Tag: Climate and environment
Biden administration races to shell out billions for clean energy as election nears
WASHINGTON -- The Biden administration is shelling out billions of dollars for clean energy and approving major offshore wind projects as officials race...
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 group of rice farmers began their most...
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 Los Angeles-area refinery by the end of...
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 up, but government and private experts say...
Supreme Court allows a rule limiting pollution from coal-fired power plants to remain in effect
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed a Biden administration regulation aimed at limiting planet-warming pollution from coal-fired power plants to remain...
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 after a similar announcement by Google, as...