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Broken furnace? In the Bay Area, soon you’ll have to replace it with a heat pump

Regulators ban the sale of gas-powered furnaces and water heaters, starting in 2027. Quelle: https://grist.org/buildings/bay-area-ban-sales-gas-powered-furnaces-heaters/...

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Chicago neighborhood groups sue US Army Corps of Engineers over expansion of a polluted dump

“Our community is fighting back and saying ‘no more.’” Quelle: https://grist.org/accountability/chicago-activists-sue-army-corps-engineers-dump/...

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An unexpected source of methane? Your local sewage plant.

A new study says the plants emit twice as much methane as previously thought. Quelle: https://grist.org/cities/an-unexpected-source-of-methane-your-local-sewage-plant/...

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Here’s why a California beach town just banned balloons

Laguna Beach said the decision would keep litter out of the ocean and prevent potential fires. Quelle: https://grist.org/cities/heres-why-a-california-beach-town-just-banned-balloons/...

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How Pittsburgh found a secret climate weapon in ‘the thrilling world of municipal budgeting’

Even cash-strapped cities have money for climate action. They just need to spend it better. Quelle: https://grist.org/solutions/pittsburgh-priority-budgeting-climate/...

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A California town’s wastewater is helping it battle drought

Healdsburg recycles 350 million gallons of effluent annually and gives it away for free. Quelle: https://grist.org/solutions/healdsburg-california-wastewater-recycling-drought/...

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How to build a better bike-share program

When corporate owners ditched New Orleans's bike share, the community stepped up to rebuild it with a focus on equity.…

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California’s next flood could destroy one of its most diverse cities. Will lawmakers try to save it?

Climate change could submerge Stockton beneath 10 feet of water. The city's aging levees aren't prepared. Quelle: https://grist.org/extreme-weather/stockton-california-storm-flooding-atmospheric-river-central-valley-levees/...

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California’s storms are almost over. Its reckoning with flood insurance is about to begin.

Just 1.3 percent of homeowners in the state have national flood insurance policies. Quelle: https://grist.org/extreme-weather/californias-storms-are-almost-over-its-reckoning-with-flood-insurance-is-about-to-begin/...

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The US has a new pollution rule for heavy-duty trucks for the first time in 2 decades

Cleaner trucks will mean better air and health for overburdened communities. Quelle: https://grist.org/regulation/epa-new-emission-rule-heavy-duty-trucks/...

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