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From simple storm drain traps to swimming robots, “trash traps” are capturing litter before it can wash into streams, rivers ...

At Heritage Growers, every acre is being cultivated to repair ecosystems and help the Golden State meet its ambitious conservation goals.

Demand for energy storage is surging on the U.S. grid — and the country now has more than enough battery-making factories to meet it.

Linda Lloyd has lived in West Philadelphia her whole life. The 67-year-old, a retired municipal employee, has always taken pride in her community and tried to keep her neighborhood in good shape. But ...

When Jamie Schuler teaches her Friday dance classes, some of her students stay seated. They follow her movements, some using just their upper or lower limbs, others syncing their hands and feet to the ...

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Welcome back to our weekly behind-the-scenes glimpse at what’s getting our team talking. Tell us what you’ve been reading at [email protected] and we just might feature it here. More Americans are ...

The Butterfly Grove at Pismo Beach used to sound alive before you even saw it. The first time I visited on a winter morning over a decade ago, I stood beneath the towering eucalyptus and heard a faint ...

Retiring by the age of 54 was not in Denys Andrianjafy’s original life plan. But after a series of strokes triggered ongoing health issues, including temporary blindness, nerve pain, severe headaches ...

When he walked out of prison after 28 years, the first thing Allen Burnett did was drive to the ocean. “I just stood there for a minute,” he recalls. “I wanted to feel the air.” For most of his life, ...

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