The Bipartisan Geothermal Energy Bill That Pennsylvania’s House Passed Is the Quiet Climate Victory America Desperately Needed

A specific type of legislation never appears on the front page. It doesn’t come with a presidential tweet or a ribbon-cutting ceremony. It passes on a Tuesday, is briefly mentioned…
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The Alpine Park Environmental Review Failure Is a Symptom of a System That Processes Development Faster Than It Can Assess the Damage

Nestled within the Dolomites, there is a valley in the Eastern Italian Alps where the rock faces rise over a thousand meters above the inhabited floor below. Scientists are concerned…
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The Columbia Gorge Community College Skills Center Upgrade That Is Training a New Generation of Clean Energy Workers in Rural America

A truck carrying a Mazak Optiplex 3015 CO2 laser cutter, which probably doesn’t make headlines in most places, pulled into the Columbia Gorge Community College campus in The Dalles, Oregon,…
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How the Columbia Gorge Advanced Manufacturing Sector Is Using Environmental Workforce Training to Rebuild a Region the Rest of America Forgot

Something quiet is taking place in a section of the Columbia River Gorge, which features striking basalt cliffs, wind turbines whirling above the highway, and small towns that are half…
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Addiction Recovery Outcomes Are Being Shaped by Environmental Factors More Than Any Other Variable – New Research From West Virginia Is Groundbreaking.

Locals in West Virginia are familiar with a parking lot off Route 60. Not because anything noteworthy occurred there, but rather because of what it stands for: a place where,…
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The Great Lakes Microplastic Crisis Is Not Slowing Down – A New Study Shows Concentrations Are Higher Than Any Point in Recorded History.

On a clear morning, the water at Lake Michigan’s southern shore appears almost unbelievably blue. Kayakers glide by while families wade in the shallows. People have an innate sense of…
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The UNECE Special Rapporteur on Environmental Defenders Is Tracking a Disturbing Global Pattern – It’s Getting Worse in America Too.

When someone who attended a public meeting regarding a nearby mine is the subject of a criminal investigation, a certain kind of unease descends upon the community. Not a demonstration.…
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Orlando’s Natural Environment Has Been Broken by Development for Decades – Here’s Why Some Scientists Think It’s Not Too Late to Fix It.

There’s a picture that makes you stop cold. On the left is the Citrus Tower in Clermont, Florida, which was encircled by an ocean of orange groves in 1956. According…
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