Aging farmers face extreme temperatures as they struggle to maintain Japan’s rice crop
KAMIMOMI, Japan -- In the remote village of Kamimomi in Japan’s western Okayama prefecture, a small group of rice farmers...
Climate and environment
Oil company Phillips 66 says it will shut down Los Angeles-area refinery
LOS ANGELES -- Oil company Phillips 66 announced Wednesday that it plans to shut down a Los Angeles-area refinery by...
Helene and Milton are both likely to be $50 billion disasters, joining ranks of most costly storms
Monstrous hurricanes Helene and Milton caused so much complex havoc that damages are still being added up, but government and...
Supreme Court allows a rule limiting pollution from coal-fired power plants to remain in effect
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed a Biden administration regulation aimed at limiting planet-warming pollution from coal-fired power...
Amazon, Google dueling nuclear investments to power data centers with clean energy
Amazon on Wednesday said that it was investing in small nuclear reactors, coming just two days after a similar announcement...
Amazon, Google make dueling nuclear investments to power data centers with clean energy
Amazon on Wednesday said that it was investing in small nuclear reactors, coming just two days after a similar announcement...
The world will be fueled by electricity but even more clean energy is needed, report says
The world is set to make abundant energy by the second half of the decade as the production of batteries...
Missed out on the northern lights? Scientists expect more solar storms to produce auroras
NEW YORK -- Expect to see more northern lights in unusual places as the sun continues to sizzle, space weather...
King Charles III set to visit Australia and Samoa on a trip spanning a dozen time zones
LONDON -- King Charles III, who is 75 and battling cancer, will travel halfway around the world to Samoa this...
Permits put on hold for planned pipeline to fuel a new Tennessee natural gas power plant
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A federal appeals panel has temporarily halted two permits needed to begin construction on a pipeline project...
