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![A man with a bun and a black hoodie installs a heat pump on the side of a gray house.]()
![A man with a bun and a black hoodie installs a heat pump on the side of a gray house.]()
Airbnb will help some hosts pay for new heat pumps
A pilot program in Massachusetts will give Airbnb vacation-rental owners $2,500 to install air-source heat pumps and make their properties more energy-efficient.
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![Two workers survey land cleared for the New England Clean Energy Connect transmission line, which will run from Quebec through Maine.]()
![Two workers survey land cleared for the New England Clean Energy Connect transmission line, which will run from Quebec through Maine.]()
Maine court recharges plan for embattled transmission line
The new wires will help wean New England off fuel oil and natural gas.
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![digital collage of paper mill and buildings with river and billboard set against background of mountains]()
![digital collage of paper mill and buildings with river and billboard set against background of mountains]()
As one Southern community mourns a paper mill’s closure, another rejoices
On the Pigeon River, one town celebrates a paper mill's closure as another mourns — and both face an uncertain future.
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![Photo of Mr. Trash Wheel with hand-drawn confetti over top]()
![Photo of Mr. Trash Wheel with hand-drawn confetti over top]()
Meet Mr. Trash Wheel, a champion for the end of single-use plastics
Baltimore’s famous trash-eating mascot just celebrated his ninth birthday.
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![New Jersey Pine Barrens wildfire forest fire]()
![New Jersey Pine Barrens wildfire forest fire]()
Spring wildfires in the eastern US got off to a roaring start this year
It may not be as dramatic as when the West burns, but an unseasonably warm, dry winter could make fire season longer and more intense.
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One of the biggest battery recycling plants in the US is up and running
Ascend Elements’ new recycling plant in Covington, Georgia is processing used lithium-ion batteries and manufacturing scrap into useful materials for the clean energy transition.
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![A woman installs solar panels on a roof in Isabela, Puerto Rico.]()
![A woman installs solar panels on a roof in Isabela, Puerto Rico.]()
What could $1 billion do for Puerto Rico’s energy resilience? Residents have ideas.
As the Department of Energy aims to boost energy reliability in Puerto Rico, local solutions are already doing just that.
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UN: Protecting Indigenous health also protects the environment
A growing body of research ties health of Indigenous communities to the environment.
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![Illustration of workweek calendar with Friday's square highlighted green and blooming a yellow flower]()
![Illustration of workweek calendar with Friday's square highlighted green and blooming a yellow flower]()
It’s not just you: The planet wants a 4-day workweek, too
How working less could be a boon for personal and planetary health.
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![A close up of machinery with metal pins holding dime-sized batteries.]()
![A close up of machinery with metal pins holding dime-sized batteries.]()
This dime-sized battery is a step toward an EV with a 1,000-mile range
Two Chicago-area institutions teamed up to develop a solid-state battery that packs a huge energy punch—one that could eventually even power airplanes.
