Rivers, grids, and forests
Burying power lines might be expensive, but it's a way to keep the lights on during storms.
A simple — yet expensive — way to climate-proof the grid: Bury the power lines
Power lines across the country weren’t designed for a changing climate, with much of the nation’s grid built more than half a century ago. Today, stronger storms and heavier precipitation cause hundreds of outages a year, many because of trees falling on above-ground power lines. In northern Michigan, some utilities want to change that. In […]
Vivian La
The USDA canceled $300M in farm grants citing fraud, but the evidence for these claims is now being questioned.
The USDA canceled $300M in farm grants, citing fraud. Did it make up the evidence?
The agency pointed to gazebos, massages, and a $20,000 budget for pens to justify the cuts. But the groups that lost funding say those claims don’t add up.
Ayurella Horn-Muller
Utility bills are on the rise. Solar and energy storage could help you keep your energy costs in check.
Solar and energy storage: Solutions to rising energy prices - pv magazine USA
Strong state policy support for distributed energy and storage aim to costs for all ratepayers.
Ryan Kennedy
Some farmers in Brazil are being paid to protect their forests. Now, the project is hoping to scale up.
In Brazil, a project paying farmers for forests is looking to scale up
Landowner Carlos Roberto Simonetti gets three harvests per year from the corn, soy and cotton plantations on his 17,000-hectare (about 42,000 acres) farm called Fazenda Natureza Feliz, or Happy Nature, in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso. Over the course of four years, he would also get what he calls a fourth harvest, this time […]
Alexandra Popescu
A look at why the push for more logging in our national forests might not deliver the economic benefits promised.
The Public Lands Logging Economy Doesn’t Add Up
A 4 percent harvest, a money-losing program, and a recreation economy 100 times bigger. The numbers tell a different story than the emergency declaration.
Will Pattiz and More Than Just Parks
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