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BOSTON—Three climate activists and three gas utility executives walk into a room. It may sound like the start of a joke. However, the meeting at an Eversource Energy boardroom outside Boston in December 2016 marked the beginning of an improbable relationship…

From our collaborating partner “Living on Earth,” public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview with car expert Jim Motavalli, who writes about green transportation for Autoweek and Barron’s.  As Catholics around the world turn their eyes…

In 2010, several herds of cows airlifted from North Dakota to Kazakhstan helped spark a burgeoning cattle industry in the former USSR republic.  The effort was part of a Kazakh government initiative to build out the country’s moribund cattle industry, which…

WATSONVILLE, Calif.—Esperanza was washing off the dirt and sweat from another grueling day in the strawberry fields when she felt a bump on her right breast. It reminded the 44-year-old mother of eight of the milk clumps that formed after she’d weaned her…

On Sept. 16, the United States Forest Service (USFS) announced a hiring freeze for the next fiscal year, meaning the agency won’t be able to hire any seasonal employees in 2025. The decision stems from budget shortfalls as appropriations from Congress fell…

This story was originally published by National Parks Traveler. The National Park System could close this weekend if Congress can’t move past its budget impasse and fund the federal government. While Congress appeared on track this week to adopt a bipartisan…

President Joe Biden, in the waning days of his administration, has decided to plant a flag for stronger climate action for the United States, despite the nation’s struggle to meet its current targets and President-elect Donald Trump’s vows to abandon the…

In 2019, the idea of a social scientist who focused on renewable energy and public lands felt like the most thinly sliced of specialties. That was the year the University of California Press published “Solar Power: Innovation, Sustainability, and…

Maryland is making big moves to ensure that electric vehicle drivers across the state can hit the road without worrying about running out of juice.  This week, the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) issued a call for proposals to build up to 29 new…

This story was originally published by Public Health Watch and WBFO. Recent computer modeling shows that the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company’s chemical plant in Niagara Falls, New York, is releasing a bladder carcinogen into nearby neighborhoods at levels up…