STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Catholic schools on Staten Island will be closed Tuesday, a day after a blizzard blanketed the borough with more than two feet of snow. The Archdiocese of New York’s decision to ...

Mardi Gras in New Orleans can generate more than 1,000 tons of trash every year. A coalition of nonprofit groups, city officials and scientists has a plan to clean it up. By Jackie Delamatre New ...

People use smartphones everywhere, without necessarily realizing they're exposing the handsets to all sorts of germs and dirt. In addition to collecting dirt while in use, phones can accumulate dust ...

There’s a surprising amount of good news when it comes to the transition to cleaner forms of energy. Renewables such as wind and solar are now the world’s largest source of power. Carbon emissions ...

Section 1. Purpose. The United States must ensure that our electric grid –- upon which military installations, operations, and defense-industrial production depend — remains resilient and reliable, ...

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Plug Power’s stock has plunged 99% from its IPO price. It’s struggled to scale up its business. The Trump Administration eliminated one of its most significant catalysts. Plug initially planned to ...

When it comes to cleaning your home, shelves are lined with products promising sparkling surfaces, fresh scents, and ultimate convenience. But not all products live up to the hype. Some are more ...

An 8.4 GW auction of offshore wind capacity marks a major step toward the UK’s goal of fully renewable electricity by 2030. Higher guaranteed prices for developers are expected to add significant ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced on Friday it will reject Colorado’s latest plan to protect air quality over wilderness areas and national parks, citing the state’s attempt to ...

New York City's municipal government has dramatically cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 31 percent since 2006, reaching the lowest levels in decades, but the Department of Education remains a major ...

Britain increased the share of electricity generated from fossil fuels last year for the first time in four years, a reversal that highlights the challenges facing the government’s plan to run a clean ...