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EV Startup Backed By UPSA small electric vehicle company backed by UPS wants to replace the assembly lines automakers have used for more than a century with something radically different — small factories employing a few hundred workers. The company, Arrival, is creating highly automated “microfactories” where its delivery vans and buses will be assembled…

Gravity-Based Batteries Try to Beat Their Chemical CousinsAlongside the chilly, steel-gray water of the docks here stands what looks like a naked, four-story elevator shaft—except in place of the elevator is a green, 50-ton iron weight, suspended by steel cables. Little by little, electric motors hoist the weight halfway up the shaft; it is now…

US Sits On Top of Immense Offshore Wind Energy President Biden is proposing a big build-out of offshore wind power. The White House released a plan calling for 30 gigawatts of new wind capacity by 2030, starting with a big project between Long Island and New Jersey. The idea is to create jobs, expand U.S. steel and…

Stickers keep fruit fresh longer and help avoid food waste Roughly a third of all the food produced around the world goes to waste. Extending the shelf life of fresh fruit and veggies could be an absolute game changer in the food industry. A simple sticker can add an extra 14 days of freshness, says StixFresh….

​Washington Environmental Health Disparities Map In winter 2017, the Washington Environmental Justice Mapping Work Group was initiated by Front and Centered, an environmental justice coalition of organizations rooted in communities of color. The resulting interactive mapping tool developed by the UW Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences (DEOHS) and partners ranks Washington communities most impacted by environmental…

​The Economic and Social Benefits of Low-Carbon Cities Over half of the population of the world live in urban areas. This means that efforts to meet human development goals and sustain economic growth must be concentrated in cities. However, the pursuit of more prosperous, inclusive and sustainable urban development is complicated by climate change, which…