Climate change experts say the shift away from natural gas as a home fuel source is a necessary part of the nation’s energy transformation.
Author: Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY
Kids 5-11 could start receiving 3rd doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine within days as CDC advisory committee OKs boosters
Dr. Rochelle Walensky is expected to sign off on the recommendation. The booster dose would be available to children 5 months after their second dose.
It’s happening again: COVID-19 cases are back on the rise. There are 3 main reasons why.
COVID-19 infections are up, driven by new variants, waning immunity from vaccines and past infections and fewer people masking, health officials say.
Abortion by pill figures to rise if Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade
Abortion by pill is used to terminate at least 54% of pregnancies in the U.S., a number expected to rise even higher if Roe v Wade is overturned.
How many abortions are actually performed in the US? Rates have declined for decades.
Abortion rates in the U.S. have been falling steadily for decades. Experts say access to better birth control is one of the main reasons.
After Roe? Pregnancy-related deaths could rise 20% or more in states that outlaw abortion, experts say.
If Roe v. Wade falls and abortion is outlawed in some states, pregnancy-related deaths could rise 20% or more, according to some calculations.
Punishing heat wave in India reaches 115 degrees, part of a ‘hotter and more dangerous world’
A month-long heatwave across Asia is pushing temperatures in India as high as 115 degrees. Such heatwaves will be more common, experts say.
Extreme heat already disrupts air travel: With climate change, it’s going to get worse
As the planet warms, extreme heat disruptions to airplanes, previously only known in the world’s hottest areas, are expected to become more commonplace.
Electric cars coming on fast: Climate worries, sinking prices put spotlight on EV sales
Climate change means more vehicles will have to be electric. American are increasingly choosing them because they’re cheap to run and fun to drive.
Here comes the sun: Wind, solar power account for record 13% of U.S. energy in 2021
Solar and wind energy last year grew at the fastest rate in U.S. history and now account for a record 13% of U.S. power generation, according to a report released Thursday.