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India has ramped up its wind and solar energy. It now needs to expand places to store it

India’s lithium ion battery storage industry — which can store electricity generated by wind turbines or solar panels for when the sun isn’t shining or the wind isn’t blowing — makes up just 0.1% of global battery storage.

Greenhouses are becoming more popular, but there’s little research on how to protect workers

Rebuilding coastal communities after hurricanes is complex, and can change the character of a place

Group says photos of reclusive tribe on Peru beach show logging concessions are ‘dangerously close’

Takeaways from AP story on dangerous heat threats to greenhouse workers

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In Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, a hidden underground world is under threat by the Maya Train

In Indonesia, women ranger teams go on patrol to slow deforestation

Recovery of Brazil’s Spix’s macaw, popularized in animated ‘Rio’ films, threatened by climate change

Resigned to a fate of constant displacement, India’s river islanders return home in between floods

Corn, millet and ... rooftop solar? Farm family’s newest crop shows China’s solar ascendancy

To make water last year-round, Kenyans in dry regions are building sand dams on seasonal rivers

Extreme heat and its impact on humans

For India’s garbage pickers, a miserable and dangerous job made worse by extreme heat

Summer camps are for getting kids outdoors, but more frequent heat waves force changes

How does heat kill? It confuses your brain. It shuts down your organs. It overworks your heart

Climate change made killer heat wave in Mexico, Southwest US even warmer and 35 times more likely

Surfing in Tahiti: 2024 Paris Olympics

Hundreds are set to descend on Tahiti for Olympic surfing. Can locals protect their way of life?

In Teahupo’o, Tahiti, coastal village life thrives among powerful waves

Indigenous peoples: adapting to and combatting climate change

As climate change alters lakes, tribes and conservationists fight for the future of spearfishing

Behind Upper Midwest tribal spearfishing is a long and violent history of denied treaty rights

More Indigenous youth are learning to spearfish, a connection to ancestors and the land

For at least a decade Quinault Nation has tried to escape the rising Pacific. Time is running out

The demise of the Aral Sea

On the Aral Sea, graves rise above the dust. They’re reminders of the life its waters once sustained

Climate change is fueling the disappearance of the Aral Sea. It’s taking residents’ livelihoods, too

These men once relied on the Aral Sea. Today, the dry land is a reminder of lost livelihoods

The Aral Sea has all but disappeared. But in small towns and villages, signs of life are popping up

Gulf oil spill: Workers left behind

Once praised, settlement to help sickened BP oil spill workers leaves most with nearly nothing

Takeaways from AP’s story on the BP oil spill medical settlement’s shortcomings

BP defeated thousands of suits by sick Gulf spill cleanup workers. But not one by a boat captain

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Paris is aiming for the most sustainable Olympics yet. Organizers acknowledge the plan isn’t perfect

E-waste is overflowing landfills. At one sprawling Vietnam market, workers recycle some of it

For farmers, watching and waiting is a spring planting ritual. Climate change is adding to anxiety

Drought, heat and mismanagement make getting fresh water an increasingly tough task

Citizen scientist measured Rockies snowfall for 50 years. Two new hips help him keep going

Invaders from underground are coming in cicada-geddon. It’s the biggest bug emergence in centuries

In Vietnam, farmers reduce methane emissions by changing how they grow rice

From urchin crushing to lab-grown kelp, efforts to save California’s kelp forests show promise

Salt Lake City wildfire prompts mandatory evacuations as more than 100 firefighters fight blaze

Salt Lake City officials have ordered residents to evacuate some areas ahead of a wildfire as more than 100 firefighters work to contain the blaze.

Lightning strikes kill cattle, start fires in Greece during heat wave

Lightning strikes in northern Greece have killed cattle and started fires during a dayslong heat wave affecting most of southern Europe.

Superstorm Sandy group eyes ballots, insurance surcharges and oil fees to fund resiliency projects

A 2% surcharge on property insurance policies and mandatory fees on the oil and gas industries are two ways that a public-private group formed in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy recommends to fund projects to protect against the next big storm.

High temperatures trigger widespread fishing restrictions in Montana, Yellowstone

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks has implemented fishing restrictions on 13 western Montana rivers that are exceeding temperature thresholds following an underwhelming snowpack and a heat spell last week that broke records in some parts of the state.

Heavy rain collapses part of ancient Michigan cave where ‘The Great Train Robbery’ was filmed

Part of an ancient Michigan cave where “The Great Train Robbery” was filmed has collapsed under heavy rain.

Hot, inland California cities face the steepest water cuts with new conservation mandate

Facing a future of shortages, California is entering a new phase of water conservation: Cities and towns must meet new mandates ramping down use over the next 15 years — and some will be hit harder than others.

A man kills a grizzly bear in Montana after it attacks while he is picking berries

A man picking huckleberries in Montana shot and killed a grizzly bear after it attacked and injured him badly enough that he had to be hospitalized.

US appeals court allows EPA rule on coal-fired power plants to remain in place amid legal challenges

A federal appeals court is allowing a Biden administration rule aimed at limiting planet-warming pollution from coal-fired power plants to remain in place as legal challenges continue.

As the Rio Grande runs dry, South Texas cities look to alternatives for water

EDINBURG, Texas (AP) — The Rio Grande is no longer a reliable source of water for South Texas.

That’s the sobering conclusion Rio Grande Valley officials are facing as water levels at the international reservoirs that feed into the river remain dangerously low — and a hurricane that could have quenched the area’s thirst turned away from the region as it neared the Texas coast.

Vermont farmers take stock after losing crops to flooding two years in a row

Exactly one year to the date of last year’s severe flooding in Vermont, Joe’s Brook Farm in Barnet was flooded again by the remnants of Hurricane Beryl.

Treasury warns that anti-woke banking laws like Florida’s are a national security risk

The Treasury Department is warning that state laws that restrict banks from considering environmental, social and governance factors could harm efforts to address money laundering and terrorism financing.

Drought threatens millions of children as school dropouts rise along with hunger in southern Africa

In Zimbabwe, an El Nino-induced drought is affecting millions of people, and children are most at risk.

Meet Crush, the rare orange lobster diverted from dinner plate to aquarium by Denver Broncos fans

The Downtown Aquarium in Denver has a new resident — a rare orange lobster that was rescued from a shipment of crustaceans delivered to a Red Lobster restaurant in Pueblo, Colorado.

Long Beach breaks ground on $1.5B railyard expansion at port to fortify US supply chain

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and other officials paid a visit to the port of Long Beach to break ground on a $1.5 billion railyard expansion project that will more than triple the dock’s rail cargo capacity.

British climate protesters who plotted highway shutdown given record harsh prison sentences

Five climate activists who planned a protest to cause gridlock and block traffic over four days on a major highway circling London have been sentenced to as much as five years in prison.

New Jersey environmental justice law won’t block power plant hotly fought by Newark residents

New Jersey has decided to move let a proposal for a backup power plant at one of the country’s largest sewage treatment facilities move forward.

2 Amur tiger cubs have their first public outing at Germany’s Cologne Zoo

Two Amur tiger cubs have had their first public outing at Cologne Zoo in Germany, one of several zoos that have sought to help keep up the numbers of the rare big cats.

Green agendas clash in Nevada as company grows rare plant to help it survive effects of a mine

A grand experiment is underway in Nevada where an endangered desert wildflower stands in the way of a mining company’s plans to dig for lithium to help speed production of batteries for electric cars and other green energy projects.

Spain heats up under 1st heatwave of the year as Southern Europe swelters

Spain is sweating under its first official heatwave of the year with temperatures expected to reach 40 degrees C (104 degrees Fahrenheit) in a large swathe of the country.

Chinese-led consortium pulls out of contract to build Cyprus’ first natural gas import terminal

A Chinese-led consortium has pulled out of its contract with Cyprus to build the island nation’s first natural gas import terminal over what it says was the Cypriot government’s failure to pay what it owed for work completed this year.