A lack of financing is emerging as a major barrier to moving away from fossil fuels, officials and experts said at a global conference in Colombia.
Causes
The Strait of Hormuz blockade is having a major impact on global energy markets, and many observers believe that rising fuel prices will boost renewable energies.
Tennessee lawmakers this year introduced seven bills aiming to set up guardrails for data centers, but only one crossed the finish line.
From toxic smoke and oil spills to rising emissions, poisoned soil, and damaged ecosystems, war can reshape the environment long after the fighting stops.
Bottom trawlers drag giant nets across the ocean floor, releasing stored CO2 and killing up to 75 percent of the marine life unintentionally caught up in the process.
Texas and New Mexico are reviewing plans that could send cleaned water into rivers and fields, but some regulators want more assurances.
Meanwhile, the utility is proposing rate hikes to pay for natural gas plants that would power data centers statewide.
In Florida, majority Black and brown communities face hotter temperatures, rising seas and more damaging storms. One advocacy group is considering other ways of helping them.
President Donald Trump's attempts to cancel offshore wind projects have drawn opposition not only from environmentalists but also from Republicans.
A new study finds that more than 70 percent of these protected zones are exposed to high levels of wastewater pollutants, making corals and other marine life more vulnerable to climate change.
A string of inauthentic accounts compare clean heating technology to a “lawn mower that never stops” and depict installers as “environmental fraudsters” and “swindlers”.
Developers plan to build six sprawling data center campuses in Archbald, Pennsylvania, covering about 14 percent of the town’s land. Residents are fighting back.
Climate experts and advocates warn House and Senate bills will protect polluters at the cost of the climate.
At Colombia energy summit, experts urge ending fossil subsidies, curbing petrochemicals, limiting industry sway, and boosting clean energy.
The proposed loosening of federal coal ash disposal regulations is not expected to affect North Carolina’s robust management rules -- at least for the time being.
A "carbon-intelligent computing" tool has come in handy as the tech giant negotiates with utilities to connect data centers to the grid.
Across the U.S., critics are pressuring public officials to stop or stall new solar projects, often citing unfounded health concerns.
The new federal office will undo a change made after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil disaster. Critics say it could reduce environmental oversight.
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