Native American tribes gain new authority to stop unwanted hydopower projects
[ad_1] Federal regulators have granted Native American tribes more power to block hydropower projects on their land after a flurry
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Climate and environment
Wind farm off the Massachusetts coast begins delivering steady flow of power
[ad_1] BOSTON — Vineyard Wind, the wind farm under construction off the coast of Massachusetts, has begun delivering energy to
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Wisconsin lawmakers OK bill to tackle forever chemicals pollution, but governor isn’t on board
[ad_1] MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin state Assembly passed a bill Thursday that would unlock $125 million to help municipalities
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Georgia lawmakers weigh a 3-year pause on expansion permits for planned Okefenokee mine
[ad_1] SAVANNAH, Ga. — As a proposed mine on the edge of the Okefenokee Swamp and its vast wildlife refuge
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To keep whales safe, Coast Guard launches boat alert system in Seattle
[ad_1] SEATTLE — Photographer Matt McDonald had lived on Puget Sound for years, but had never seen a whale, so
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A Colorado man is dead after a pet Gila monster bite
[ad_1] A Colorado man has died after being bitten by his pet Gila monster in what would be a rare
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White House is distributing $5.8B from the infrastructure law for water projects
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — The Biden administration announced Tuesday that it is distributing another $5.8 billion for water infrastructure projects around
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Flood watches issued as another round of wet winter storms hits California
[ad_1] SAN FRANCISCO — The latest in a series of wet winter storms blew ashore in Northern California on Sunday,
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California is forging ahead with food waste recycling. But is it too much, too fast?
[ad_1] CHULA VISTA, Calif. — Two years after California launched an effort to keep organic waste out of landfills, the
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Dandelions and shrubs to replace rubber, new grains and more: Are alternative crops realistic?
[ad_1] Katrina Cornish spends her days raising dandelions and desert shrubs. She harvests the stretchy rubber substances they produce and
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