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Rhode Island's biggest landfill is expected to fill up by 2043. And there are about 100 inactive landfills across the state. This made us wonder, what can be done with closed landfills?

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Students at the Lincoln School have a question: should they be using wooden pencils or plastic mechanical ones? This week on Possibly we explain the answer, and how to find it.

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Today we're taking a look at what causes in-flight turbulence and how rising temperatures might be making your flight bumpier.

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It turns out, student engineers, and one major car manufacturer are already trying the idea. But there are limits to how effective these panels can be.

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More medical schools are training their students on climate change. This week on Possibly we're taking a look at how your visit to the doctor might be changing.

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A new program at the Boston Medical Center says it prescribes solar panels to patients. But we wondered, what does that really mean?

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The two sides just reached a settlement that will have a major impact on the state's carbon emissions.

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A new technology promises to suck water vapor out of the air and turn it into water that we can drink. How do they work and are these worthy investments?

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Brown University's gym recently installed machines that turn kinetic energy into electricity. Could these machines put a dent in our energy needs?

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A new book by Possibly’s founder Stephen Porder titled Elemental: How Five Elements Changed Earth’s Past and Will Shape Our Future, explores the rare times in Earth’s past when organisms changed the world. Understanding how they did it might help us build a more sustainable future.

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