
What Happens after Coal?
When coal-fired power plants close communities can face painful transitions, and the debate over one Massachusetts facility shows the local impacts of a national shift to cleaner power
When coal-fired power plants close communities can face painful transitions, and the debate over one Massachusetts facility shows the local impacts of a national shift to cleaner power
A University of New Hampshire civil engineer thinks infrastructure must be designed to fail safely
As federal managers adapt to rising sea levels, local officials fear changes to parking rules that could undermine local economies
On the coast, where rising seas threaten military bases, ports, homes and beaches, flooding is on everyone's mind
A 1,400-acre swath of salt flats along the western edge of San Francisco Bay has become the latest site for a development dispute that promises to become increasingly common in coastal U.S...
Utilities are spending billions to make the grid more reliable, efficient, and green
England is betting on offshore wind power to cut greenhouse gas emission
An updated hardiness map for plants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture reveals just how much local climates are changing
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