energy and the environment

By SETH BORENSTEIN - AP Science Writer Extreme weather from climate change triggered hunger in nearly 100 million people and increased heat deaths by 68% in vulnerable populations worldwide as the…

By DREW COSTLEY - AP Science Writer Gas stoves in California homes are leaking cancer-causing benzene, researchers found in a new study published on Thursday, though they say more research is needed to…

AP BERLIN (AP) — The International Energy Agency said Wednesday that it expects carbon emissions from the burning of fossil fuels to rise again this year, but by much less than in 2021 due to the growth…

By KAREEM CHEHAYEB - Associated Press HARF BEIT HASNA, Lebanon (AP) — Farmers in a small town perched on a northern Lebanese mountain have long refused to accept defeat even as the government abandoned…

By COLLEEN BARRY - Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Giambarini Group’s plants in northern Italy must keep zinc baths that rustproof steel and iron parts super-heated around the clock, seven days a week, an…

By JOSH BOAK - ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has stopped talking so much about inflation worries.His remarks in Columbus, Ohio, in suburban Washington at a Democratic…

By CHRIS MEGERIAN - Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden ended the summer on a legislative winning streak, chalking up victories that once appeared out of reach in this polarized…

By KATHLEEN RONAYNE - Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's chance of power outages will grow in the coming days, as the state prepares to enter the most brutal stretch yet of an…

By JOSH BOAK - Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The government will send $1 billion worth of federal grants for manufacturing, clean energy, farming, biotech and more to 21 regional partnerships…

By TRAVIS LOLLER - Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A coalition of environmental groups sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday over its refusal to regulate some older coal ash…