Tesla news looks grim. But the bigger picture for EVs is a bright one. Headlines suggest the shift to electric vehicles is hitting roadblocks. Evidence points to an industry that's continuing to grow and innovate.

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First Look - 'We're living climate change now.' Latin Americans bring climate worries to high court. Victims of climate change in Latin America are bringing their complaints to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. The findings of the court could help shape better policy and laws, saving countless lives and bolstering infrastructure.

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Points of Progress -- Stories of resilience: Bees make a comeback, and how immigrants lift economies -- Progress roundup: Bee colonies are on the rise, Venezuelan migrants benefit their adopted countries, and an ancient irrigation system in Oman still works.

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First Look -- Solar panels are spreading over Midwest farms – and edging out the crops -- Solar energy companies are leasing thousands of acres of land from Midwestern farmers, which can hinder crop-growing or grazing livestock there. It's a tradeoff between expanding renewables and giving up future yields.

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New EPA rule sets deadline for coal fired-plants: Clean up or shut down -- The Biden administration has taken its most aggressive action yet on cutting greenhouse gas emissions from the private sector. That includes a strict ultimatum for coal-fired power plants.

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Are world's 200 million pastoral herders a climate threat? -- A U.N. report suggests that pastoralism may be part of the global emissions problem. Some researchers see the climate math on herders differently.

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Think red-hot heat's bad? Just wait until code magenta. -- A new warning tool created by the National Weather Service and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention aims to respond to the increasing dangers of severe heat. The system offers a seven-day forecast with risks from minimal to extreme.

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Charting the rise of plastic pollution – and solutions -- Plastic pollution is a focus of Earth Day and of global treaty talks. Our story and charts show the scale of the problem and possible paths toward solutions.

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How global innovators design a sustainable future -- Projects are sprouting up around the globe to build environmentally focused communities. These efforts aim to be practical and inviting, not idealistic.

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Maasai women are told to stay home. These rangers fight poachers instead. -- In Kenya, an all-woman ranger unit is challenging stereotypes and helping protect both wild animals and the people who live beside them.

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How to stop 'forever chemicals' from lasting, well, forever -- The EPA recently strengthened regulations on PFAS chemicals in drinking water. A next step, some experts say, is reducing the creation of these chemicals in the first place.

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Points of Progress -- Good news around the globe: Pulling up concrete and putting solar on renters' roofs -- Progress roundup: Digging up paved surfaces inspires others to reap the climate benefits. In Australia, landlords are installing solar to help meet emissions goals.

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Points of Progress -- Good news around the globe: How trash becomes treasure, and disrespect turns to grace -- Progress roundup: Reuse champs of Denmark, neurodivergence advocates in Peru, and how Tuvulu is defending itself by becoming a digital nation.

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First Look -- The last time this many cicadas emerged Thomas Jefferson was president -- Cicadas by the trillions will emerge from the earth this April in numbers not seen in centuries. Two large broods will emerge at the same time, one from Georgia and the other from central Illinois, to serenade, mate, and lay eggs.

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