Environment

Houston (AFP) - Pointing to the still paltry share of renewable energy in global supply, the head of Saudi Aramco described the current energy transition strategy as a misguided failure...

Los Angeles (AFP) - A rare attack by a mountain lion on two brothers in a remote area of California left one dead and the other severely injured over the...

Washington (AFP) - It is one of the prettier fixtures of spring in Washington: thousands of cherry trees bloom amid the city's stately monuments in a spectacle that draws more...

Los Angeles (AFP) - The US Coast Guard is investigating a two-mile-long oil spill just off the California coast near Los Angeles, officials said Friday. The spill is located close...

Paris (AFP) - Last month was the warmest February on record globally, the ninth straight month of historic high temperatures across the planet as climate change steers the world into...

Paris (AFP) - Sea level rise could hit major US cities like New Orleans and San Francisco harder than expected by mid-century because coastal land is sinking, researchers said Wednesday,...

New York (AFP) - New York has begun rolling out a large-scale organic waste collection program, but the landmark initiative has upset many of the local groups that previously handled...

Washington (AFP) - A California man has become the first person in the United States charged with illegally smuggling greenhouse gases into the country, officials said Monday. Michael Hart of...

Houston (AFP) - Rainfall offered some reprieve from the largest wildfire in the history of Texas, officials said Friday, though dry, gusty conditions were expected to return this weekend for...

Houston (AFP) - Texas emergency crews were struggling Thursday to contain the largest wildfire in the US state's history, with the blaze leaving at least one person dead and scorching...