Self driving cars could lead to safer, less congested streets and even potentially lower carbon emissions. That’s not yet the case.
Author: Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY
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Appeals court overturns California city’s attempt to ban new natural gas hookups
Many cities are banning natural gas lines to new buildings in an effort to phase out natural gas use, which contributes to climate change.
Hiring boom: A two-year degree lands a green energy job that pays ‘a pretty penny’
There’s a high demand for workers at utility-scale wind and solar farms. Many companies will hire and train people with no experience in the field.
A stunning amount of illegal eel can be found in US sushi. Organized crime likely to blame.
Researchers in the United Kingdom were stunned at what they found when they did DNA analysis of unagi samples.
California’s vast farms are soaked. There’s nowhere to plant tomatoes, and that’s just one problem.
California produces 90% of U.S. processed tomatoes and more than a quarter of the world’s total. What happens when fields are too wet to plant?
‘It’s expanding’: Deadly flesh-eating bacteria thrive on East Coast as climate warms, research shows
As ocean temperatures rise due to climate change, bacteria that cause potentially deadly infections is spreading northwards up the East Coast.
Do solar farms hurt property values? Most Americans don’t have anything to worry about, study finds
A study from a federal lab found utility-scale solar farms don’t significantly affect nearby property values – and the effect was only in rural areas.
NASA SpaceX Crew-5 mission commander Nicole Mann named Women of the Year honoree
Her journey to space started with a strong work ethic as a young soccer player. She became a colonel in the US Marine Corps and a test pilot along the way.
Climate change washed away bald eagles’ food, research says. Now these eagles are becoming farm birds.
Bald eagles in Washing ton have transitioned from feeding along rivers birds to patrolling farms — feasting on dead cows rather than dead salmon.