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New Federal Grants Could Slash U.S. Climate Emissions by Nearly 1 Billion Metric Tons Through 2050

Recipients in 30 states will share from a pot of $4.3 billion to tackle clean energy and emissions reduction projects.

By Kristoffer Tigue, Marianne Lavelle

 A Tesla charging station is seen at a travel plaza off Interstate-95 in Cecil County, Maryland. One of the funded projects includes efforts to deploy new electric vehicle charging stations along the Interstate-95 corridor in New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware and Maryland. Credit: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images
A collection of plastic pellets known as nurdles that washed up on a beach in Charleston, South Carolina. Credit: Andrew Wunderley/Charleston Waterkeeper

Lawsuits Targeting Plastic Pollution Pile Up as Frustrated Citizens and States Seek Accountability

By James Bruggers
Construction of Eversource's geothermal pilot project takes place in the parking lot of Mass Bay Community College in Framingham, Mass. on Sept. 13, 2023. Credit: Jonathan Wiggs/The Boston Globe via Getty Images

First-in-the-Nation Geothermal Heating and Cooling System Comes to Massachusetts

By Phil McKenna
Homes throughout Barre, Vermont were inundated with flash flooding on July 11, 2023 after heavy rains across the state. Credit: John Tully/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Q&A: New Legislation in Vermont Will Make Fossil Fuel Companies Liable for Climate Impacts in the State. Here’s What That Could Look Like

Interview by Paloma Beltran, Living on Earth

A Walk in the Woods With My Brain on Fire: Spring

Text and photos by David Sassoon
Joey Kabel (left) and Dan Stack, co-founders of Electrified Thermal Solutions in Medford, Mass., stand next to the company’s elevator-sized pilot system which contains electrically charged bricks that generate and store heat. Credit: Barry Chin/The Boston Globe

The Race to Decarbonize Heavy Industry Heats Up

By Phil McKenna
Heavy rain and flooding hits downtown Montpelier, Vermont on July 11, 2023. Credit: John Tully/The Washington Post via Getty Images

The Vermont Legislature Considers ‘Superfund’ Legislation to Compensate for Climate Change

By Olivia Gieger
Members of Climate Defiance use the eclipse to raise awareness about climate issues during totality in Burlington, Vermont. Credit: Courtesy of Climate Defiance

Across the US, Awe Unites During the Darkness of a Total Solar Eclipse

By Lee Hedgepeth, Erin Schulte, Keerti Gopal, Kiley Bense, Liza Gross, Phil McKenna
Lobbyist Jim Cole (center) talks with then Colorado Rep. Jessie Danielson at the State Capitol in Denver on Feb. 25, 2016. Credit: Cyrus McCrimmon/The Denver Post via Getty Images

With States Leading on Climate Policy, New Tools Peer Into Lobbying ‘Black Box’

By Marianne Lavelle
Sen. Joe Lieberman spent more than 20 years advocating for climate action. Credit: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images

Joseph Lieberman Sought Middle Ground on Climate Change

By Marianne Lavelle

A Walk in the Woods With My Brain on Fire: The End of Winter

Text and photos by David Sassoon
MIT students project a climate clock onto the university's Green Building, the tallest in Cambridge. Credit: Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty Images

MIT’s Sloan School Launches Ambitious Climate Center to Aid Policymakers

By Phil McKenna
Coils of rope are seen in the parking lot as lobstermen head out to sea in Vinalhaven, Maine. Credit: Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty Images

A Beached Whale Has Reignited the Fight Between Conservationists and Maine’s Lobster Industry

By Kiley Price
A row of mono piles that will be the base for offshore wind turbines near New Bedford, Mass. Credit: David L Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images

Department of Energy Partners With States and Research Institutes to Boost Offshore Wind Development

By Aman Azhar
Sen. Joe Manchin waits to be introduced during an event at Saint Anselm College on Jan. 12, 2024 in Manchester, New Hampshire. Credit: Scott Eisen/Getty Images

Q&A: What a Joe Manchin Presidential Run Could Mean for the 2024 Election—and the Climate

Interview by Paloma Beltran and Jenni Doering, Living on Earth
Republican presidential candidate and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley speaks to reporters following a campaign event on Jan. 11 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Credit: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

Q&A: In New Hampshire, Nikki Haley Touts Her Role as UN Ambassador in Pulling the US Out of the Paris Climate Accord

Interview by Paloma Beltran, Living on Earth
Demonstrators from Extinction Rebellion gather to call on Massachusetts Governor Maura Healy to put a ban on new fossil fuel infrastructure, at the Massachusetts State House in Boston on Sept. 18, 2023. Credit: Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images

Massachusetts Just Took a Big Step Away from Natural Gas. Which States Might Follow?

By Dan Gearino

A Walk in the Woods with My Brain on Fire: Autumn

Text and photos by David Sassoon
Seth Berry, left, an author of the Pine Tree Power proposal and a former Democratic state representative, answers questions from potential voters at a gathering of climate activists at a home in Winslow, Maine, in August. Credit: Annie Ropeik

Mainers See Climate Promise in Ballot Initiative to Create a Statewide Nonprofit Electric Utility

By Annie Ropeik

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