Scientists and investors are restoring a 23-square-mile tract of peatland in North Carolina to help curb climate-warming emissions and restore native habitat.
This summer's weather has been a vivid reminder that climate disruption is bringing cycles of dry spells, high heat, and heavy rains to the Chicago region.
The condition, linked to heat on a warming planet, is affecting laborers from Central America and Mexico. As scientists race to track the growing epidemic, its victims have been driven further into hiding.
NextEra Energy is one of three U.S. energy companies to win backing from the Department of Energy to revive closed nuclear plants to meet soaring power demand.
