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A neighborhood in Massachusetts is now home to the first-ever geothermal heating and cooling network

A neighborhood in Framingham, Massachusetts is being retrofitted for a first-of-its-kind geothermal heating and cooling network — and the project is now officially up and running.

The process itself is nothing new, but this mile-long project marks the first time that geothermal energy has been used to heat and cool a shared network of buildings on this scale. (Boise, Idaho has a similar setup in place for its downtown buildings!)

Residents in the neighborhood say they feel like they “won the house lottery” when their community was handpicked for the project. It’s expected to reduce the residents’ greenhouse gas emissions by 60% — and cut their average utility costs by 20%.

Why is this good news? Typically, green energy upgrades are only affordable to wealthier residents, but when it came to considering candidates in Framingham, the group behind this landmark project made sure to prioritize low-income residents — making it good news for environmental justice, too.

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An innovative aluminum plant can reduce carbon emissions by 75% — it just got federal funding to expand production. Aluminum is a crucial raw ingredient in the fight against climate change, but the industry needs a makeover to ensure the transition off fossil fuels is a clean one.

[Related good news: People are working on cleaning up another carbon-intensive industry.]

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s estate just announced a new media partnership to protect his legacy. P3 Media will now help ensure Dr. King’s life, writings, and history-making speeches serve as catalysts for advancing his ideals of nonviolence, racial justice and equality for all.

The first statewide program of its kind, Colorado will offer in-person voting for eligible voters who are incarcerated. The state’s governor signed a bill that aims to make it easier to vote for incarcerated people awaiting trial or serving time for misdemeanors.

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A group of eight Alaskans is suing the state to block construction of a massive gas pipeline over climate concerns

A group of young Alaskans is suing the state of Alaska and the state-owned Alaska Gasline Development Corp. to block construction of the corporation’s long-planned trans-Alaska natural gas pipeline.

Ranging in age from 11 to 22, the group argues that the corporation’s founding laws are unconstitutional because the gas pipeline would result in so much climate-altering greenhouse gas that it would endanger their constitutionally guaranteed ability to access Alaska’s fish, wildlife, and other natural resources.

[Related: Indigenous activists have long been fighting against pipelines for their damaging environmental impacts.]

They’re being supported by Our Children’s Trust, a nonprofit that’s supported similar climate-related lawsuits in state and federal courts around the U.S.

While a similar case was brought to the court just a few years ago, the new lawsuit contends that the Alaska Constitution contains an implicit right to a livable climate.

If they’re successful, the ruling could have ripple effects both in courts and for climate action around the country.

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