As the Arctic melts and people spend more time there, defining our relationship to sea ice becomes more necessary. When the Chinese cargo freighter Istanbul Bridge set sail for Europe in late September, it took an unusual route. Instead of heading south for the 40-day voyage through the Suez Canal, …
Failures by Ford and Europe on EVs are instructive. It only took the European Union two years to start walking back its plan to ban all new gas and diesel automobiles by 2035. It’s an important reminder that government mandates are destined to disappoint in the fight against climate …
You might be shocked at how many 'vampire devices' could be in your home, silently draining power. Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. …
The president exempted a copper smelter in Arizona from air-quality rules. An E.P.A. official guided the company that sought the exemption, emails show. Lee Becquet doesn’t like to leave the house with his 2-year-old son, Eugene. That’s because their home in Miami, Ariz., is downhill from an …
It’s official. The word “sustainable” is gone from Tesla’s mission statement. For over a decade, Tesla’s guiding star was arguably the most impactful corporate mission statement of the 21st century. But over the last few years, we have watched the company slowly drift away from its environmental …
Congressional Republicans have yet to break the record for most retirements in a single year, but some say it’s only a matter of time before widespread frustration with the current state of Washington leads to a tipping point as many in the party head for the exits. The 10 House Republicans seeking …
These genetic libraries plan for worse-case scenarios. Amid the 872-day siege of Leningrad in the early 1940s, nine people died protecting a library. This library was not for books, but for seeds collected from around the globe. The nine who died were food scientists, starving to death alongside …
This wasn’t just a wet Christmas, it was the wettest Christmas for Southern California. This Christmas Eve and Christmas Day were the rainiest in the modern record for Southern California, according to the National Weather Service office in Oxnard. And more rain is on the way. A flood watch was …
A dormant volcano in Ethiopia erupted after 10,000 years of silence. This event shows how the world's little-known volcanoes pose the greatest threat. …
Effective climate policy requires understanding where emissions come from, how they're changing and whether corporate commitments are translating into real reductions. Imagine visiting a doctor who gives you a clean bill of health, only to call weeks later saying the test results actually showed a …
India's rapid solar energy expansion is widely hailed as a success. But without a plan to manage the waste it will generate, how clean is the transition? In just over a decade, India has become the world's third-largest solar producer, with renewables now central to its climate strategy. Solar …
Parts of Santa Monica were ordered to be evacuated as fast-moving flames destroyed homes along the coast in Los Angeles. Officials warned that winds would pick up overnight, fueling the fire.
From extreme winds and heat to unprecedented snow and an unusual hurricane season, 2025 will be remembered as a year that continually rewrote the weather record books. In chronological order, here's a list of the top 10 record-breaking weather events of the year: Jan. 20-22: Historic snowstorm …
LanzaJet aims to power planes without petroleum. Its first plant got caught up in politics—forcing a sudden retooling before it can begin producing sustainable aviation fuel. A first-of-its-kind refinery has been in the works for a decade and half. Set to be completed this year, the facility is …
The harrowing, deadly infection could make a comeback, especially in states vulnerable to climate-linked natural disasters, like Florida and Texas, an NBC News investigation finds. Every doctor wants to see a smile on a patient’s face, but there is one that no doctor ever wants to see: risus …