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Visiting the Big Apple? Prepare to pay more if you drive to busiest part of Manhattan
Read full article: Visiting the Big Apple? Prepare to pay more if you drive to busiest part of ManhattanNew York’s plan to charge drivers extra to enter the center of Manhattan is set to to take effect Sunday.
Climate-friendly electricity sees big battery projects soar again for 2024
Read full article: Climate-friendly electricity sees big battery projects soar again for 20242024 was another banner year for a source of electricity that is better for people’s lungs, better for climate change and may be reaching your home now when you turn on the lights or turn up the thermostat — large banks of batteries.
Here are the biggest stories from our data visuals team in 2024
Read full article: Here are the biggest stories from our data visuals team in 2024The Tribune’s data journalists helped visualize everything from voter participation and extreme weather to gaps in the state’s border wall. Here are some of the highlights.
Powerful thunderstorms threaten Texas and Louisiana, delaying holiday travel
Read full article: Powerful thunderstorms threaten Texas and Louisiana, delaying holiday travelParts of Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas are under severe weather watches as the National Weather Service predicts a storm system in the Gulf of Mexico could bring high winds, hail and possible tornadoes to the region.
New York to charge fossil fuel companies for damage from climate change
Read full article: New York to charge fossil fuel companies for damage from climate changeLarge fossil fuel companies would have to pay fees to help New York fight the effects of climate change under a bill signed by Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul.
Snowy owl rescued from car grille by Minnesota woman who saved another bird hours earlier
Read full article: Snowy owl rescued from car grille by Minnesota woman who saved another bird hours earlierA great gray owl and a snowy owl are being treated by experts after being rescued by a northern Minnesota woman.
Japan to maximize nuclear power in clean-energy push as electricity demand grows
Read full article: Japan to maximize nuclear power in clean-energy push as electricity demand growsA Japanese government panel has largely supported a draft energy policy calling for bolstering renewables up to half of Japanese electricity needs by 2040.
After 20 years, the post-tsunami generation stays vigilant for future disasters
Read full article: After 20 years, the post-tsunami generation stays vigilant for future disastersQurrata Ayuni, a 28-year-old survivor of the earthquake and tsunami that devastated her hometown two decades ago, has transformed her resilience into purpose.
California residents on edge as high surf and flooding threats persist on Christmas Eve
Read full article: California residents on edge as high surf and flooding threats persist on Christmas EvePersistent high surf and flooding threats along California's coast have residents on high alert a day after a major storm was blamed for one man's death and the partial collapse of a pier.
Look back at some of the best Texas Tribune reads of 2024
Read full article: Look back at some of the best Texas Tribune reads of 2024Our journalists brought life to the experiences of everyday Texans, held powerful institutions accountable and surfaced stories that went beyond the daily news cycles.
Third entangled endangered whale spotted in span of a week off East Coast
Read full article: Third entangled endangered whale spotted in span of a week off East CoastA third endangered whale has been spotted entangled in fishing gear off the East Coast, marking an alarming end to the year for a species threatened with extinction.
The water was their livelihood. Now Thailand's sea nomads work to preserve a vanishing way of life
Read full article: The water was their livelihood. Now Thailand's sea nomads work to preserve a vanishing way of lifeThe Moken, a group of indigenous people from Thailand and Myanmar, once sailed freely between the archipelago of 800 islands off the coast of the two countries.
Farmers are still reeling months after Hurricane Helene ravaged crops across the South
Read full article: Farmers are still reeling months after Hurricane Helene ravaged crops across the SouthFarmers in Georgia are still reeling more than two months after Hurricane Helene blew away cotton, destroyed ripened squash and cucumbers and uprooted pecan trees and timber.
South Texas coal-fired power plant to switch to clean energy after receiving more than $1 billion in federal money
Read full article: South Texas coal-fired power plant to switch to clean energy after receiving more than $1 billion in federal moneySan Miguel Electric Cooperative's plan to turn into a solar and battery plant will leave only 14 coal-fired power plants in the state.
Texas lawmaker files bill to reduce “forever chemicals” in sewage-based fertilizer
Read full article: Texas lawmaker files bill to reduce “forever chemicals” in sewage-based fertilizerThe bill would require companies to test fertilizer made from sewage sludge for PFAS and meet limits before selling them to Texas farmers and ranchers.
EPA head Regan, who championed environmental justice, to leave office Dec. 31
Read full article: EPA head Regan, who championed environmental justice, to leave office Dec. 31Michael Regan, who has led the Environmental Protection Agency throughout President Joe Biden’s four-year term, said Friday he will be leaving the agency Dec. 31, about three weeks before Biden’ leaves office.
UN food agency says 40 million people are struggling to feed themselves in West and Central Africa
Read full article: UN food agency says 40 million people are struggling to feed themselves in West and Central AfricaThe U.N.'s food agency says more than 40 million people are struggling to feed themselves across West and Central Africa.
What to know about Vanuatu, the Pacific island nation struggling to recover from a massive quake
Read full article: What to know about Vanuatu, the Pacific island nation struggling to recover from a massive quakeEfforts to recover bodies of people trapped in collapsed buildings continues in the earthquake-hit Pacific nation of Vanuatu.
Texas’ citrus industry — once an agricultural powerhouse — is on the brink of disaster
Read full article: Texas’ citrus industry — once an agricultural powerhouse — is on the brink of disasterA hurricane and winter freeze devastated the South Texas industry. A lack of water is preventing a full recovery.