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Why Don’t More People Feel The Solar Industry Is Trustworthy?

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The solar power industry is soaring. Developers added 12 gigawatts (GW) of new utility-scale solar electric generating capacity in the US during the first half of 2025, and they plan to add another 21 GW in the second half of the year. The buildout to 64 GW that developers plan … [continued]

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Great Lakes Now

Amid Rise of RFK Jr., Officials Waver on Drinking Water Fluoridation — Even in the State Where It Started

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Amid Rise of RFK Jr., Officials Waver on Drinking Water Fluoridation — Even in the State Where It Started

By Anna Clark, ProPublica

This story was originally published by ProPublica.

Just 15 months after receiving an award from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for excellence in community water fluoridation, the city of Grayling, Michigan, changed course.

With little notice or fanfare, council members voted unanimously in May to end Grayling’s decades long treatment program.

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Little Electric Tractor Supports Better Crop Yields, Runs On Solar Power

3 min read

The Malawian-UK NGO Tiyeni helps farmers in Malawi increase their crop yields, because many people in Malawi live in poverty and need to be able to grow more crops. One way they do this is by teaching them to use a more productive farming approach. “We achieve this by delivering … [continued]

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