So far, scientists have pulled off energy-generating reactions only in laboratory settings, and the path there has been slow and costly. But companies say they’re getting rapidly closer to commercial ...

So far, scientists have pulled off energy-generating reactions only in laboratory settings, and the path there has been slow and costly. But companies say they’re getting rapidly closer to commercial ...

Benchmarker Vals AI finds that multi-stage tasks can require models to use exponentially more energy or water than simple queries do.

The artificial intelligence boom has inspired one of the largest infrastructure build-outs seen in decades: Tech firms are investing billions into constructing the data centers powering AI. This has m...

The investment focuses on startup developing lower-carbon jet fuel made from hydrogen and carbon dioxide.

Ben Allen and Jane Kim are running to be the state’s next insurance commissioner. Both promise change, but not along the same lines.

Scientists warn a blockbuster weather event risks pushing costs higher for everything from building materials to groceries.

Soaring utility bills and sluggish bureaucracy are fueling calls to split up PJM Interconnection, which runs the grid in 13 states.

With energy demand already straining infrastructure, AI players are reimagining the data center from the ground up.

About $50 billion in wind investments and 150,000 jobs are imperiled by the Trump administration’s effective halt to approvals for new onshore projects, a trade group said.

The ubiquitous tiny particles absorb sunlight when airborne, contributing to the warming of the planet, according to new research.

Fervo Energy Co., a geothermal energy developer, is looking to raise as much as $1.33 billion in a US initial public offering, as more firms seek to capitalize on the growing power demand for data cen...

Now the ex-CEO is waging a battle for Fermi’s future and its vision of atomic-powered data centers in the Texas panhandle.

“There’s a lot of joy that comes from seeing people make connections across the table, especially people that you wouldn’t expect to meet.”

The Federal Emergency Management Agency this week told more than a dozen staffers to return to work after placing them on administrative leave eight months ago for signing an open letter criticizing t...

Fervo Energy is also benefiting from AI’s ravenous electricity needs as it aims to go public later this year.

Fervo Energy is also benefiting from AI’s ravenous electricity needs as it aims to go public later this year.

Fervo Energy is also benefiting from AI’s ravenous electricity needs as it aims to go public later this year.

Fervo Energy is also benefiting from AI’s ravenous electricity needs as it aims to go public later this year.

An unusually early heat wave is set to grip Los Angeles and much of the Southwest, putting California’s already fragile snowpack, and therefore its water supplies, at risk.

Utility-ignited fires have become a thorny issue for Warren Buffett’s successor.

Utility-ignited fires have become a thorny issue for Warren Buffett’s successor.

The US climate forecasting service will be absorbed into other federal departments as part of a re-organization announced to staff Thursday.

The administration last year closed a division that helped individuals get ready for emergencies.

Two days before New York's biggest snowstorm in a decade began, forecasters were still unsure how much snow would fall. One traditional US model had consistently predicted a major hit, while newer art...

The Environmental Protection Agency rolled back limits on mercury and other toxic air pollutants for coal- and oil-fired plants.

The US Environmental Protection Agency plans this week to repeal a policy that provides the legal foundation for a raft of rules regulating greenhouse gas emissions, marking President Donald Trump’s m...

Data, technology and human judgment help US power companies consider when to turn off transmission lines.

Democrats shouldn’t be afraid to take more aggressive actions on clean energy, former Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said.

The billionaire also said the world needs to put more of an emphasis on adapting to global warming as impacts worsen.

President Donald Trump extended the US retreat from global cooperation on climate action by signaling a withdrawal from flagship international organizations, including the main United Nations and scie...

The price tag for the costliest blazes in US history is still climbing and disputes over who will pay are escalating.

This holiday gift guide can help you pick original and unique presents — and hopefully avoid clutter and waste.

Days after reinstating a group of Federal Emergency Management Agency employees who raised concerns about the government’s disaster preparedness, federal officials have placed those whistleblowers bac...

New York City Comptroller Brad Lander is urging three of the city’s pension funds to drop BlackRock Inc. because of “inadequate” climate plans, the latest move to penalize investment firms for failing...

Power companies are turning to tech firms that can spot fragile trees and map high-risk areas before fires start.