How $7.3B will help rural co-ops build clean power—and close coal plants

Published on September 12, 2024

Rural electric cooperatives, which bring electricity to the most sparsely populated parts of the country, are getting their biggest federal investment since the New Deal — and this time around, the money is going to help fight climate change. Last week, the Biden administration announced $7.3 billion in financing…

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Thailand capital turns to urban forests to beat worsening floods

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