Natural gas has become a go-to fuel for power plants from coast to coast, sometimes replacing dirtier coal-fired plants and, by extension, improving air quality.

Police investigating racist incidents directed toward the Utah women’s basketball team when they were near their Idaho hotel while in town for the NCAA Tournament say they’ve found an audio recording in which the use of a racial slur was clearly audible.

Utah coach Lynne Roberts says her team experienced a series of “racial hate crimes” after arriving at its first women's NCAA Tournament hotel in Idaho last week.

A summit on how to protect the world’s largest forests underway in Gabon is set to be dominated by the issue of who pays for the protection and reforesting of lands that are home to some of the world’s most diverse species and contribute to limiting planet-warming emissions.

Authorities arrested 31 members of the white supremacist group Patriot Front near an Idaho pride event Saturday after they were found packed into the back of a U-Haul truck with riot gear.

The head of the European Union’s executive arm says Saturday’s agreement at the U_N_ climate conference “gives us confidence that we can provide a safe and prosperous space for humanity on this planet,” but warns that “there is still hard work ahead.”.

Increasing threats of poaching and loss of habitat have made Africa's elephant populations more endangered, according to a report released Thursday March 25, 2021, by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)LIBREVILLE – Increasing threats of poaching and loss of habitat have made Africa's elephant populations more endangered, according to a report released Thursday by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. The African forest elephant is critically endangered, and the African savanna elephant is endangered. Sub-Saharan Africa's elephants suffered a huge knock with a spike in poaching between 2008 and 2012. “Africa’s elephants play key roles in ecosystems, economies and in our collective imagination all over the world," IUCN Director General Bruno Oberle said, lamenting the reduced numbers of Africa's elephants.

OCALA, Fla. – It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Ocala. “It’s a little early but I’m feeling hopeful it will be a pleasant Christmas,” Ocala resident Lee White said. “It just brings an excitement to the downtown area,” Ocala resident Albert Peek said. Light Up Ocala, a nearly 40-year tradition, typically involves a large event in November downtown with live music, vendors, and family activities. “I love the lights, I love Christmastime and I love to see this bring some good cheering up for everybody,” said visitor Juanita Mattingly.