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[ad_1] An oil pumpjack operates in the Inglewood Oil Field on January 28, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images The Los Angeles City Council has voted to ban new oil and gas drilling and phase out existing wells over the next two decades, a historic decision …

[ad_1] CNN  —  The lava spewing from the Mauna Loa volcano in Hawaii continues to flow. The leading edge remains at around 7,000 feet in elevation, creeping down the mountain at less than a mile an hour. But the magma has slowed significantly and so far poses little threat to …

[ad_1] LONDON — Plans to reduce the significant environmental effects of aviation took a step forward this week after Rolls-Royce and easyJet said they had carried out the ground test of a jet engine that used hydrogen produced from tidal and wind power. In a statement this week, aerospace giant …

[ad_1] Houseboats on Lake Oroville during a drought in Oroville, California, U.S., on Monday, Oct. 11, 2021. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Federal water managers on Monday warned California cities and industrial users receiving water from the Central Valley Project to prepare for a fourth year of …

[ad_1] CNN  —  The Great Barrier Reef should be added to the list of world heritage sites that are “in danger”, a team of scientists concluded after conducting a mission to the world’s largest coral reef system. In a new UN-backed report released on Monday, the scientists said that the …

[ad_1] Ocean Oasis’ Gaia system has been designed to use wave power to desalinate water. Ocean Oasis Plans to use marine energy to desalinate water received a further boost this week, after a Norwegian firm presented a system that will be put through its paces in waters off Gran Canaria. …

[ad_1] Editor’s Note: Sign up for CNN’s Sleep, But Better newsletter series. Our seven-part guide has helpful hints to achieve better sleep. CNN  —  Sleeping in a room exposed to outdoor artificial light at night may increase the risk of developing diabetes, according to a study of nearly 100,000 Chinese …

[ad_1] CNN  —  Four years ago, Morris J. Alexie had to move out of the house his father built in Alaska in 1969 because it was sinking into the ground and water was beginning to seep into his home. “The bogs are showing up in between houses, all over our …

[ad_1] Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt CNN  —  President Joe Biden arrives Friday to the climate summit underway in an Egyptian Red Sea resort eager to highlight major new US investments toward limiting climate change, a sharp difference from the last time he showed up at a climate conference empty handed. …

[ad_1] Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt CNN  —  It’s a story President Joe Biden tells at nearly every opportunity: last year, meeting his new counterparts at his first international summit, he proudly informed them, “America is back.” “For how long?” one of them asked. As Biden departs this week for a …