Tiny urban oases provide surprising benefits: improved mental health, cooling, flood prevention, and noise reduction. Discover pocket gardens.
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Pocket gardens: The tiny urban oases with surprisingly big benefits
Little bits of greenery are popping up in cities, making them cooler, quieter, healthier and a whole lot nicer for everyone.
California's Westlands Water District is converting 136k acres to 21GW solar/battery. Farmers lease land, redirect water, powering 9M homes. 150 contracts signed.
Read more → https://grist.org/energy/were-harvesting-the-sun-a-huge-solar-project-grows-in-california/
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‘We’re harvesting the sun’: A huge solar project grows in California
A sweeping plan to build 21 gigawatts of solar plus batteries on 136,000 acres could be a lifeline for Central Valley farmers facing devastating water shortages.
USDA researchers dodge "climate change" bans by speaking in code, using terms like "extreme weather" to secure grants and continue vital work.
Read more → https://grist.org/language/climate-federal-research-grants-national-science-foundation/
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To keep climate science alive, researchers are speaking in code
Words considered "woke" are vanishing from National Science Foundation proposals. Grist tracked the changes.
California's CA bill 1777 targets port, warehouse, and railyard pollution using "indirect source rules." A bet on an obscure tool to regulate vehicles serving these sites and reduce emissions.
Read more → https://grist.org/regulation/california-bets-on-an-obscure-tool-to-replace-clean-air-authority-trump-revoked/
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California bets on an obscure tool to replace clean air authority Trump revoked
The rules would hold pollution magnets like warehouses, ports and railyards accountable for the trucks and ships they attract.
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