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Tourists look at an old turbine that was replaced at the Glen Canyon Dam.
Hydropower's Future Clouded By Droughts, Floods & Climate Change
It's also essential to the U.S. electric grid.
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This aerial photo shows the Standard Oil Refinery in El Segundo, Calif., with Los Angeles International Airport in the background and the El Porto neighborhood of Manhattan Beach, Calif., in the foreground on May 25, 2017. A plan released by the California Air Resources Board on Tuesday, May 10, 2022, recommends a majority of the state's oil refineries install carbon capture technology by 2030. Such technology could be used to capture carbon emissions so they don't go out into the atmosphere.
California Lays Out Plan to Cut Fossil Fuel Use
The board staff recommends the state cut the use of oil and gas by 91% by 2045.
May 11th, 2022
A man and a boy walk across the almost dried up bed of river Yamuna following hot weather in New Delhi, India, Monday, May 2, 2022. According to a report released by the World Meteorological Organization on Monday, May 9, 2022, the world is creeping closer to the warming threshold international agreements are trying to prevent, with nearly a 50-50 chance that Earth will temporarily hit that temperature mark within the next five years.
Earth Given 50-50 Chance of Hitting Key Warming Mark by 2026
The odds are inching up along with the thermometer.
May 10th, 2022
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Dozens of environmental and anti-nuclear groups are opposing an extension of the plant's life.
Environmentalists Oppose More Life for California Nuke Plant
May 18th, 2022
Japan’s nuclear regulator on Wednesday, May 18, 2022, approved plans by the operator of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant to release its treated radioactive wastewater into the sea next year, saying the outlined methods are safe and risks to the environment minimal.
Japan OKs Plan to Release Fukushima Nuclear Plant Wastewater
May 18th, 2022
The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, addresses the media during a joint press conference with the President of Austria, Alexander Van der Bellen, in Vienna, Austria, Wednesday, May 11, 2022. Guterres is on Wednesday, May 18 launching a five-point plan to jump-start broader use of renewable energies as the U.N. weather agency reported that greenhouse gas concentrations, ocean heat, sea-level rise, and ocean acidification hit new records last year.
UN Floats Plan to Boost Renewables as Climate Worries Mount
May 18th, 2022
Venezuela opposition leader Juan Guaido poses for a group photo with residents after presenting his unity plan for Venezuelans, in Maiquetia, Venezuela, Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022. The faction of the Venezuelan opposition backed by the United States says it plans to hold primary contests next year to choose a presidential candidate for the planned 2024 election.
Chevron to Benefit from Easing Restrictions on Venezuela
May 18th, 2022
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For more than two decades, California's Orange County has debated whether to build a seaside plant to convert the Pacific Ocean's salt water into drinking water in hopes of buffering against droughts like the one now gripping the nation's most populous state.
California Nixes Plant, But Says Open to Desalination
Commissioners said the plant would damage marine ecosystems and make water too pricey.
May 16th, 2022
A plane drops fire retardant onto the Coastal Fire Thursday, May 12, 2022, in Laguna Niguel, Calif.
Nuclear Lab Peers Into Future of Wildfire
Land managers say expansive U.S. national forests can't be thinned by hand and machine alone.
May 16th, 2022
Water flies from a sprinkler watering a lawn, in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, May 10, 2022. California's water usage jumped nearly 19% in March during one of the driest months on record, state officials announced, Tuesday, May 10, 2022.
In Drought-Ravaged California, Water Use is Up Dramatically
Urban water use accounts for a relatively small percentage of California's overall water use when compared to agriculture.
May 11th, 2022
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Electric Eels Point Way to Future Battery Technologies
Eels inspired the first battery 200 years ago.
May 10th, 2022
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Power Co. to Pay $500K Fine for Deadly Explosion
Workers had been performing maintenance on a slag tank when the substance unexpectedly poured out.
May 9th, 2022
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Oil Tanker Owner, Operator Sentenced for Obstruction, Pollution Crimes
Prosecutors called the companies "willfully blind if not completely unrepentant."
May 6th, 2022
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Buffett's Berkshire Keeps Buying Occidental Petroleum Stock
Berkshire bought nearly 5.9 million more shares on Monday and Tuesday.
May 6th, 2022
A worker walks among pipelines that will carry gas toward Rambouillet, France, May 3, 2022.
Europe's Farmers Stir Up Biogas to Offset Russian Energy
They'll soon turn on the tap of a new facility where crops and agricultural waste are mashed up and fermented.
May 6th, 2022
The dam at El Capitan Reservoir is seen Friday, April 8, 2022, in Lakeside, Calif. Constructed four generations ago, the massive rock and clay dam is capable of storing over 36 billion gallons of water — enough to supply every resident in San Diego for most of a year. Today, it's three-quarters empty — intentionally kept low because of concerns it could fail under the strain of too much water.
AP Analysis Finds Growing Number of Poor, High-Hazard Dams
If any of these 2,200 dams failed, they would likely cause deaths downstream.
May 5th, 2022
Debris rests at the spillway of the Sanford Dam in downtown Sanford, Mich., Thursday, July 30, 2020. The failure of two Michigan dams that forced evacuation of 10,000 people and destroyed 150 homes was “foreseeable and preventable,” resulting from errors and miscalculations over nearly a century, an expert panel said Wednesday, May 4, 2022.
Report: Michigan Dam Failures Were 'Preventable'
Two dams failed, forced an evacuation of 10,000 people and destroyed 150 homes.
May 5th, 2022
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Allowing E15 Fuel Year-Round Won't Increase Sales Much
But it's a symbolic victory for corn ethanol advocates.
May 5th, 2022