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A solar farm with panels in a field surrounded by trees and grass.

Business

Michigan expands clean energy awards, with up to $4,000 per megawatt for local governments

A house with rooftop solar.

Tech

In Virginia, Habitat for Humanity's solar partnership reaches 100 homes

A water heater in the basement.

Home

Basement alarms led firefighters to a water heater fire already burning out

A worker connects wires while installing a solar panel on a rooftop.

Tech

In New Zealand, a review says legalizing plug-in solar could make rooftop solar cheaper, faster

A person holds a utility bill with account details and a bill summary.

Home

In Michigan's Upper Peninsula, 120 homes are getting upgrades to cut energy bills

An individual cleans an ancient mosaic at an archaeological site.

Tech

A threatened villa site in England is reshaping what historians know about Roman-era Britain

A herd of elephants walks across a road near trees and bushes.

Outdoors

Orphaned elephants create gentle 'traffic jam' as they cross a road

Air conditioning units positioned on a paved surface next to a building wall with electrical connections.

Home

In Canada, heat pump plan for 185 homes survives challenge from cheaper furnaces

Two white whooping cranes standing in a field with blurred grass in the foreground.

Outdoors

Louisiana whooping cranes hit milestone as record 10 chicks fledge in comeback

A gas water heater with various pipes, controls, and warning labels.

Home

Bay Area gas water heater ban delayed, retooled draft adds exemptions

A moose grazing in a grassy area surrounded by trees.

Outdoors

In Alaska, 2 returning bull moose are back, and this year's antlers already look different

A dirt path lined with adobe buildings under a partly cloudy sky.

Business

New Mexico pueblos land $2.1M to expand recycling and composting