(Reuters) - San Jose, the 10th most populous U.S. city and political center of Silicon Valley, adopted new rules on Tuesday aimed at phasing out the use of natural gas in buildings. With the unanimous vote by the 10-member City…

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia’s top administrative court on Tuesday clarified that a moratorium on fracking it upheld last week does not prevent “investigative” pilot projects, surprising both oil companies and environmental activists. FILE PHOTO: A wall with the carved phrase…

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(Reuters) - Imelda weakened into a tropical depression, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Tuesday, adding that heavy rains and life-threatening flash flooding will continue to spread inland over southeast Texas during the next day or two. The depression…

FILE PHOTO: A satellite image of Hurricane Humberto, west of Bermuda, U.S., September 17, 2019. NOAA/Handout via REUTERS. (Reuters) - Humberto strengthened into a Category 3 hurricane and is expected to remain a powerful hurricane for the next couple of…

LONDON (Reuters) - Investors managing $15 trillion in assets turned up the heat on oil and gas sector on Wednesday ahead of a United Nations summit in New York aimed at accelerating efforts to fight climate change. FILE PHOTO: Vapor…

PARIS (Reuters) - An innovative boat that saves energy by rising out of the water on hydrofoil wings underwent testing on the Seine river in Paris on Monday as its backers seek to obtain a license to operate a taxi…

HOUSTON (Reuters) - Refineries in Houston, Texas City and Sweeny, Texas were operating normally as Tropical Storm Imelda came ashore on Tuesday afternoon, said companies and sources familiar with plant operations. Eight refineries in the Houston metropolitan area, Texas City…

A satellite image of Hurricane Humberto, west of Bermuda, U.S., September 17, 2019. NOAA/Handout via REUTERS. (Reuters) - A hurricane watch has been issued for Bermuda as hurricane Humberto is expected to pass just to the north of the islands…