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The Black-led 40 Acre Conservation League sees opportunities to counter problems that have long separated people of color from open spaces.

From our collaborating partner “Living on Earth,” public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by host Steve Curwood with Jade Stevens, president of the 40 Acre Conservation League.

Q&A: How a Land Purchase Inspired by an Unfulfilled Promise Aims to Make People of Color Feel Welcome in the Wilderness

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A Groundbreaking Geothermal Heating and Cooling Network Saves This Colorado College Money and Water

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When a former oil and gas developer partnered with Colorado Mesa University on geothermal, the school saved millions and set a new standard for energy-efficient buildings.

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.—The discussions started roughly a decade ago, when an account manager at Xcel Energy, the electricity and gas utility provider, expressed confusion, officials at Colorado Mesa University recalled.

A Groundbreaking Geothermal Heating and Cooling Network Saves This Colorado College Money and Water

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Georgia Power Gas Expansion Would Drive Significant Climate-Damaging Pollution

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The expansion could add millions of tons of carbon pollution annually while polluting the air near vulnerable communities and ecosystems.

Georgia regulators have approved a massive expansion of natural gas power plants that could dramatically increase the state’s climate pollution, largely to support the rapid growth of data centers.

Georgia Power Gas Expansion Would Drive Significant Climate-Damaging Pollution

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The State of Environmental Justice Under Trump 2.0

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The real action is happening locally anyway, says Monique Harden, an environmental justice lawyer and advocate living in Cancer Alley.

From our collaborating partner Living on Earth, public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by Paloma Beltran with Monique Harden, an environmental justice lawyer and advocate in New Orleans.

The State of Environmental Justice Under Trump 2.0

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