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Former Vice President Al Gore said he is encouraged by the growing international adoption of renewable energy sources.
As the Green River runs high out of Flaming Gorge Reservoir, so is anxiety in the tiny Utah town of Manila.

Colorado is “light years” ahead in fire preparedness compared with a decade ago, but it has also faced its largest and most destructive wildfires in that time.

Dozens of bills were rejected over nearly 60 years; some measures would have prohibited youth camps and new construction in high-risk flood areas.

A free, solar-powered charging station, or “solinera” as it’s known, has opened in Cuba’s central region.
Ford Motor has written off $20 billion in electric vehicle investments but says it is forging ahead with an electric pickup that will sell for $30,000 next year.
Fervo Energy's upcoming IPO could expand the financial and market potential of large-scale geothermal businesses.
Gold prices have surged in recent years, sparking a mining rush in the Amazon that accelerates deforestation and mercury contamination.

Internal federal briefing notes say Canada’s Major Projects Office operates similarly to a U.S. council designed to rapidly advance energy and mining developments.

Although Congress restored funding, ongoing delays and deep staffing losses continue to hobble NOAA’s fisheries management, climate research, and ocean monitoring work.

A new study indicates that minuscule pieces of plastic — particularly ones of various colors — are contributing to heating the atmosphere.

A proposal from a group that worked with AOC and Bernie Sanders seeks to counter the claim that climate policy is politically toxic.

An expert in the state’s energy grid explains how the state is faring amid federal cuts.

Rural co-ops and a city utility will save big with a collection of 5-MW batteries, which are easier to site and faster to get up and running than megaprojects.

The delays, which companies say have worsened significantly in recent weeks, are the latest step in the Trump administration’s efforts to block wind power.

How a U.S. owner’s dream of ‘clean’ coal left behind acid, arsenic and a warning for today.

Companies have staked claims for more than 100 lithium-mine projects. Tribes are among the most affected.

Amid immigration raids, chemical spills, massive floods and costly healthcare, less-affluent residents of one of the most diverse US cities struggle to pull through.

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