended the chocolate supply chain
By Kiran Journals · Sep 23, 2026
Wind farm slowed blades to save bats, but still found 32 dead
By Ainura Kalau · Sep 23, 2026
Wind turbine material promised a sweet second life as gummy bears—what happened next
Sep 23, 2026
Study casts doubt on viral claim that teabags leak millions of microplastics
Sep 22, 2026
Solar panels shade boosts pepper yields while cutting water use by 65 percent
By Ainura Kalau · Sep 22, 2026
Light rain launches more soil bacteria into air than heavy downpours
Sep 22, 2026
Soviet gas crater has burned for over 50 years in the desert
Sep 22, 2026
Engineers use a simple pipe to prevent a deadly gas eruption from a Cameroon lake
By Justin Brown · Sep 22, 2026