The story of the Easy-Bake Oven begins with pretzels. In the early 1960s, Norman Shapiro was walking through New York City when he spotted vendors keeping pretzels warm with small ovens. Shapiro was ...

Tips from experts who know dark winter days — and design — like no others. By Alexa Brazilian Alexa Brazilian lives in Newport, R.I., with her family in a house that was built in 1710 and has no ...

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. I know my stove is killing me. The Post has covered the harmful effects ...

In the middle of President Trump’s first term, a tale of two power plants reflected the nation’s seemingly irrevocable course of turning from high carbon dioxide-emitting coal to non-emitting nuclear ...

The coal-fired power plants in Germany are profitable to run again amid surging electricity demand in a cold snap and a plunge in European carbon prices this week. Coal plants running on lignite, the ...

Heading into President Donald Trump’s second term, coal looked like an industry nearing the end of its life. Utilities planned to retire more than half of the nation’s coal-fired power plants by 2028, ...

A supposed exposé produced by Tom Hanks titled “Finding the Light” is circulating online. The program is not a real documentary or TV show and does not actually exist. Misinformation tactics claim the ...

Ahead of her 80th birthday, Dolly Parton revisited her twangy 1977 ballad, “Light of a Clear Blue Morning,” with an impressive group of friends in a new video. The clip features Lainey Wilson, Miley ...

A common kitchen appliance plays an outsized role in exposure to nitrogen dioxide, a toxic air pollutant. Pollution from gas stoves accounts for more than half of some Americans’ total exposure to ...

The Department of Energy ordered Colorado coal plant to stay open for three months, one day before it was set to close. The coal plant will require tens of millions in repairs to get up and running ...

On Tuesday, US Secretary of Energy Chris Wright issued a now familiar order: because of a supposed energy emergency, a coal plant scheduled for closure would be forced to remain open. This time, the ...