America’s automakers have staked their futures on the notion that electric vehicles will dominate sales in the coming years, spurred by buyers determined to reduce carbon emissions and save on fuel
December 20, 2023
Oil companies have offered $382 million for drilling rights in the Gulf of Mexico after courts rejected the Biden administration’s plans to scale back the sale to protect an endangered whale species
December 20, 2023
Holiday travel is expected to hit its peak right around now
December 20, 2023
The holiday travel rush is hitting its peak as mild weather and lower flight cancelation rates raise hopes for merrier drivers and airline passengers than last year
December 22, 2023
A wildfire that tore through the heart of the Hawaii island of Maui this summer showed how older residents are at particular risk from disasters
December 27, 2023
Powerful surf is rolling onto beaches on the West Coast and Hawaii as a big swell generated by the stormy Pacific Ocean pushes toward shorelines
December 28, 2023
The Biden administration is granting Louisiana's request to administer its own permit program for wells that store carbon dioxide
December 28, 2023
Hawaii’s governor and mayor are welcoming tourists back to the west side of Maui months after August wildfires killed at least 100 people and destroyed more than 2,000 buildings
December 29, 2023
Bulldozers have built giant sand berms to protect beachfront homes in one of the California coastal cities hit hard this week by extraordinary waves generated by powerful swells from Pacific storms
December 29, 2023
A salt patch on the island of Kauai is one of the last remaining in all of Hawaii
January 03, 2024
A bill to ban oil and gas production within a mile (1.6 kilometers) of schools and day care centers across New Mexico is among the first published proposals as the state Legislature prepares for a 30-day session that could bring an overhaul to fundamental oil and gas regulations
January 04, 2024
The northeast is preparing for a weekend winter storm that threatens to dump a messy mix of snow, rain and ice
January 05, 2024
Slovenian authorities say five people are trapped in a cave in the southwest of the country because of high water levels caused by heavy rainfall
January 07, 2024
A major winter storm bringing up to a foot of snow and freezing rain to some communities spread across New England, sending residents scurrying to pull out their shovels and snowblowers to clear sidewalks and driveways
January 07, 2024
Slovenia’s rescuers have successfully extracted five people who had been trapped in a cave for more than two days because of high water levels
January 08, 2024
A “highly impactful” winter storm began delivering a punch to the country’s midsection with blizzard conditions that could dump as much as a foot or more of snow
January 08, 2024
New research shows that the average liter of bottled water has nearly a quarter million invisible pieces of ever so tiny nanoplastics
January 08, 2024
A federal judge in Montana has issued an arrest warrant for a man accused of killing thousands of birds, including bald and golden eagles, after he failed to show up for an initial court appearance
January 08, 2024
A sprawling storm has hit the South with high winds and tornado warnings that blew roofs off homes, flipped over campers and tossed about furniture in Florida
January 09, 2024
Countless tiny plastic pellets are washing up on the shores of northern Spain and local authorities have declared an environmental emergency after a shipping container fell off a transport vessel last month
January 09, 2024
Earth shattered global annual heat records last year and it's flirting with the warming threshold that nations wanted to stay within to avoid the worst consequences of climate change
January 09, 2024
Serbian authorities have started evacuating nearly 200 animals that have been stranded on a river island for weeks and were facing hunger and cold as temperatures dropped
January 09, 2024
The shattering of global annual heat records last year is prompting people to ask: what can be done
January 09, 2024
Iowa Republicans will likely confront temperatures dipping below zero degrees Fahrenheit next week when they kick off the 2024 election cycle
January 10, 2024
Forecasters say more bad weather is in store after storms that battered nearly every corner of the United States
January 10, 2024
Case of Mexico's 43 missing students persists among tens of thousands of disappearances
Regional victory brings Germany's Scholz brief respite from growing pressure within party
Australian central bank reforms stall as Greens demand rate cuts
Australia sues grocery giants Woolworths and Coles over 'illusory' discounts
China's central bank injects cash, lowers 14-day reverse repo rate
As fast as it comes down, graffiti returns to DC streets. Not all of it unwelcome
Mahomes throws 2 touchdown passes and the Chiefs' defense preserves a 22-17 win over the Falcons
Reds fire manager David Bell after 6 seasons, name bench coach Freddie Benavides interim manager