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Dozens were still reported missing as landslides continued across the mountainous country.
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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.
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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.
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New regulations say only licensed electricians, not solar contractors, in California can install and maintain battery energy storage systems.
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Extensive early warnings and years of adaptation made the floods less deadly than they otherwise might have been.
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California's lawsuit alleges that ExxonMobil has known for decades that recycling would not effectively stem the flow of plastic waste.
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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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The body's call to speed up a transition from fossil fuels is part of a pact designed to bring countries together to tackle challenges in the 21st century.
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A hydrogen plant in Utah could offer a new path to slash fossil-fuel pollution. But federal funding that was critical for projects like this one could dry up if Donald Trump is reelected.
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Three Mile Island, the Pennsylvania power plant that was the scene of the worst commercial nuclear accident in American history, will reopen and sell power to Microsoft.
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