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Wildfires can burn so hot that they give rise to water-repellent soil, which could make ecosystems more susceptible to flooding.| Delaware Currents
Wildfires can burn so hot that they give rise to water-repellent soil, which could make ecosystems more susceptible to flooding.| Delaware Currents
Project was 80 percent complete and was slated to power more than 350,000 homes.| Ars Technica
The reports also reduce criticism of human rights records of Trump administration allies like Israel and El Salvador.| Truthout
Fears that the Trump administration is looking for ways to lift a ban on fracking is galvanizing environmentalists to defend the regulation.| Delaware Currents
After reaching the end of their automotive lives, the batteries are being reused to provide lower-cost grid energy storage.| Factor This™
Neighborhood-scale decarbonization is an efficient way to electrify communities that might otherwise be left behind.| Canary Media
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After reaching the end of their automotive lives, the batteries are being reused to provide lower-cost grid energy storage.| The Texas Tribune
These batteries will charge when there is an excess of renewable energy production on the grid and the cost of power is cheap.| 25 News KXXV and KRHD
One new study identifies a 17% increase in the destructive potential of the strongest nor’easters, while another bolsters links between Arctic ice melt and dangerous blizzards.| Eos
Some experts argue that elements of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will lead to increased costs for consumers and cede America’s position in the clean energy transition.| Factor This™
Plans for U.S. gas pipelines could lock in a dramatic increase in fossil fuel exports and their greenhouse gas emissions, a new report finds.| The Texas Observer
Their legality may be challenged, but climate advocates are preparing for the worst.| Factor This™
State residents are voting for three seats on the Arizona Corporation Commission, which has come under scrutiny for its continued support of fossil fuels and resistance to supporting more solar in the state.| Renewable Energy World
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An exclusive Inside Climate News analysis found that companies have spilled nearly 150 million gallons of toxic, highly saline wastewater in Texas over the last decade.| The Texas Tribune
A working group has proposed a special electric rate for “distributed energy resources” to help break a current interconnection backlog holding up smaller-scale wind and solar projects.| Inside Climate News
Following a home explosion that killed one and critically injured another, residents want to know more about the mine under their community. So far, their questions have largely gone unanswered.| Inside Climate News
Pennsylvania’s steel industry has the potential to lead a national transition to reduce or even eliminate carbon emissions if it switched to making so-called green steel, according to a report issued Monday by the Ohio River Valley Institute, a nonprofit research group. Southwest Pennsylvania, where the industry is concentrated, has the water and wind resources, […]| Inside Climate News
This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, independent news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. It is republished with permission. Sign up for their newsletter here. OAK GROVE — New ownership at an Alabama mine accused of causing a fatal home explosion earlier this year is raising old concerns for residents in […]| Alabama Reflector
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Texas regulators are issuing permits to discharge large volumes of treated “produced water” into some waterways. Questions remain about the toxic pollutants found in the wastewater.| The Texas Tribune
