State Farm discontinuing 72,000 home insurance policies in California in latest blow to state market
Insurance giant State Farm says it will discontinue coverage for 72,000 houses and apartments in California starting this summer
Today: April 27, 2024
Environment
Wind and sun are free, but it's harder to get renewable energy projects built these days. Here's why
These are turbulent times for wind and solar energy
China to challenge Biden's electric vehicle plans at the WTO
China said Tuesday that it has filed a complaint at the World Trade Organization over US subsidies for electric vehicles
Here are the big hurdles to the global push to build up renewable energy
The world’s governments have agreed they want to triple renewable energy by 2030, a goal laid out at the U.N. climate summit in December
Pennsylvania county joins other local governments in suing oil industry over climate change
A large suburban Philadelphia county has joined dozens of other local governments around the country in suing the oil industry, asserting that major oil producers systematically deceived the public about their role in accelerating global warming
Two people die after falling into the Atlantic along Spain’s north coast during high wind warnings
Emergency services in Spain say that two people have died after falling into the Atlantic Ocean on its northern coast
Easter weekend storm hits Southern California with rain and mountain snow
An Easter weekend storm has slammed into Southern California, bringing more rain and mountain snow to a region already drenched by winter weather
Zimbabwe declares drought disaster, the latest in a region where El Nino has left millions hungry
Zimbabwe’s president has declared a state of disaster over a devastating El Nino drought sweeping across much of southern Africa
Deadly severe weather roars through several states, spawning potential tornadoes
Thousands of homes and businesses were without power as severe weather roared through several states, causing at least one death and spawning possible tornados
Earthquake shakes New York City area
An earthquake shook the densely populated New York City metropolitan area Friday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey said as residents felt rumbling across the Eastern Seaboard
UN's 'global stocktake' on climate offers a sobering emissions reckoning − but there are also signs of progress
With many countries planning fossil fuel production increases and continuing subsidies, negotiators have their work cut out for them when the COP28 climate summit begins.
Climate change is a fiscal disaster for local governments − our study shows how it's testing communities in Florida
A new study of Florida’s fiscal vulnerability to climate change finds that flooding directly threatens many local tax bases.
Large retailers don’t have smokestacks, but they generate a lot of pollution − and states are starting to regulate it
For decades, big-box retailers have evaded federal regulation of the pollution their operations generate. But a new air emission rule in Southern California could become a model for state controls.
Climate engineering carries serious national security risks − countries facing extreme heat may try it anyway, and the world needs to be prepared
The big question: Would climate engineering like sending reflective particles into the stratosphere or brightening clouds help reduce the national security risks of climate change or make them worse?
A rescue operation is taking place in northern Kenya after floodwaters swept a bus away
Police and Red Cross workers are engaged in a rescue operation at a swollen river in northern Kenya after a bus carrying an unknown number of passengers was swept away by floodwaters
Iran frees jailed conservationists who worked to save cheetahs
Iran has released two conservationists who worked to save the endangered Asiatic cheetah before spending five years in prison on espionage charges
Russians stage a rare protest after a dam bursts and homes flood near the Kazakh border
Russians in the city of Orsk gathered in a rare protest Monday calling for compensation following the collapse of a dam and subsequent flooding in the Orenburg region near the border with Kazakhstan
Some Gulf Coast states schools, government offices close for severe weather, possible tornadoes
Emergency workers rescued people from flooded homes and cars in a Texas town
First attempt to catch orphaned orca calf in Canadian lagoon is unsuccessful
An orphaned killer whale stranded in a remote Vancouver Island lagoon is proving difficult for rescuers to catch
At least a dozen killed and an estimated 15,000 displaced by flooding in Kenya
The United Nations say heavy rains pounding different parts of Kenya have led to the deaths of at least 13 people and displaced some 15,000 people
River barges break loose in Pittsburgh, causing damage and closing bridges before some go over a dam
Pittsburgh officials say a large group of river barges broke loose and floated down the Ohio River, damaging a marina and causing bridge closures before the boats were pinned to the riverbank or went over a dam downstream
Much of central US faces severe thunderstorm threat and possible tornadoes
Tens of millions of Americans stretching from Lincoln, Nebraska, to Baltimore could face strong thunderstorms tonight through Wednesday, with tornadoes possible in a few states
Tsunami alert after a volcano in Indonesia has several big eruptions and thousands are told to leave
Indonesian authorities have issued a tsunami alert after eruptions at Ruang mountain sent ash thousands of feet high
Prehistoric lake sturgeon is not endangered, US says despite calls from conservationists
Federal wildlife officials have decided not to place lake sturgeon on the endangered species list, ensuring annual spearing seasons in Wisconsin and Michigan can continue
