Legislatures in nearly a dozen states have voted to legalize use of the technology, which can help homeowners reduce their rising electricity costs.
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China’s exotic pet market is driving a spike in animal smuggling, U.S. wildlife officials say. But these turtles are getting a second chance.
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The move is part of the Trump administration’s efforts to spur the country’s largest expansion of nuclear power in more than three decades.
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The cost of the fuel, used in farm machinery, trucks and other heavy equipment, has surged because of the war in Iran and Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries.
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Some leaders of the health movement are challenging a pillar of the president’s energy agenda.
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With air and sea surface temperatures already breaking records, this year’s episode is on track to be the strongest in living memory.
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The state seeks to block plans for significant water use restrictions over the next decade.
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The president may disdain clean energy tech, but energy storage is also crucial for A.I. and defense — and China’s dominance in the sector has officials worried.
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Towering woodlands in the West are being permanently replaced by tracts of spiky shrubs. Conditions “just aren’t normal anymore,” one researcher said.
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Arizona’s share of the river will shrink by a third, likely increasing reliance on groundwater and raising pressure on agriculture.
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At least a half-dozen federal agencies have moved to undermine the state’s environmental efforts.
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We know that trees are good for cities. A new study finds that mature trees are especially good.
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At least a half-dozen federal agencies have taken action against the state that has led the nation in environmental protections.
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Africans have turned to one of their own for fuel as the world’s supplies run low. But they are not the only ones with the continent’s richest man on speed dial.
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The move to repeal the ‘roadless rule’ would pave the way for road construction and logging in nearly 45 million acres of untouched back country.
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Levels in Lakes Mead and Powell have not been so low since 1957, underscoring a water crisis that plagues seven states that rely on the Colorado River.
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Prospectors are eyeing mineral deposits within the former boundaries of the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments in Utah.
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The whole planet is warming, but changes in weather patterns could help explain why the continent is suffering so many bouts of severe heat.
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A conservative group had tried to force the University of Michigan to hand over messages from a law professor who worked on “climate superfund” bills.
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The Trump administration pushed out thousands of veteran U.S. Forest Service staff. An ‘extraordinary’ fire season is testing those who are left.
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