The best concerts of 2024 so far: AP’s picks include Olivia Rodrigo, Bad Bunny, George Strait, SZA
Fandom usually means tracking your favorite team for years − so why are the Olympics so good at making us root for sports and athletes we tune out most of the time?
What was the 'first American novel'? On this Independence Day, a look at what it started
China is the runaway leader in generative AI patent applications followed by the US, the UN says
Even short trips to space can change an astronaut’s biology − a new set of studies offers the most comprehensive look at spaceflight health since NASA’s Twins Study
From 'latte makeup' to 'girl dinners,' TikTok has launched tons of trends. Will its influence last?
Britain’s new prime minister has a chance to reset ties with the White House – but a range of thorny issues and the US election make it more tricky
Q&A: Jessica Calarco on ‘how women became America’s safety net’
Israeli strike kills another senior Hezbollah commander as diplomats scramble for calm in Lebanon
Massive makos, Queen Bosses and a baby angel shark on Discovery 'Shark Week,' where women shine
Flirting with disaster: When endangered wild animals try to mate with domestic relatives, both wildlife and people lose
Northern California wildfire spreads, with more hot weather expected. Thousands evacuate
The Environmental Protection Agency says 25 toxic waste sites in 15 states will be cleaned up as part of a $1 billion infusion to the federal Superfund program
February 27, 2024
The Biden administration, leaders of four Columbia River Basin tribes and the governors of Oregon and Washington have signed papers formally launching a $1 billion plan to help recover depleted salmon populations in the Pacific Northwest
February 23, 2024
The Supreme Court’s conservative majority appears skeptical of the federal government’s argument that the Environmental Protection Agency should be allowed to continue enforcing its anti-air-pollution rule in 11 states
February 21, 2024
The Biden administration is setting tougher standards for deadly soot pollution
February 07, 2024
The Biden administration said Friday it is delaying consideration of new natural gas export terminals in the United States, even as gas shipments to Europe and Asia have soared since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
January 26, 2024
The Senate has approved President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency’s air pollution office just as the agency is set to finalize rules over climate-changing emissions from power plants and cars and trucks
February 01, 2024
The Biden administration is delaying consideration of new natural gas export terminals in the United States, even as gas shipments to Europe and Asia have soared in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
January 26, 2024
President Joe Biden has vetoed a Republican measure that would have blocked a White House waiver that allows some foreign-made content in federally funded chargers for electric vehicles
January 24, 2024
The Defense Department will install solar panels on the Pentagon as part of a Biden administration plan to promote energy conservation and clean energy
January 17, 2024
Oil and natural gas companies would have to pay a fee for methane emissions that exceed certain levels under a new rule proposed by the Biden administration
January 12, 2024
The Biden administration is awarding $623 million in grants to help build an electric vehicle charging network across the nation
January 11, 2024
A new report says climate-altering pollution from greenhouse gases declined by nearly 2% in the United States in 2023, even as the economy expanded at a faster clip
January 10, 2024
The Biden administration is initiating a formal evaluation of risks posed by vinyl chloride, the cancer-causing chemical that burned in a towering plume of toxic black smoke following a fiery train derailment earlier this year in eastern Ohio
December 14, 2023
The Federal Trade Commission is investigating Chevron’s acquisition of Hess oil company, the second inquiry the independent agency has opened this week of a major oil industry merger
December 08, 2023
House Republicans have approved a bill to block strict new tailpipe pollution limits proposed by the Biden administration, calling the plan a back-door mandate for electric vehicles
December 06, 2023
Security filings show the Federal Trade Commission is investigating ExxonMobil’s $60 billion deal to acquire a Texas oil company, potentially one the largest energy industry mergers in two decades
December 05, 2023
The United States has taken action to reduce methane emissions from oil and natural gas production
December 02, 2023
Americans could have a harder time finding electric vehicles that qualify for a full $7,500 federal tax credit under new rules being proposed
December 01, 2023
The Biden administration is making $2 billion available to community groups, states and tribes to clean up pollution and develop clean energy in disadvantaged communities in what officials called the largest-ever investment in environmental justice
November 21, 2023
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and other Democratic senators are urging federal regulators to investigate multibillion-dollar acquisitions by oil giants ExxonMobil and Chevron, saying the deals could lead to higher prices at the gas pump
November 01, 2023
The Biden administration has announced $3.5 billion for 58 projects across the country to strengthen electric grid resilience as extreme weather events such as the deadly Maui and California wildfires continue to strain the nation’s aging transmission systems
October 18, 2023
The Biden administration has selected clean-energy projects from Pennsylvania to California for a $7 billion program to kickstart development and production of hydrogen fuel
October 13, 2023
President Joe Biden has directed federal agencies to use all available authorities and resources to restore “healthy and abundant” salmon runs in the Columbia River Basin, a move that conservationists and tribes call a potential breakthrough
October 05, 2023
President Joe Biden has vetoed Republican-sponsored bills intended to undo federal protections for two endangered species that have seen their populations plummet over the years
September 27, 2023
Environmental activists are praising President Joe Biden's New Deal-style American Climate Corps
September 20, 2023
