During a severe flooding event in Oneida last summer, many homes were left without electricity. One elderly couple used a ...

A House Energy and Commerce hearing examining electric reliability during Winter Storm Fern revealed a shift in rhetoric on energy. Democrats appeared to now accept that the grid needs fossil fuels, ...

The Salt Lake Tribune reports Utah’s rush to build data centers is likely to rely on fossil fuel energy for the foreseeable ...

While eastern South Dakota’s farmers deal with soil quality depleted by industrial agricultural practices, foresters in the Black Hills work to burn excess forest waste to prevent wildfires. Dakota ...

A sought-after feature in high-end homes has long been a primitive void in the heart of the great room: the wood-burning fireplace. “There is absolutely a preference toward wood-burning fireplaces, ...

The Bay Area Air District has issued a Spare the Air Alert for Thursday, banning wood burning in the region because of a forecast for high levels of pollution. On Spare the Air days, it is illegal for ...

Each winter, some Bostonians must head to a cabin in the woods to enjoy sitting by a fire. But, a new study finds the pollution from burning that wood comes to you. Researchers at Northwestern ...

Discover how to build a simple DIY water-powered electricity generator at home using accessible materials. This step-by-step tutorial demonstrates the construction of turbine blades, the assembly of ...

Home fireplaces and wood stoves are quietly driving a large share of winter air pollution, even though only a small number of households rely on wood heat. Researchers found that wood smoke accounts ...

Residential wood burning is a major but underrecognized source of wintertime PM2.5 air pollution, disproportionately harming urban communities and people of color despite relatively low wood use.

Throwing another log into a crackling fireplace on a cold winter’s night might seem like a cozy, harmless tradition. But Northwestern University scientists have found residential wood burning is a ...

Burning trash and wood to generate electricity will now be considered a carbon-free source under Minnesota’s landmark clean energy law, after a decision by state utility regulators following a ...