Staff members search for spending on βclimate science,β βclimate crisisβ and βpollutionβ as one of the worldβs premier climate research agencies girds for cuts.
After a flood destroyed their town, Kentucky residents faced the agonizing choice of whether to stay or to relocate to new communities built on former strip mines.
There are 206 coal-burning power plants left in the United States, which supply about 16 percent of the countryβs energy. Experts say burning more doesnβt make financial sense.
Cooler, wet weather is forecast to bring moisture to the parched landscape and reduce the fire threat. But heavy rainfall could also trigger flash floods in burn scars.