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The market for electric buses is speeding right along

by Andy Uhler
Jun 30, 2017
It sounds like a thing of the future, but many cities and counties are trading in their diesel mass transit vehicles for electric ones.
An electric bus pulls up to the Pomona, California transit center. Proterra sold its first electric buses on the west coast to Foothill Transit, the group in charge of running Pomona's buses.
Andy Uhler/Marketplace
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Study suggests climate change will hit poorer parts of U.S. hardest

by Jed Kim
Jun 30, 2017
Hotter regions in the U.S. tend to be poorer, meaning the worst effects could spur increased economic inequality.
Swamp grass and standing water take over the front yard of a home in Tangier, Virginia, May 15, 2017, where climate change and rising sea levels threaten the inhabitants of the slowly sinking island.
Jim Watson / Getty Images
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Exxon investors want a bank-style stress test for climate change

by Jed Kim
Jun 29, 2017
Shareholders have voted for transparency on climate risk.
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Solar tariffs request is dividing the industry

by Jed Kim
Jun 23, 2017
Cheap imported panels hurt manufacturers but are key to other solar businesses.
China went from producing very little of the world's solar equipment 20 years ago to becoming the leading producer.
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What national monument status means for one vast Montana landscape

by Marketplace Contributor
Jun 22, 2017
The Upper Missouri River Breaks includes Native American sites, Old West settlements and tens of thousands of acres of privately owned land.
Rancher Matt Knox on his family land near Winifred, Montana. Knox is part of Missouri River Stewards, a group which wants the Trump Administration to reduce the size of the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument and prevent further regulations on farms and ranches.
Dan Boyce
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When it's literally too hot to fly

by Kimberly Adams
Jun 21, 2017
Searing temperatures can melt productivity and profits for airlines.
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Why do big companies support a carbon tax?

by Ryan Kailath
Jun 20, 2017
A group called the Climate Leadership Council put out a plan for a carbon tax earlier this year, and it’s made up not just of environmentalist types, though there are some of those, but also conservative Republicans and business leaders. Its founding members include multinational corporations, including fossil fuel and auto companies like Exxon Mobil, […]
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Energy secretary details steep budget cuts to Congress this week

by Andy Uhler
Jun 20, 2017
Department of Energy head Rick Perry has a history of developing renewable energy, especially wind power, as governor of Texas. He voiced support for wind and solar power expansion in his confirmation hearings and elsewhere. But the budget on the table for DOE includes drastic cuts to the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, […]
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California fishermen, once blocked by conservationists, now work with them

by Andy Uhler
Jun 19, 2017
Environmentalists in Morro Bay focus on getting fishermen back in the water with more sustainable practices.
Fish populations are tracked using data collected by fishermen working with the Morro Bay Community Quota Fund.
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It could hit 120 degrees in Phoenix during the Southwest’s heatwave. Can the power grid keep up?

by Aaron Schrank
Jun 19, 2017
It’s likely that the heat wave California, Arizona and Nevada has been experiencing is going to hit its peak this week. Temperatures could reach as high as 120 degrees in Phoenix. Across the region, the air conditioning will be roaring. But will the power grid be able to keep up?  Click the audio player above […]
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