In addition to ranked choice voting and open primaries, the measure would dismantle many of the state’s campaign finance transparency laws.

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Researchers are just discovering this troubling consequence of climate change, but they still don't know why it happens.

The climate-friendly appliances are becoming the norm among American home builders. Here are the factors driving the shift.

"From America to Algeria, dangerous blazes are occurring around the world, giving us a glimpse into an age ablaze," writes John Valliant.

Boston-based startup Reservoir has raised an $8 million seed round to commercialize heat pump-powered water heaters.

We hear constantly that rural and urban America have grown apart. The 2024 presidential map made the point in the usual way, a sea of red countryside around dense blue cities, with roughly 90% of counties shifting toward Donald Trump. That divide is real, and it is well documented. What gets less attention is how far down into daily life it reaches.

Innovative tech from U.K.-based Arkaya Energy cools fresh milk and redirects the resulting heat, saving Barber’s Farmhouse Cheesemakers more than $90,000…

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Advocates for smaller, cheaper elevators say it could spur a housing boom.

The latest evidence that gas is bad for your health.

The Home Energy Choice Act (AB 2313) is the biggest no-brainer of the state legislative session

Civic engagement takes many forms. The term describes activities as disparate as voting, volunteering, attending religious services, and following the news. Yet “these behaviors are often studied sepa...

Where is the smoke worst, where will it go next, and what causes that color?

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US climate policy is blocked. Housing isn’t.

Why apartments may be the most powerful domestic climate move of the Trump years.

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