Environmental
How we tallied local bans, limits on renewable energy nationwide
U.S.
As wind turbines get more efficient and solar panels more affordable, wind and solar plants have grown rapidly. Efforts to block them ...
Are wind turbines bad, solar panels toxic?
Business
Here’s how wind farms affect our environment Wind energy is the largest renewable energy source in the US, but it can be ...
Why US counties often ban solar, wind power plants
Business
Across America’s power grid, there’s a growing gap between what we need and what we’ll allow. As the planet warms and climate ...
How one couple’s land lease became a fight
Business
Opposition to large solar and wind farms grows in Kansas One farm family hopes to see a solar energy plant built on ...
Elevated black carbon levels found in several MS cities
Health
Elevated levels of black carbon, a factor in cancer risk and climate change, were found in several towns and cities in Mississippi, ...
Cummins engines systematically tricked air quality controls, feds say
Business
The United States Department of Justice is slamming an Indiana-based engine manufacturing company with a $1.675 billion penalty in a settlement that ...
Colorado begins wolf reintroduction program by releasing 5
U.S.
FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Three years after Colorado voters narrowly passed a ballot initiative to reintroduce wolves, the first paws from the measure ...
MSU digs up hidden, buried bottles as part of Beal Seed Experiment
Science
In 1879, botanist William J. Beal filled 20 bottles with soil and seeds and buried them on what is now MSU’s campus ...
How much will Christmas lights add to my electric bill?
Business
How tech can help your holiday decorations Light up your holiday decorations with ease using these tech tips. ProblemSolved, USA TODAY If ...
With Arctic permafrost thawing, Pentagon frets over deadly pathogens
Health
Expect ‘more intense heatwaves’ as a result of climate change Weather experts at the World Meteorological Organization said there is a link ...
