Global shift to clean energy means fossil fuel demand will peak soon, IEA says
Fossil fuel demand will peak and renewable energy will grow rapidly in coming years, according to an International Energy Agency report.
Climate
Winter forecast: A warmer North, wetter South because of El Nino, climate change
Most of the country is predicted to be warmer than normal with that warmth stretching north from Tennessee, Missouri, Nebraska and Nevada, along with nearly all of California, say federal forecasters.
With wildfires growing, California writes new rules on where to plant shrubs
The plants and mulch within five feet of a home pose a major risk for spreading wildfire. California now has the tricky task of convincing homeowners to get rid of the greenery.
Tropical Storm Tammy expected to drop heavy rain on the Caribbean this weekend
Forecasters say the storm system is expected to be at or near hurricane intensity as it makes landfall in the Leeward Islands on Friday. Up to 10 inches of rain and 3 feet of storm surge could follow.
The SEC is finalizing climate rules while California has its own regulations
Some big companies have been trying to water down federal rules that would force them to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions. A new California law may push them into transparency.
This massive collection of seeds could help fight climate change
Workers at an Ohio arboretum are collecting thousands of seeds to help restore forests and fight climate change.
A new study points to a key window of opportunity to save Greenland's ice sheet
Even if the planet warms more than 2 degrees Celsius, the ice sheet can be protected if temperatures cool back down quickly enough.
Major U.S. science group lays out a path to smooth the energy transition
The National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine says putting equity at the center of climate and energy policy will help speed along necessary fossil fuel emission cuts
How gas utilities used tobacco tactics to avoid gas stove regulations
Gas stoves emit potentially harmful pollutants, but utilities and their trade group avoided regulation with tactics perfected by the tobacco industry to cast doubt on science showing health problems.
New England fruit farmers begin to reimagine crops as climate shifts
New England's apple harvest has been a bust and the reason goes back to an early spring frost and the implications of climate change.