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Justine Calma

Justine Calma

Senior Science Reporter

Senior Science Reporter

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    It’s a cloudy day for SunPower.

    One of the biggest residential solar companies announced today that it’ll lay off 1,000 people. It’s also shutting down its direct sales business and residential installation locations.

    “We need to achieve financial viability, which includes simplifying our business structure, transitioning away from areas where we have been unable to sustain profitable operations, and improving financial controls,” SunPower Executive Chairman Tom Werner told employees.

    What happens after your country runs on 99 percent renewable electricity?

    Costa Rica gets more than 99 percent of its electricity from renewables — it’s still not enough.

    Justine Calma
    Justine Calma
    Justine Calma
    Happy Earth Day!

    There are plenty of great stories to read today from our sister site, Vox — on everything from more efficient (and yet controversial) appliances to how phones affect kids’ experiences in nature and how climate change is transforming our sense of home.

    And stay tuned this week for more reporting on reforestation in Costa Rica from The Verge. We published the first story — about restoring Indigenous territories — in our Earth Week package today.

    Want to restore a forest? Give it back to Indigenous peoples who call it home

    These women took back their land in Costa Rica, and now they plan to reforest it.

    Justine Calma
    Justine Calma
    Justine Calma
    “It’s most certainly not cloud seeding”

    that caused catastrophic flooding in Dubai, experts tell AP. People falsely blaming cloud seeding are also spreading disinformation about climate change. So, you know, don’t believe everything you see on social media.

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    Justine Calma
    Sea spray sends forever chemicals into the air.

    That means breaking waves could be a major source of PFAS pollution in the air, according to a new study. For decades, manufacturers used forever chemicals (AKA PFAS) in everything from food packaging to carpet cleaners to make things water, stain, and heat resistant. We’re just starting to understand how prevalent these chemicals have become in the environment and the health risks that could pose.