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China ramps up coal power, starting the most new plant capacity in nearly a decade, report says
Environment

China ramps up coal power, starting the most new plant capacity in nearly a decade, report says

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February 13, 2025
Heavy rains, strong winds threaten California’s burn zones as ‘atmospheric river’ looms
Environment

Heavy rains, strong winds threaten California’s burn zones as ‘atmospheric river’ looms

BYBen Finley, John Raby and The Associated Press
February 13, 2025
Family of beavers save Czech government $1.2 million by finishing a 7-year dam project in just a few weeks
Environment

Family of beavers save Czech government $1.2 million by finishing a 7-year dam project in just a few weeks

BY
February 12, 2025
Trump signs order banning federal use of paper straws because they ‘don’t work’—’We’re going back to plastic’
Politics

Trump signs order banning federal use of paper straws because they ‘don’t work’—’We’re going back to plastic’

BYMatthew Daly and The Associated Press
February 11, 2025
Meet the 56-year-old veterinarian who walked away from a 6-figure salary in the prime of her career because corporate ownership drove her to the nonprofit world
Success

Meet the 56-year-old veterinarian who walked away from a 6-figure salary in the prime of her career because corporate ownership drove her to the nonprofit world

BY
February 8, 2025
An aerial view of the Alaskan city of Nome
Environment

A small Alaska plane carrying 10 people has gone missing. It’s the third major U.S. aviation incident in the last 8 days

BY
February 7, 2025
Chickens sit in cages in a live bird market in New York City
Health

New York City is shutting down all its live bird markets after discovering seven cases of avian flu

BY
February 7, 2025
Rat on a traffic cone
Environment

Armies of rats are laying waste to cities and the $27 billion-a-year problem is only getting worse

BY
February 7, 2025
Edison workers work on a utility pole in California with palm trees in the background
Environment

Southern California Edison says its equipment may have sparked a small wildfire that broke out the same day two other blazes ravaged thousands of Los Angeles homes

BYDave Smith, Christopher Weber and The Associated Press
February 6, 2025
Burned cars and palm trees after wildfires hit Maui
Environment

A $4 billion settlement for victims of the Maui wildfires is in limbo a year and a half later, as insurance companies say they’ve been unfairly villainized

BYJennifer Sinco Kelleher and The Associated Press
February 6, 2025
The U.S. is abnormally cold and La Niña usually eases warming, but Earth just set another heat record anyway
Environment

The U.S. is abnormally cold and La Niña usually eases warming, but Earth just set another heat record anyway

BYSeth Borenstein and The Associated Press
February 6, 2025
$4 billion settlement for Hawaii’s Lahaina wildfire victims is tied up. Here’s what to know
Finance

$4 billion settlement for Hawaii’s Lahaina wildfire victims is tied up. Here’s what to know

BYJennifer Sinco Kelleher and The Associated Press
February 6, 2025
A home sits atop of a sandy bluff overlooking a beach in Wellfleet, Mass
Environment

A $5.5 million home is about to tumble into Cape Cod Bay. Officials warn it could set off a domino effect of destruction

BYAndre Muggiati and The Associated Press
February 6, 2025
Delta plane flying
Environment

Delta is teaming up with Airbus on a flight technique based on migrating geese to improve fuel efficiency and reduce emissions

BYTech Brew and Jordyn Grzelewski
February 1, 2025
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro
Lifestyle

Multiple deaths reported after fiery plane crash near Philadelphia mall

BY
February 1, 2025
People walking in front of wildfire-damaged buildings.
Environment

Businesses are beefing up insurance to ease the burden of devastating wildfires—but it’s not cheap

BYCFO Brew and Alex Zank
January 31, 2025
Mads Nipper
Environment

Danish wind giant Orsted replaces its CEO with shares down 83% and Trump pressures looming

BY
January 31, 2025
Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro announces plan to fast-track power plants and hydrogen projects amid energy crunch
Finance

Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro announces plan to fast-track power plants and hydrogen projects amid energy crunch

BYMarc Levy and The Associated Press
January 31, 2025
DeepSeek and Ozempic are complicating decarbonization forecasts
Environment

DeepSeek and Ozempic are complicating decarbonization forecasts

BYAaron Clark and Bloomberg
January 31, 2025
Senate confirms Doug Burgum as Trump’s interior secretary tasked with boosting fossil fuel production to achieve ‘energy dominance’
Politics

Senate confirms Doug Burgum as Trump’s interior secretary tasked with boosting fossil fuel production to achieve ‘energy dominance’

BYMatthew Brown and The Associated Press
January 31, 2025
5 Tesla takeaways as shares ‘become completely divorced from the fundamentals’
Tech

5 Tesla takeaways as shares ‘become completely divorced from the fundamentals’

BY
January 30, 2025
Elon Musk says Tesla paid robotaxi service launching in Austin in June
Tech

Elon Musk says Tesla paid robotaxi service launching in Austin in June

BY
January 30, 2025
GM says its EV business has become ‘variable profit positive’— but experts say the automaker is still a ways out before it starts making money on electric cars
Tech

GM says its EV business has become ‘variable profit positive’— but experts say the automaker is still a ways out before it starts making money on electric cars

BY
January 29, 2025
Climate change made California wildfires more likely and more intense, scientific study finds
Environment

Climate change made California wildfires more likely and more intense, scientific study finds

BYSeth Borenstein and The Associated Press
January 29, 2025
Flawed emergency alert systems meant to warn residents lagged during Los Angeles wildfires
Environment

Flawed emergency alert systems meant to warn residents lagged during Los Angeles wildfires

BYChristopher L. Keller, Claudia Lauer, Amy Taxin, Rebecca Boone and The Associated Press
January 29, 2025
Physics Nobel Prize winner Dr. Leon M. Lederman moves the hands of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists "Doomsday Clock"
Environment

Doomsday clock ticks one second, closest ever to midnight

BY
January 28, 2025
The Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, shows black smoke pouring into the air after the crash
Environment

Norfolk Southern reaches $22 million settlement after one of its freight trains carrying hazardous materials derailed and burned for days, releasing toxic chemicals into the air that polluted 16 states

BY
January 28, 2025
Southern California dodges serious mudslides as storms bring wildfire-dousing downpours
Environment

Southern California dodges serious mudslides as storms bring wildfire-dousing downpours

BYChristopher Weber and The Associated Press
January 28, 2025
US President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House
Politics

Citi analysts say Trump can’t reverse energy transition

BYBloomberg and Natasha White
January 27, 2025

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