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Summit Carbon Solutions, whose proposed pipeline in the Midwest would be the largest of its kind globally, could qualify for more than $10 billion in federal tax credits alone.

Developers who hope to build thousands of miles of carbon dioxide pipelines across the Midwest continue to face fierce opposition from landowners and repeated setbacks from state and local regulators. But that hasn’t stopped one company from attempting to expand its project—already the largest proposed pipeline of its kind in the United States.

Just How Much Money Do CO2 Pipeline Companies Stand to Make From the Inflation Reduction Act?

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‘Sponge Cities’ Are Catching On. But Can They Handle Supercharged Storms?

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Pairing engineered stormwater infrastructure with green spaces can reduce flooding in cities. But wetter storms are pushing these systems to the brink, experts say.

In 2011, a short but catastrophic cloudburst hammered Copenhagen, flooding parts of the Danish city with more than 5 inches of rain in a single day.

‘Sponge Cities’ Are Catching On. But Can They Handle Supercharged Storms?

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Emergency Drawdown at Flaming Gorge Hits Its Recreation Economy

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The drought-induced draw to save downstream Lake Powell is wreaking havoc on Wyoming-Utah’s beloved recreation area.

As campers with boats flocked to Buckboard Marina at the start of Memorial Day weekend, Tony Valdez was busy issuing refunds and repairing broken boat ramps. One older Green River man, who walked with two canes, left with his money refunded for the season after discovering he could not safely make it down to the boat slip. Due to dropping water levels at Flaming Gorge Reservoir, the ramp is now buckled, angling up and down like a pitched roof.

Emergency Drawdown at Flaming Gorge Hits Its Recreation Economy

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More Coral Reefs May Survive Climate Change Than Scientists Once Thought

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A new global analysis maps reefs with the greatest potential to withstand warmer temperatures, strengthening calls for their protection.

For years, the outlook for coral reefs has been increasingly bleak. Mass coral bleaching events caused by severe marine heatwaves have fueled repeated warnings that reefs are rapidly on an irreversible path of decline. But new research is challenging that narrative.

More Coral Reefs May Survive Climate Change Than Scientists Once Thought

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