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Ten candidates are vying for two seats on the Georgia Public Service Commission in the May 19 primary. Early voting is already underway. The commission oversees utilities, including telecommunications, natural gas, and electricity, and has final say over how Georgia Power, the state’s largest electric utility, makes energy and what it charges customers.

Gardeners across the country are flocking to climate-resilient native plants as concerns about extreme heat, flooding, and pollinators grow.

Climber Alex Honnold is best-known for his daring feats, recently scaling Taiwan’s Taipei 101 tower live on Netflix, but he’s more typically climbing some of the world’s most challenging natural landscapes. But he’s also an advocate for renewable energy, and the foundation he started, the Honnold Foundation, supports community-led solar energy growth around the world.

Where experts see climate change, others see the designs of a global cabal.

Cryptocurrency mines are being repurposed as data centers to power the AI boom, sparking a regional backlash.

An InfoAmazonia investigation found patterns of illegal gold laundering in the Tapajós River basin in Pará state, where Indigenous communities like the Munduruku people face mercury contamination from mining activity.

Fervo Energy's IPO could raise $1.8 billion and mark a turning point for geothermal power and the renewable energy industry.

The move comes at a time when many state environmental budgets have been slashed.

As demand for critical minerals surges, Indigenous leaders and Amnesty International say mining is advancing without tribal consent.

Experts say extreme weather is boosting the odds that the pathogens carried by rodents will spill over into human populations.

This year's Carnival resulted in a record 1.4 tons of beads, beer cans, and other trash. It's the weight of more than 1 million king cakes.

Concerns over water access are poised to consume summer in the US, as crises in Corpus Christi and across the Colorado River threaten to boil over.

While the Trump administration is directing hundreds of millions of dollars to coal projects, miners in Appalachia are suffering from a resurgence of black lung disease. But industry pushback is delaying federal rules that would reduce miners’ exposure to deadly silica dust.

Scientists have discovered technology with a remarkable ability to prevent extreme heat in cities. It's called a tree.