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Higher energy bills, asthma, and a handout to fossil fuel: Why Trump’s plan to bring back coal plants is a terrible idea

Hundreds of coal plants have been retired in recent years for both economic and environmental reasons. Bringing them back would only benefit coal companies.

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Tech giants are complicit in an anti-climate agenda. Employees should be speaking up

As Big Tech bows to Donald Trump, employees should use their influence to engage coworkers and press their leaders for action.

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America’s “First Car-Free Neighborhood” Is Going Pretty Good, Actually?

Since breaking ground in 2021, Culdesac Tempe has had its share of detractors and skeptics. But none of them live there.

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Streamlining Solar Permitting with SolarAPP+

SolarAPP+ provides local governments with a standard portal for receiving and processing permit information for residential solar and solar+storage systems. It can be incorporated into existing permitting systems used by jurisdictions.

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Trump DEI Purge Hits Affordable Housing Groups

Millions of dollars in affordable housing contracts were canceled after a DOGE review of their websites and social media for terms linked to equity and diversity.

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The Education Dept. was created to ensure equal access. Who would do that in its absence?

Without the department, advocates worry the federal government would not look out in the same way for poor students, those still learning English, disabled students and racial and ethnic minorities.

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New in town or a life-long local, here are 5 easy ways to make new friends: Video

Americans are suffering from a loneliness epidemic, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy warned in 2023. “Most of us probably think of loneliness as just a bad feeling,” he told USA TODAY. “Loneliness has far greater implications for our health when we struggle with a sense of social disconnection, being lonely or isolated.”

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CBS Evening News – Wildfire researchers replicate “firenado” and other fire conditions in Missoula, Montana lab

Tucked beneath snow-capped mountains in Missoula, Montana, there’s a laboratory unlike any other in the country, where scientists are starting fires to better understand how they burn and how to manage them. Carter Evans has more on the cutting-edge research.

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How to Get a Patent in Months, Not Years

Have you considered fast-tracking your patent application? Here’s what you need to know.

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Billionaire Carlos Slim Cancels $22 Billion in Starlink Orders Due to Elon Musk’s Outburst

“More than money, Musk lost his main partner in 25 countries, in addition to giving up all that territory to companies of his competition and, most seriously, causing the USA to continue losing commercial presence and giving it to China,” Monterey Daily Post writes.

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