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Workers on the production line of solar panels in China
After renewable power’s record-smashing 2025, the Iran war could accelerate the shift as countries seek ‘structurally more resilient’ energy, UN says

From Asia to Europe, people are rushing to electrify wherever they can.

By Tristan BoveApril 2, 2026
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Meet China’s AI-powered recycling robot that sorts 220 pounds of clothes in 2 to 3 minutes
By Tian MacLeod Ji and The Associated PressApril 2, 2026
A chip research center site operations manager stands next to a window overlooking the facility.
Data centers are so hot their ‘heat island’ effect is raising temperatures up to 6 miles away and impacting 343 million people worldwide, study finds
By Sasha RogelbergApril 1, 2026
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The EPA just valued a human life at $0. That’s not just a moral crisis — it’s a market crisis
By Andrew BeharApril 1, 2026
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Trump’s plan to drill for oil in the Gulf of Mexico could be foiled by just 50 survivors of a rare whale species
By Tammy Webber and The Associated PressMarch 31, 2026
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EconomyTrump wants to add nearly $7 trillion to the $39 trillion national debt with his new military budget, watchdog warns
By Nick LichtenbergApril 2, 2026
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EconomyPaul Krugman smacks down Trump speech with argument that $4 gas is ‘less than half’ of the Hormuz hit. Here’s what he’s talking about
By Jake AngeloApril 2, 2026
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CommentaryApollo and FC Barcelona just proved legacy markets are losing their grip on business
By Mike SimasApril 2, 2026
Image showing multiple computer screens with code.
CybersecurityMercor, a $10 billion AI startup that works with companies including OpenAI and Anthropic, confirms major data breach
By Beatrice NolanApril 2, 2026
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CryptoLatest crypto hack sees thieves make off with $280 million from Solana DeFi platform Drift
By Carlos GarciaApril 2, 2026
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CommentaryWhy American billionaires are abandoning Wall Street for English soccer clubs
By Andrés MartinezApril 2, 2026
Trump at podium with bondi watching
PoliticsTrump ousts Pam Bondi as attorney general
By The Associated Press, Alanna Durkin Richer, Eric Tucker, Michael Balsamo and Michelle L. PriceApril 2, 2026
What to know about Gwynne Shotwell, the woman behind SpaceX’s monster IPO
NewslettersWhat to know about Gwynne Shotwell, the woman behind SpaceX’s monster IPO
By Emma HinchliffeApril 2, 2026
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Tiehm's buckwheat flower
EnvironmentEnvironmentalists are facing off against a lithium mine in California over the fate of a tiny yellow flower on the brink of extinction
By Scott Sonner and The Associated PressDecember 21, 2022
A man with a suitcase at an airport.
EnvironmentBrutally cold weather and heavy snow storms could totally derail your holiday travel plans
By Dee-Ann Durbin and The Associated PressDecember 21, 2022
Workers standing next to barrels of radioactive waste.
EnvironmentNew Mexico would like to make it just a little bit harder for the federal government to keep dumping radioactive waste there
By Susan Montoya Bryan and The Associated PressDecember 20, 2022
3M Global headquarters in Minnesota.
Environment3M says it wills top producing ‘forever chemicals’ after a spate of lawsuits and looming regulation—but activists say it’s too little too late
By Tiffany Kary, Ryan Beene and BloombergDecember 20, 2022
Farmers use $60 billion of pesticides each year. 2 MIT scientists have developed a new technology that could cut that number in half
FeaturesFarmers use $60 billion of pesticides each year. 2 MIT scientists have developed a new technology that could cut that number in half
By Ian MountDecember 20, 2022
Bill Gates
FinanceBill Gates reveals how becoming a grandfather will change how he invests his fortune
By Tristan BoveDecember 20, 2022
California Governor Gavin Newsome flanked by other politicians in California.
PoliticsCalifornia just approved a plan to totally revamp its energy use and become carbon neutral by 2045
By Sophie Austin and The Associated PressDecember 19, 2022
ESG investing faces challenges from all sides. Can it survive?
EnvironmentESG investing faces challenges from all sides. Can it survive?
By Laurie ClarkeDecember 19, 2022
Why the American food sector is optimistic about 2023
CommentaryWhy the American food sector is optimistic about 2023
By Colin GuheenDecember 19, 2022
The EU just reached a deal to overhaul its carbon market to hit its 2030 climate goal—despite an ongoing energy crisis 
EnvironmentThe EU just reached a deal to overhaul its carbon market to hit its 2030 climate goal—despite an ongoing energy crisis 
By Ewa Krukowska, John Ainger and BloombergDecember 18, 2022
Wind turbines stand in winter weather.
NewslettersIn 2022, ESG went from ‘nice to have’ for businesses to influencing corporate strategy
By Peter VanhamDecember 17, 2022
Confiscated shark fins
EnvironmentAmerica is about to ban the shark fin trade that kills millions each year as 500 species are threatened with extinction
By Joshua Goodman, Patrick Whittle and The Associated PressDecember 16, 2022
Amazon says it reduced use of single-use plastic last year but an environmental group says it jumped almost 20%
EnvironmentAmazon says it reduced use of single-use plastic last year but an environmental group says it jumped almost 20%
By Haleluya Hadero and The Associated PressDecember 15, 2022
2023 might be the year investors get real about funding climate adaptation tech
Newsletters2023 might be the year investors get real about funding climate adaptation tech
By Eamon BarrettDecember 14, 2022
Jennifer Granholm
Environment‘It’s almost like it’s a starting gun going off’: The fusion energy breakthrough means winning the climate change race could be just decades away
By Matthew Daly, Michael Phillis, Jennifer McDermott, Maddie Burakoff and The Associated PressDecember 13, 2022
US scientists just announced a major nuclear fusion breakthrough that could be ‘one of the most impressive scientific feats of the 21st century’
TechUS scientists just announced a major nuclear fusion breakthrough that could be ‘one of the most impressive scientific feats of the 21st century’
By Tristan BoveDecember 13, 2022
Big tech is laying off workers. The growing ‘green collar’ job industry hopes to recruit them
EnvironmentBig tech is laying off workers. The growing ‘green collar’ job industry hopes to recruit them
By Abigail BassettDecember 12, 2022
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon
EnvironmentJamie Dimon worries about the ‘extraordinary’ dangers posed by the Ukraine war. ‘I would definitely be preparing for it to get much worse’
By Tristan BoveDecember 12, 2022
Ursula von der Leyen and Fatih Birol
EnvironmentEurope’s energy heads boast they’ve beat back Putin’s ‘blackmail’ for now—but all bets are off for next year
By Courtney Bonnell and The Associated PressDecember 12, 2022
House lawmakers just authorized the most expensive project ever recommended by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
EnvironmentHouse lawmakers just authorized the most expensive project ever recommended by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
By Juan Lozano, Michael Phillis and The Associated PressDecember 10, 2022
COP15’s message to the world: Invest $250 billion in nature or risk the consequences
NewslettersCOP15’s message to the world: Invest $250 billion in nature or risk the consequences
By Peter VanhamDecember 10, 2022
Rotting oranges laying on the ground in Florida after a hurricane.
EnvironmentTwin hurricanes just decimated Florida’s orange crop
By Curt Anderson and The Associated PressDecember 9, 2022
A truck of oil spill responders in Kansas.
EnvironmentThe biggest oil spill in the history of the Keystone pipeline is dumping more than a half million gallons of crude into a creek in Kansas
By John Hanna, Heather Hollingsworth, Ryan J. Foley and The Associated PressDecember 9, 2022
A wind farm on the ocean.
EnvironmentCalifornia is trying to create the country’s first offshore wind farms—Here’s how that works, and what it will take to make it happen
By Matthew Lackner and The ConversationDecember 9, 2022
Keystone oil pipeline from Canada to the U.S. shut after Kansas spill
EnvironmentKeystone oil pipeline from Canada to the U.S. shut after Kansas spill
By John Hanna, Heather Hollingsworth, Josh Funk and The Associated PressDecember 9, 2022
Cities rewilding
EnvironmentLondon is releasing wild beavers, Chicago is floating wetlands and Frankfurt is letting hedgehogs run free: Inside the world’s ‘rewilding’
By John Flesher and The Associated PressDecember 7, 2022
Gen Z’s voting habits are all the proof companies need to act on societal issues
CommentaryGen Z’s voting habits are all the proof companies need to act on societal issues
By Amanda Edelman and Andrea HagelgansDecember 7, 2022
Houses in Florida decimated by a hurricane.
EnvironmentFlorida lawmakers are meeting to figure out what to do about their property insurance market after it suffered billions in hurricane losses
By Anthony Izaguirre and The Associated PressDecember 6, 2022
Investors have been supporting food tech long before the ‘boom’–and scary headlines won’t change our minds
CommentaryInvestors have been supporting food tech long before the ‘boom’–and scary headlines won’t change our minds
By Khaled bin Alwaleed bin Talal Al SaudDecember 6, 2022
Space travel is heating up—and so are rocket fuel emissions. These companies are developing cleaner alternatives to protect earth first
EnvironmentSpace travel is heating up—and so are rocket fuel emissions. These companies are developing cleaner alternatives to protect earth first
By Matt WhittakerDecember 5, 2022
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