Joseph Velasco

Santa Barbara is the latest city in California to consider phasing out fossil fuels by requiring new construction to be all-electric.

At a greenhouse in La Jolla, California, scientists are trying to harness the carbon-sucking power of plants to clean up the atmosphere.

College students have a lot on their plates these days: an upended academic career because of the pandemic, the specter of the virus itself, and the general stress of exams and…