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Funding for Illinois researchers to address advancements in power conversion.
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Coal’s future as a power source in Colorado flickering.
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Harvey's floodwaters mix a foul brew of sewage, chemicals.
Harvey's filthy floodwaters pose significant dangers to human safety and the environment even after water levels drop far enough that Southeast Texas residents no...
The simple reason most power utilities suck.
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Floods in drought season: Is this the future for parts of India?
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Raghu Karnad
Mumbai, Assam and other regions are used to extreme weather, but the recent flooding was not ‘normal’. The powers...
Looking for methane leaks.
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A solar-powered, continuous methane detection system made by Quanta3 is being tested at a Statoil facility in Eagle Ford, Texas. Pictured from left to...
The cities of the 21st century will be defined by water.
Rives Taylor, a principal at the architecture firm Gensler and a 40-plus-year resident of Houston, is lucky.
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His home in Houston Heights, an older neighborhood...
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