SAN JOSE, June 19 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Despite a harsh drought this year, Costa Rica - which relies heavily on hydropower - has been able to keep its electricity production almost entirely ...

At dusk one weekend on Costa Rica's tropical Pacific coast, Mamiche is catering to a line of customers in front of the beachside ice-cream stand he tends. All looks balmy and typical -- except for one ...

U.S. Ambassador Anne S. Andrew and University of Costa Rica Vice Rector Carlos Araya on Thursday presented awards for Costa Rican initiatives to develop renewable energy and other environmental themes ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. In 2023, the Central American nation forged a new partnership with the United States ...

A group of 10 students from Indiana University traveled to Costa Rica to get involved in two cleanup days at Playa Tamarindo and Playa Grande, in Guanacaste, as part of an environmental effort ...

A giant cement structure rises from the river in the middle of Costa Rica's Caribbean tropical forest, and its turbines spin, each rotation putting the Central American country closer to its goal of ...

While governments from countries around the world this week have outlined how they plan to curb their carbon emissions, Costa Rica may seem like it’s showing off. The Central American country’s state ...

BAY CITY — Sentencing has been postponed for a Cheboygan man who fled to Costa Rica to avoid a federal prison sentence. Wayne T. Duffiney, 60, was to learn his fate Thursday before U.S. District Judge ...

The Central American nation relies on hydropower, but investing in extra capacity to keep the lights on during dry periods has saddled its utility with rising debt SAN JOSE, June 19 (Thomson Reuters ...