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The landmark trial that could determine who pays to rid America’s drinking water of PFAS

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Preliminary estimates suggest that the price tag on filtering forever chemicals out of America’s drinking water is more than $3.8 military and local fire departments, including Stuart’s, across the nation. The foam’s key ingredient — what makes it so effective at putting out fires — is PFAS. billion per year.

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The 5 Most Promising Long-Duration Storage Technologies Left Standing

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The new school of pumped hydro focuses on isolated reservoirs that don’t disrupt river ecosystems; this simplifies permitting, but projects still face a decade-long development timeline and billion-dollar price tags. Nevertheless, a handful of such projects are inching forward.

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Price Spikes Puncture Fracking’s Promise to Keep Natural Gas Prices Low

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deals to sell natural gas this winter carry a price tag that’s roughly double or triple the costs in recent years , with a few traders placing bets that U.S. The glut of construction in gas-fired power has left the electricity sector here very exposed to that globally traded price,” RMI’s Dyson said. In the U.S.,

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Can a tiger change its stripes? Meet the pulp and paper giant bankrolling a huge Sumatran rainforest reserve

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The reserve is home to a vast array of rare and critically endangered animal species, including pangolins, sun bears, and - perhaps most famously - the Sumatran Tiger, of which there are less than 400 left in the wild. Boasting a $2.33bn price tag, it is the largest single investment in APRIL's 30-year history.