Environment

Governors, Biden administration push to quadruple efficient heating, AC units by 2030

A group of 25 state governors that make up the U.S. Climate Alliance and the Biden administration are expected to…

Pence echoes Trump, links UAW strikes to Biden EV push: ‘Good for Beijing, bad for Detroit’

Former Vice President Mike Pence argued Tuesday that the Biden administration’s push toward electric vehicles was to blame for the…

Shipping giant Maersk unveils world’s first vessel using green methanol

Copenhagen, DENMARK — Shipping giant Maersk on Thursday presented its first container vessel moved with green methanol, a landmark moment…

2023 severe weather: $57 billion in damage and 253 people dead so far

The U.S. has suffered the highest number of billion-dollar weather disasters on record this year with wildfires and severe storms…

Senators take up looming insurance crisis as policy issuers flee Florida and California

WASHINGTON — Low-income policyholders will be hit hardest by rising insurance premiums as the frequency of natural disasters caused by…

Biden heads to New Delhi for G20 amid rising global tensions

President Joe Biden will travel to New Delhi to meet with the world’s largest economies at the Group of 20…

White House asks for additional $4 billion for FEMA after Hurricane Idalia, Maui fires

WASHINGTON — The White House is requesting an additional $4 billion from Congress to bolster funding for the Federal Emergency…

FEMA is down to its last $3.4 billion as Maui wildfires, Hurricane Idalia slam U.S.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is running low on money to respond to natural disasters as the U.S. faces billions…

Biden says he will visit Florida this weekend to survey Idalia damage: ‘Our nation has your back’

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden made a surprise trip to the Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters Thursday, where he announced…