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We know that a 100% clean energy requires more electricity transmission lines. Now, the federal government has taken sweeping action to modernize and build out the grid.
Loaded with ever more renewables, the grid will need to store a whole lot of energy. Enter: a new kind of magic school bus—one that can both charge and give power back.
What good is AI if you don't have a planet to use it on? Microsoft released its 2024 Sustainability Report on Wednesday, and it's mostly bad news. Last year, Microsoft's emissions went up 29%, and it used 23% more water, primarily due to "new technologies, including generative AI."
Citing climate change, federal land managers are moving to end new leasing for coal in the country's top producing region.
The Vatican prioritized Gov. Healey’s conspicuous role at this week's climate summit, writes Frederick Hewett. Her vision for sustainable and just economic development reflects the pope's call for economic systems that respect people and the environment.
A decade of debate in Ipswich comes to a head May 21, when the town votes on whether to remove Ipswich Mills Dam. On one side, removal-advocates hope to restore rare wetlands and provide a cushion against flooding. On the other, dam enthusiasts the tout the importance of the dam's history and recreation, arguing there are alternatives to full removal.
Country folk tend to like the independence offered by their cars, so how do you get them to use public transit? The Monocab system may be the answer, as it utilizes individual on-demand pods that travel on existing abandoned railways.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation (HB 1645) on Wednesday that will erase several instances of the words “climate change” from state statutes and restructure the state’s fossil fuel-based energy policy that listed climate change as a priority when making energy policy decisions. The priority now is to ensure “an adequate, reliable and cost-effective supply […]
An energy regulatory decision today could carve out the path for fully renewable energy in America, by attacking the central challenge of transmission capacity.
The county will use a $700,000 grant to determine how PG&E’s Potter Valley project could affect the region.
Many Americans think of power outages as infrequent inconveniences, but that’s quickly changing. Nationwide, major power outages have increased tenfold
"The FTC will take action to protect consumers against the illegal collection, use, and disclosure of their personal data," the agency said Tuesday.
Bill McKibben writes that Donald Trump’s offer to reverse the Biden Administration’s climate initiatives in exchange for campaign contributions may serve to motivate climate voters to deny Trump an election victory.
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The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is investigating Amazon subsidiary Zoox's autonomous driving technology after two motorcycles collided with Zoox-equipped SUVs that stopped suddenly and unexpectedly in separate incidents, leading to "minor injuries." About 500 Zoox vehicles are relevant to the investigation, according to an NHTSA report detailing the probe first reported by Bloomberg. While Zoox is known for its boxy robotaxi that began driving on public roads last year, both accidents and the subsequent investigation occurred with Zoox's self-driving tech equipped to Toyota Highlander SUVs. Toyota isn't under investigation in this case.
From the Arctic to Antarctica the planet is sagging, dripping, slouching, changing the face of 10,000 years of nature coexisting with humanity side-by-side until only recently as it transforms into an adversarial relationship. Permafrost ranks alongside the Arctic, Antarctica, Greenland, The Great Barrier Reef, and the world’s three largest rainforests as the most important determinates of this changing future. Within permafrost’s confines exist thousands of years of latent ingredients that have the potential to set the world on fire. Its impact could be transcendent.
Emily Witt writes about how climate change is threatening one of the country’s most famous roadways, which is situated in the Big Sur region of California.
Improved track and intensity forecasts make it easier for the public to prepare for hurricanes, but forecasters at the annual Governor’s Hurricane Conference say short fuse hurricanes — that rapidly intensify near land — remain a concern.
On Thursday, Extinction Rebellion Rome took up their Boston allies' outcry, according to the group's Facebook page. At least two protestors staked out Saint Peter's Basilica in Vatican City holding "No New Fossil Fuel Infrastructure In Massachusetts" signs.
Renault has announced the production of a robotized electric miniBus based on the New Renault Master in addition to significantly revising its autonomous vehicle strategy.
Despite efforts to rein in emissions, state is unlikely to meet greenhouse gas reduction goals, group says.
One of the great glories of Florida is the incredible amount of land that we’ve been able to save from development by buying it and turning it into state parks, beaches, and forests. Using such land-buying programs as Florida Forever, we’ve protected more than 10 million acres out of 42 million total in the entire […]
America now has 100 percent tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, but with US automakers struggling to compete and its reliance on China’s materials, will this help? Mercedes, BMW and VW think not.
Bootstrapped publications like mine do their best to keep the news alive in communities now struggling just to survive.
We’ve spent 40 years putting together an apparatus to protect public health and environment from a lot of different pollutants. [Former EPA administrator
A survey of more than 1,400 Floridians shows that 68% want the state government to do more to combat climate change and 69% want the federal government to do more to address the issue. However, less than half of all respondents (48%) said they would be willing to pay $10 a month to support strengthening […]
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