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Progress Report: How States are Kicking Gas
NRDC tracks the progress of six states that are striving to equitably wind down investment into the fossil gas system
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Small Projects Aim to Change the Market
A Pennsylvania couple pursue Living Building Challenge certification for their home and become advocates for more manufacturers to seek Declare labels
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California’s Grid is Hindering its Climate Goals. Can a New Law Fix It?
The state’s grid isn’t growing fast enough to support a surge of EVs, heat pumps and more. A new law offers a potential path forward — and could be a model for other states.
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A Blueprint to Decarbonize Affordable Housing
With three projects underway, Allston Brighton Community Development Corporation offers a model to fund retrofits in Massachusetts
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Ecosystems as Infrastructure: A New Way of Looking at Climate Resilience
Landscape architect Kate Orff works on rebuilding natural systems to help communities and cities reduce their climate risks. Places with interwoven ecological systems, she says, are more resilient and better able both to respond to emergencies and adapt for the future.
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Building Resilience, BRIC by BRIC: BRIC’s Fourth Year
FEMA has released the fourth Notice of Funding Opportunity for BRIC. Let's take a look at what's new for this grant cycle.
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What is a Virtual Power Plant? An Energy Expert Explains.
Virtual power plants are more resilient against service outages than large, centralized generating stations because they distribute energy resources across large areas
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The Problem with Making Green Hydrogen to Fuel Power Plants
A new plant in Florida will produce green hydrogen to help power the grid. But experts warn that its approach would be wasteful and ineffective if scaled up.
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What a 20 Million Heat Pump Commitment Means for the U.S.
A consortium of U.S. states and territories just announced a commitment to deploy 20 million heat pumps by 2030. Here’s why that matters.
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Is Graphene a Cleantech Supermaterial?
Lyten recently raised $200M to scale up production of batteries made with graphene, a material that’s light, strong, conductive—and elusive.