California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs a law aimed at preventing gas prices from spiking
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law Monday aimed at preventing gas prices from spiking, marking the...
Climate and environment
AP PHOTOS: Likely in its last decade, a Czech coal mine provides fuel for electricity and heat
STONAVA, Czech Republic -- Deep underground in northeastern Czech Republic, workers in the region's last-functioning coal mine drill, load and...
Profiles in clean energy: Once incarcerated, expert moves students into climate-solution careers
PHILADELPHIA -- Inside a converted warehouse in one of Philadelphia’s poorest neighborhoods, students circle around Jackie Robinson as he quizzes...
Volunteers bring solar power to Hurricane Helene’s disaster zone
BAKERSVILLE, N.C. -- Nearly two weeks after Hurricane Helene downed power lines and washed out roads all over North Carolina's...
Powerful storm knocks out power to 1.4 million homes in Brazil’s largest city
Around 1.4 million homes in Sao Paulo, Brazil, are without power almost 24 hours after a brief but powerful storm...
Drought is parching the world’s largest man-made lake, stripping Zambia of its electricity
LAKE KARIBA, Zambia -- Tindor Sikunyongana is trying to run a welding business which these days means buying a diesel...
Oregon’s most populous county adds gas utility to $51B climate suit against fossil fuel companies
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Oregon's Multnomah County, home to Portland, has added the state's largest natural gas utility to its $51.5...
Climate change gave significant boost to Milton’s destructive rain, winds, scientists say
Human-caused climate change intensified deadly Hurricane Milton 's rainfall by 20 to 30% and strengthened its winds by about 10%,...
Milton spares Daytona Beach, Florida, factory that’s a critical supplier of IV fluids
A Florida factory that makes IV fluids critical to hospitals nationwide will restart Friday morning after shutting down while Hurricane...
North Carolina maker of high-purity quartz back operating post-Helene
SPRUCE PINE, N.C. -- One of the two companies that manufacture high-purity quartz used for making semiconductors and other high-tech...
