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![An aerial view from a drone shows a vehicle driving through a flooded street after Hurricane Sally passed through the area on September 17, 2020 in Gulf Shores, Alabama. The storm came ashore with heavy rain and high winds.]()
![An aerial view from a drone shows a vehicle driving through a flooded street after Hurricane Sally passed through the area on September 17, 2020 in Gulf Shores, Alabama. The storm came ashore with heavy rain and high winds.]()
Is your home in a flood-prone zone? In most states, you won’t find out until after you buy.
A dearth of flood disclosure laws is creating false real estate markets across the U.S.
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![Solar panels on top of the roof of the U.S. Department of Energy Building in Washington, DC]()
![Solar panels on top of the roof of the U.S. Department of Energy Building in Washington, DC]()
Why the federal government is buying into the promise of 24/7 clean power
How “24/7 clean electricity” could drive a whole new era of energy use.
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![Man painting a roof white]()
![Man painting a roof white]()
Scientists look for the Holy Grail: The whitest paint ever
… and that could be really good for the climate.
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![A wrecking ball swinging towards a green house with a UK flag on the roof]()
![A wrecking ball swinging towards a green house with a UK flag on the roof]()
How Britain’s ‘build back better’ plan went very, very wrong
What the U.S. can learn from the U.K.’s disastrous home retrofit program.
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![an illustration of a street in Paris with a row of buildings. In the center, the building is slightly green with cannabis leaves on the outside.]()
![an illustration of a street in Paris with a row of buildings. In the center, the building is slightly green with cannabis leaves on the outside.]()
The secret ingredient in Paris’ green public housing
How cannabis can be part of an affordable housing future — not just one for eco-conscious elites.
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![A large house with a red picket fence drawn around it and multi family housing on each side of the image]()
![A large house with a red picket fence drawn around it and multi family housing on each side of the image]()
Zoned out: One woman’s half-century fight to desegregate Berkeley
The legacy of race-based housing rules continues to shape the landscape of big cities.
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![Interior of a house with lightning bolts on appliances]()
![Interior of a house with lightning bolts on appliances]()
He wanted to get his home off fossil fuels. There was just one problem.
Want to electrify your home? Good luck finding a contractor.
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![A wave crashing against a seawall in Hawai'i]()
Why Hawaii’s seawalls are doing more harm than good
The sea is invading Hawaii. The military's plan to build a seawall near Pearl Harbor might make the problem worse.
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This low-income Houston neighborhood was recovering from last year’s flood. Then Harvey hit.
Many residents just don't have the resources to leave.
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Living shorelines: How nature can help us beat back rising seas
Watch and learn how natural structures can defend our coasts.
