Urban communities that lack shade sizzle when it’s hot. Trees are a climate change solution
DETROIT (AP) — Along a busy road in west Detroit, there’s little respite from the sun for residents ...
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In boosting clean energy in Minnesota, Walz lays foundation for climate influence if Harris wins
When Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz strolled onstage to welcome a conference of clean power advocates to Mi...
Energy Department awards $2.2B to strengthen the electrical grid and add clean power
The Department of Energy on Tuesday announced $2.2 billion in funding for eight projects across 18 s...
A green flag for clean power: NASCAR to unveil its first electric racecar
Part of the experience of a NASCAR race is hearing the engine roar, the rumble of each car’s approac...
A big boost for a climate solution: electricity made from the heat of the Earth
One method of making electricity cleanly to address climate change has been quietly advancing and on...
In Wyoming, Bill Gates moves ahead with nuclear project aimed at revolutionizing power generation
Bill Gates and his energy company are starting construction at their Wyoming site for a next-generat...
Global negotiations on a treaty to end plastic pollution at critical phase in Canada
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — For the first time, negotiators from most of the world’s nations are discussi...
Earth Day: How one grocery shopper takes steps to avoid ‘pointless plastic’
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Nature wraps bananas and oranges in peels. But in some modern supermarkets, they...
Biden administration approves the nation’s eighth large offshore wind project
The Biden administration approved a new wind project off the Massachusetts coast Tuesday that is lar...
Vulnerable veteran with dementia dies after body slam by Birmingham officer
When Carl Grant awoke from emergency surgery and couldn’t move, he apologized to family gathered aro...
Across the US, batteries and green energies like wind and solar combine for major climate solution
In the Arizona desert, a Danish company is building a massive solar farm that includes batteries tha...
The United States has its first large offshore wind farm, with more to come
America’s first commercial-scale offshore wind farm is officially open, a long-awaited moment that h...
Climate, a major separator for Biden and Trump, is a dividing line in many other races, too
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The race for the White House isn’t the only one with big stakes for climate pol...
Hottest year ever, what can be done? Plenty: more renewables and nuclear, less methane and meat
Whenever there is bad news about climate change, people ask: What can be done? Tuesday’s news, that ...
Two large offshore wind sites are sending power to the US grid for the first time
For the first time in the United States, turbines are sending electricity to the grid from the sites...
US nuclear regulators to issue construction permit for a reactor that uses molten salt
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is issuing a construction permit for a new type of nuclear re...
Decades after Europe, turning blades send first commercial wind power onto US grid
NEW LONDON, Conn. (AP) — Off the coast of eastern Long Island, an 800-foot tall turbine has begun se...
US unveils global strategy to commercialize fusion as source of clean energy during COP28
The United States will work with other governments to speed up efforts to make nuclear fusion a new ...
New Google geothermal electricity project could be a milestone for clean energy
An advanced geothermal project has begun pumping carbon-free electricity onto the Nevada grid to pow...
Nations gather in Nairobi to hammer out treaty on plastic pollution
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Efforts to create a landmark treaty to end global plastic pollution advance Mo...
Governments plan more fossil fuel production despite climate pledges, report says
Despite frequent and devastating heat waves, droughts, floods and fire, major fossil fuel-producing ...
Offshore wind projects face economic storm. Cancellations jeopardize Biden clean energy goals
WASHINGTON (AP) — The cancellation of two large offshore wind projects in New Jersey is the latest i...
Lawyers claim cable TV and phone companies also responsible in Maui fires
HONOLULU (AP) — After a visit to a warehouse where Hawaiian Electric Company is housing power poles ...
Hawaii power utility takes responsibility for first fire on Maui, but faults county firefighters
Hawaii’s electric utility acknowledged its power lines started a wildfire on Maui but faulted county...
Bare electrical wire and poles in need of replacement on Maui were little match for strong winds
In the first moments of the Maui fires, when high winds brought down power poles, slapping electrifi...