Hedges and trees may actually reduce home exposure to radiant heat and flying embers, but they must be well maintained. Two scientists who study how plants burn explain.
The state's largest utility company is trying to get approval for a project that could have major negative consequences for both grid reliability and affordability.
Hedges and trees may actually reduce home exposure to radiant heat and flying embers, but they must be well maintained. Two scientists who study how plants burn explain.
This basic approach—three-phase AC power—has persisted over the last hundred years, becoming the basis of what’s been called the world’s largest machine, or today’s interconnected power grid. But with the advent of cheap, reliable distributed energy resources, an opportunity exists to revisit the hyper-local origins of the grid.
NOAA’s preseason forecast is the 30,000-foot view of what’s likely. Here’s what forecasters will be watching for over the weeks and months ahead.
The eminent physicist was invaluable to UCS work and to international efforts to reduce the threat posed by nuclear weapons.
Conserving forests is fundamental to protect life, as they are home to 80% of the earth’s biological diversity. And birds, as an indicator species of the well-being of ecosystems and our...
Conserving forests is fundamental to protect life, as they are home to 80% of the earth’s biological diversity. And birds, as an indicator species of the well-being of ecosystems and our...
Solar energy can help grasslands weather droughts in the semi-arid American West.
Solar energy can help grasslands weather droughts in the semi-arid American West.
Low-income neighborhoods have the hardest time recovering from disasters without help. FEMA used to require cities to pay attention to them, but that’s changing.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Sacramento, Calif.—May 29, 2025) – Conservationists and researchers from three nonprofits engaged in safeguarding California’s birds recently celebrated the 10th...