The U.S. solar industry is having a great year

A new report says the country is on track to installing 14.5 gigawatts of solar capacity in 2016—nearly twice as much as last year's 7.5 gigawatts. Even better, in the first quarter of 2016 solar made up 64 percent of all new capacity, which is more than coal, natural gas, and nuclear combined. EcoWatch

NASA plans to map coral reefs from on high

The agency just launched CORAL (Coral Reef Airborne Laboratory), a new three-year campaign to collect data on the world's reefs from aircraft 23,000 feet up. The scientists hope the new perspective will offer insights into how environmental changes are affecting these important ecosystems in different locations. Associated Press

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