Why the CEO of a big US homebuilder is gambling on green homes
Beazer CEO Allan Merrill said building climate-friendly homes can add up to $30,000 to construction, but the investment will pay off.
Catherine Boudreau
Senior sustainability reporter
The US is on the cusp of a lithium boom to loosen China's grip on EVs
The Biden administration is encouraging US lithium mining through a mix of loans, grants, and tax breaks.
Republican EV attacks are flooding Michigan, putting Democrats on the defensive in a critical battleground
Former President Donald Trump has made false and misleading claims about EV policies and job losses in Michigan.
Rural North Carolinians are key for Trump's election chances in the swing state. Hurricane Helene upended their lives.
North Carolina is a critical battleground state for former president Donald Trump, but recovery efforts may thwart voting.
The SBA can't help business owners hit by Helene, Milton until Congress comes back post-election
The Small Business Administration can't make disaster loans to businesses or homeowners until Congress approves more funding.
Advertisement
Advertisement
FEMA was strapped for cash even before America's hurricane double whammy
For two years in a row FEMA had to pause long-term recovery efforts to shore up resources for hurricane season.
Viral videos of EVs catching fire after Hurricane Helene raise safety concerns in Florida
Florida officials confirmed 16 lithium-ion-battery fires related to Hurricane Helene's storm surge, six of which were in electric vehicles.
Tech bros and bankers rally around nuclear power to fuel AI's rapid rise
Microsoft, Oracle, and Amazon have struck deals in nuclear power in hopes of supplying data centers with carbon-free electricity.
A new tool shows what the climate crisis could feel like in your city
Scientists forecast how climate hazards like heat waves and mosquito-borne diseases will worsen in nearly 1,000 major cities this century.
Homeowners are getting paid up to $10,500 a year to create 'virtual power plants' to help out stressed grids
A growing number of homeowners are getting paid to leverage their rooftop solar, battery storage, and EVs to help prevent power outages.
Climate crisis is helping spread deadly mosquito viruses in the US
Mosquito-borne illnesses like triple E and West Nile are rising due to climate change and travel.
Wall Street is making a crucial reversal on one huge issue
Big banks and asset managers are a powerful force in fighting the climate crisis, but many of them are flip-flopping on their environmental promises.
Residential solar is struggling. One company's add-on is helping it hit 1 million installations.
Sunrun CEO Mary Powell said the company is focusing on a "battery-first" strategy and generating cash.
Airport, farm, and fast-food workers rally for better heat protections
Airport workers in Phoenix and farm workers in California said access to water and shade or AC is limited on the job.
How New York City's data centers and Rockefeller Center could help power a climate solution
The utility Con Edison plans to test climate-friendly thermal energy networks at data centers and other buildings.
Advertisement
Advertisement
An AI-powered robot is helping install a solar farm to power Amazon's data centers
AES Corporation's robot can lift solar panels and precisely place them into long rows.
Russia's war pushed Europe to a tipping point on wind and solar
Wind and solar generated more EU electricity than fossil fuels in the first half of the year for the first time.
Scientists found a groundbreaking new reason to plant more trees
Microbes living in tree bark are absorbing methane, a potent greenhouse gas, from the atmosphere on a massive scale, a study found.
What Americans say they want on climate versus what Biden and Trump are offering
Trump says he'd "drill, baby, drill" for fossil fuels that are causing the climate crisis. Biden wants to invest in renewables and a green workforce.
JD Vance thinks EVs are a scam. Elon Musk seems to be fine with it.
JD Vance received Elon Musk's endorsement, even though Vance and Trump have criticized electric vehicles like those made by Tesla.