• New York hit its distributed solar goal a year early. Renewable Energy World.
• New ‘bioplastic’ degrades in water faster than paper — and could replace Styrofoam, other single-use plastics. Good Good Good.
• China’s emissions have flatlined amid blistering renewables rollout. The Progress Playbook.
• The EU got 52% of its electricity from renewables in second quarter of 2024. The Progress Playbook.
• How a nearly extinct crocodile species returned from the brink in Cambodia. AP News.
• The Cuyahoga River was so polluted, it used to catch fire. Now it’s making a comeback. NPR.
• US power grid added battery equivalent of 20 nuclear reactors in past four years. The Guardian.
• PhD student finds lost city in Mexico jungle by accident. BBC.
• The American chestnut may be the first tree species brought back from functional extinction. MIT Technology Review.
• Half a pound of this powder can remove as much CO₂ from the air as a tree. Los Angeles Times.
• In the 1980s, mountain gorillas in Rwanda were on the brink of extinction due to poaching and habitat loss. Now they’re doing so well that they need more space. World Economic Forum.

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