Jodi Jacobson | E+ | Getty Images More than 18 million rental units are located in areas exposed to extreme weather hazards, according to the American Rental Housing Report from Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies. That exposure isn’t spread evenly. While most states have at least one “high-risk” county with 2,000 or more … Read more
A farmer pulls waste to block the RN 19 near in Vesoul, eastern France, on January 25, 2024. Sebastien Bozon | Afp | Getty Images The European Union prides itself on being a champion for the environment. But that reputation is now being firmly tested, after it toned down its climate policies following angry farmer … Read more
A firefighter stands on boulders covered with pink fire retardant while monitoring the Gavilan Fire, which has already burned more than 250 acres in Perris, Riverside County, California, on July 15, 2023. David Swanson | Afp | Getty Images Scientists on Thursday said the world surpassed a key warming threshold across an entire year for … Read more
D3sign | Stone | Getty Images Extreme weather and climate hazards are becoming more frequent, posing a threat not only for homeowners but for renters. More than 18 million rental units across the U.S. are exposed to climate- and weather-related hazards, according to the latest American Rental Housing Report from Harvard University’s Joint Center for … Read more
Some insurance companies are pulling back coverage from fire- and flood-prone areas, leaving homeowners with limited affordable options. This trend may even affect the property value of American homes, experts say. The nation’s largest homeowner’s insurance company, State Farm, stopped accepting new applications for policies on property in California in May. Allstate announced in November … Read more
A truck makes its way over the Victoria Falls bridge, spanning over the Zambezi River, linking Zambia and Zimbabwe, in Livingstone, Zambia, on Sunday, May 8, 2022. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images KoBold Metals, a California-based metals exploration company backed by billionaires including Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, said that it has discovered a … Read more
Amazon trailers are parked at an Amazon Air gateway at Miami International Airport in Miami, Florida, on Sept. 26, 2023. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Amazon is warning investors that the climate crisis may have a material effect on its business. In the risk factors section of its 2023 financial filing released Friday, Amazon added … Read more
Solar power farm in the evening. Pavel Babic | Istock | Getty Images Solar power is on a path to double every two to three years amid an “unprecedented period of demand growth” for new electricity generation, the CEO of Nextracker told CNBC. “Solar is unstoppable,” Nextracker founder and CEO Dan Shugar said in an … Read more
Environmental activist Greta Thunberg leaves Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London, England, on Feb. 1, 2024. Leon Neal | Getty Images News | Getty Images LONDON — Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg on Friday was cleared of a public order offense over a protest at an oil and gas conference in October. Thunberg was arrested on … Read more
Tesla CEO Elon Musk Omar Marques | Getty Images Tesla will pay a fee of $1.5 million to settle a civil lawsuit alleging the company mishandled hazardous waste materials at facilities throughout the state of California for years. The fee is negligible for Tesla, which reported net income of $7.93 billion during the fourth-quarter of 2023. Tesla … Read more
