STONAVA, Czech Republic — Deep underground in northeastern Czech Republic, workers in the region’s last-functioning coal…
Climate and environment
Permits put on hold for planned pipeline to fuel a new Tennessee natural gas power plant
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A federal appeals panel has temporarily halted two permits needed to begin construction…
Congo cancels an auction for 27 sites earmarked for oil exploration
DAKAR, Senegal — Congo canceled an auction for 27 sites earmarked for oil exploration, its government…
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…
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…
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…
Disney World and other Orlando parks to reopen Friday after Hurricane Milton shutdown
ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida theme parks including Walt Disney World, Universal Orlando and SeaWorld planned to…
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…
Hurricane Milton spawns destructive, deadly tornadoes before making landfall
Dozens of tornadoes spawned by Hurricane Milton caught many Floridians by surprise as they braced for…
Climate solution: Form Energy secures $405M to speed development of long-awaited 100-hour battery
Form Energy, a company that is beginning to produce a longer-lasting alternative to lithium batteries, hit…