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Grid-Scale Battery Storage Is Quietly Revolutionizing the Energy System
Grid batteries have a halo effect for other power generators too. Most thermal power plants—coal, gas, nuclear—prefer to run at ...
As Summer Approaches, Federal Cuts Threaten Program to Keep Vulnerable People Cool
This story originally appeared on Grist and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The summer of 2021 was brutal ...
One Man’s Quest to Reforest the Rio Grande Valley
The Tamaulipan thorn forest once covered 1 million acres on both sides of the US-Mexico border. Restoring even a fraction ...
Welcome to the Worst Allergy Season Ever
This story originally appeared on Vox and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The warming spring air is a ...
US Cities Seeking to Ban Natural Gas in New Buildings Just Got a Big Win in Court
This story originally appeared on Grist and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Cities looking to eliminate fossil fuels ...
A Mysterious Startup Is Developing a New Form of Solar Geoengineering
Stardust’s prospective clients seem to be governments: As countries consider geoengineering, Stardust could be poised to sell them tools to ...
Wildfires Are One of Hurricane Helene’s Lasting Legacies
Dozens of other fires broke out in Georgia and western North Carolina, which were both hard-hit by Hurricane Helene. In ...
The Biggest US Banks Have All Backed Out of a Commitment to Reach Net Zero
Danielle Fugere, president and chief counsel for the shareholder advocacy nonprofit As You Sow, said disclosure is a prerequisite for ...
The US Solar Power Industry Is Trying to Rebrand as MAGA-Friendly
This story originally appeared on Grist and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Seamus Fitzgerald hears a lot of ...
Why Is Chocolate So Expensive Right Now?
This story originally appeared on Grist and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Just four West African countries are ...
