A new analysis finds that data centers’ energy demands will drastically increase power plant emissions over the next decade. Renewables, though, could cut them while helping keep prices from rising.
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Critics accuse leading firms of sabotaging climate action but say data increasingly being used to hold them to account.
As the legislative session opens, lawmakers again will weigh a pledge to reduce emissions. Last year, two Democrats joined the GOP to sink it.
More than a year after the storm’s devastation, clean-energy microgrids are springing up in remote areas thanks to a program that could become a national model.
The real estate website scrubbed the data under pressure from California’s real estate brokers and agents who were concerned about its impact on home prices. Neil Matouka thinks prospective buyers have a right to know.
Low clouds have lifted long enough for helicopters to ferry scientists and their gear to a fast-melting glacier on the edge of Antarctica.
As mosquitoes spread dengue and chikungunya, Bangladesh’s cleanup crews are taking public health into their own hands.
As urban planners look to expand green spaces to help cool cities, a new study finds that, in arid regions, grassy areas can actually have a warming effect.
Scientists have put forward the “first step” in tackling meat-related emissions without sending food prices skyrocketing.
Roughly half the world’s arabica coffee-growing regions will become unsuitable for cultivation of the crop by 2050 due to the effects of climate change.
Six years after the financial industry pledged to use trillions to fight climate change and reshape finance, its efforts have largely collapsed.
Venezuela became a target. That’s bad for the climate. And for Canada.
Cleaning up oilfield pollution in arid West Texas is costly and complicated. The bankruptcy process allows companies to move on while the public pays the price.
A new bill proposes establishing a surcharge to help cover the mounting costs of Alaska disasters like landslides and floods.
Many home insurance policies don’t cover the full cost of rebuilding after a disaster, a problem that’s set to grow along with the impacts of climate change.
Testing of homes in communities surrounding the Eaton and Palisades fires has found dangerous levels of lead and asbestos — even after remediation.
Unusual dryness or drought covers more than two-thirds of the U.S., from the Pacific Northwest to the East Coast. In the West, the situation is particularly concerning.
The Uru Chipaya, one of South America’s most ancient civilizations, are battling drought, salinity and an exodus of their people as the climate crisis wreaks havoc on their land.
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