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Experts say the first thing is to make sure it's safe to go back inside. Then you need to dry things out as fast as possible. -
Spruce Pine is a major global supplier of high-purity quartz. It's an essential ingredient for microchips and solar panels. -
Power was out for more than 2 million customers across the Southeast and southern Appalachia on Sunday. Residents in hard-hit western North Carolina and Georgia faced water outages. -
Dozens were still reported missing as landslides continued across the mountainous country. -
More than 60 people were reported dead across the southeastern U.S. and millions were without power. Widespread flooding and landslides and cellular outages in western North Carolina impeded rescues. -
Helene is dumping rain across the Southeast, after coming ashore as a powerful Category 4 storm. Abnormally warm water in the Gulf of Mexico helped it rapidly intensify and suck up moisture. -
New regulations say only licensed electricians, not solar contractors, in California can install and maintain battery energy storage systems. -
Extensive early warnings and years of adaptation made the floods less deadly than they otherwise might have been. -
California's lawsuit alleges that ExxonMobil has known for decades that recycling would not effectively stem the flow of plastic waste. -
Electric vehicles are caught up in the culture wars. Data from Ipsos shows the percentage of Americans who believe EVs are better for the environment than gas cars has dropped 5 points since 2022.
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