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Biden administration launches ‘Earthshot’ effort to slash energy bills
The Department of Energy's new initiative aims to cut household energy bills by 20 percent and the cost of decarbonizing by 50 percent.
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More than 75% of global insect species not adequately protected
Bugs need conservation areas too.
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A zero emissions future without the mining boom
A new report finds that the U.S. can reduce lithium demand by up to 90 percent.
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Beyond solar: Here’s what the clean energy future might look like
Five scenes show how direct air capture, carbon capture, and hydrogen hubs could fit into the U.S. economy.
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The West’s biggest source of renewable energy depends on water. Will it survive the drought?
Glen Canyon and the Hoover Dam are “not the whole story.”
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The Lexicographer and One Tree Island
After an “oceanic rapture,” a lone survivor adapts to his new reality in ways both mental and physical.
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Flood. Retreat. Repeat.
As seas rise and storms become more intense, some 40 million Americans living in floodplains are facing greater risk of disaster. Local, state, and federal officials are increasingly looking at managed retreat, or buyouts, as a way to get people out of harm’s way. In this series, Grist profiles three communities at various stages of the buyout process, examining what happens when you ask – or sometimes force – people to leave their homes. What gets lost and who gets left behind?
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Overdue reform or underhanded deal? Here’s what’s in Manchin’s permitting bill.
The bill drew criticism from both sides of the aisle, but it's unclear how it would affect U.S. emissions.
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The Senate just approved an international climate treaty, with bipartisan support
The Kigali Amendment sets a timeline for the world to phase down the use of powerful greenhouse gases called hydrofluorocarbons.
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In Oregon, farmers are revamping century-old irrigation canals to stem water loss
Converting irrigation ditches into pipelines can save water — and create a new source of renewable energy.
