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Waste Cooking Oil From Mexico City’s Restaurants Could Power the City’s Buses

Biodiesel from the waste cooking oil produced by the capital city's restaurants could help to power the cities public transit system, and reduce emissions in the process.

Kate Wheeling

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What You Need to Know About the Drought in California—and How It’s Affecting You

It's part of a much bigger water crisis in the West.

Abrahm Lustgarten, Amanda Zamora & Lauren Kirchner

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Water-Pollution Rules for Power Plants Need an Update, Too

By air or water, pollution from power plants is a problem no matter which exit it takes.

Rachel Cernansky

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A Low-Tech Solution to a Hi-Tech Problem: Trains That Generate Electricity

While others work on improving batteries and turning air compression into an energy-storage solution, the ARES team is re-purposing the simple ideas behind water towers to address a gap in our solar-power infrastructure.

Daina Beth Solomon

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A New Breed of Ranchers Is Restoring the Landscape and Learning to Live With Predators

This Montana cattle ranch is trying to ensure its operations benefit wildlife—and yes, that means wolves, too.

Alisa Opar

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Remember When We Were Pirates?

The launch of Apple Music is yet another nail in the coffin of online music piracy. Is that a good thing?

Kyle Chayka

Environment

A Blue-Ribbon Panel Issues a Warning on Climate Change and Public Health

A prestigious medical journal warns of the dangers climate change poses to public health in one of the most convincing and most frightening papers on the subject yet.

Brian Palmer

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Why California’s Solar Power Could Soon Be Curtailed

Inside the California Independent System Operator, a high-security complex where a handful of operators are working to find ways to secure the state's electrical grid before it's too late.

David Hodari