HAVANA — Cuba’s capital was largely paralyzed on Monday and the rest of the island braced…
Climate and environment
Brazil environmental disaster victims take case against mining giant BHP to UK court
LONDON — Victims of Brazil’s worst environmental disaster took their case for compensation to a UK…
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…
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…
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…
Supreme Court allows a rule limiting pollution from coal-fired power plants to remain in effect
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed a federal regulation aimed at limiting planet-warming pollution…
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…
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…
$55 million plan to give Notre Dame area a green facelift is part of Paris-wide eco plan
PARIS — As Notre Dame gears up to reopen its doors in December, Paris is on…
Family of Tennessee employee who died in Hurricane Helene flooding files wrongful death lawsuit
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The family of a Tennessee employee who was killed by catastrophic flooding caused…