Hurricane Ida power failures prompt calls for more solar energy, tougher grids
New Orleans residents and others are eyeing renewable energy as a way to shore up power supplies against increasingly extreme weather fueled by climate change
Australia will cancel Afghanistan test if women's cricket banned
Australian media have quoted a Taliban representative as saying he does not not think women will be allowed to play cricket
India evictions during COVID-19 a 'human rights crisis'
Many of the evictions were carried out without following due process, with few people being compensated or resettled
France to give free access to contraception for women aged up to 25
Financial barriers are preventing young women from getting contraception, said France's health minister
'Tiger on my farm': Indian coal mining hub brings new dangers for villagers
India is the world's second-largest coal producer and is ramping up mining to meet energy needs - but impacts are mostly negative for local communities, environmentalists say
Conservation body calls for global moratorium on deep-sea mining
Scientists and conservationists say too little is known about the impact of deep-sea mining and that minerals mined on land should be reused and recycled effectively before turning to the ocean floor
Mexican abortion ban punished poor women, top justice says
Mexico's top court has ruled that women can no longer be prosecuted for seeking abortions
Racial inequities cost U.S. economy trillions, researchers find
Large gaps in rates of employment, education, and earnings persist across races, says San Francisco Federal Reserve president
World wary of Taliban government, Afghans urge action on rights and economy
Afghans urge leaders to revive the economy, which faces steep inflation, food shortages exacerbated by drought and the prospect of international aid being slashed as countries distance themselves from the Taliban
Solar energy can account for 40% of U.S. electricity by 2035 - DOE
Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm says study shows solar could power all U.S. homes by 2035 and employ as many as 1.5 million people in the process