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New Jersey legalizes plug-in solar panels that could trim up to $50 from monthly bills
7+ hour, 29+ min ago (475+ words) New Jersey is now the ninth state to legalize balcony solar, as dozens more consider bills. New Jersey residents looking to lower their electric bills now have a new, more accessible solar option. Portable plug-in solar panels that meet safety…...
Ecuador study finds state-protected Amazon forests declined more than Indigenous territories
12+ hour, 17+ min ago (382+ words) They also accounted for the biggest share of areas with improving vegetation greenness over time. A new study in Ecuador's Amazon is challenging a common assumption in conservation: Forests do not always need strict, top-down protections to remain healthy. To…...
Shrinking sea ice during heat waves helps polar seas absorb more CO2, study finds
7+ hour, 5+ min ago (477+ words) With less sea ice blocking sunlight, more light reaches surface waters and encourages phytoplankton growth. Marine heat waves are often seen as another sign that the planet's natural defenses are faltering. But a new global analysis suggests that, in some…...
Denmark solar cooperative lets members co-own university rooftop solar, collect yearly returns
12+ hour, 5+ min ago (572+ words) "This is the future." Owning rooftop solar often requires the right house, the right roof, and enough money upfront. But a solar cooperative in Denmark is testing a more flexible model, allowing members to buy into panels installed on university…...
Penn State launches searchable database of local solar rules for 300 Pennsylvania governments
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (317+ words) The work offers a clearer view of how local governments across the state are approaching grid-scale solar. Penn State has launched a new tool that could make it easier for communities across Pennsylvania to navigate the local rules surrounding large…...
Massachusetts bill could cut solar permit waits from months to 24 hours, and save $3,000
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (626+ words) The change is part of the state's energy affordability omnibus bill. In Massachusetts, homeowners can end up waiting longer on rooftop solar paperwork than on the installation itself. Lawmakers in the state are considering a proposal that could cut solar…...
California study links 1 in 3 Central Valley groundwater losses to 'Carbon Majors"
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (450+ words) A new study linked a significant share of climate-related groundwater loss in California's Central Valley to a specific group of major corporate polluters, paving the way to assign responsibility for damage that is often treated as a consequence of climate…...
Iowa study warns 13- and 17-year cicadas may disappear before forests can recover
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (522+ words) The damage may not be obvious until an expected brood simply does not appear. University of Iowa biologists are warning that one of North America's strangest and most spectacular natural events could be inching toward an end, as periodical cicadas…...
Beach days, fireflies, and the summer days Americans once knew are getting harder to find
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (625+ words) Rising temperatures and their effects are changing summer in intimate, emotional ways. Summer still carries many of the expectations Americans have long associated with the season: beach days, backyard cookouts, lightning bugs at dusk, and the relief of mountain air....
Scientists uncover 149 species new to science on ancient Indian Ocean seamounts near Australia
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (686+ words) "People had been around the islands in shallow water before, but no one had looked at life in the deep." In a sparsely studied stretch of the Indian Ocean near Australia, researchers examining ancient underwater volcanoes identified 149 species never before…...