Building trades spent the past five years preparing for an offshore wind boom that went bust. Now, U.S. workers mourn the well-paying careers they don’t see coming back.
Politics
The solar energy industry-backed group that helped oust conservative Tennessee Rep. Andy Ogles isn’t done making the case that you don’t mess with renewable energy.
The cost of installing solar panels will rise. But now the U.S. has a large and fast-growing solar manufacturing industry to take advantage of the trade protections.
The tech giant is investing in the natural-gas-burning power plant as part of a huge data center in Texas, even as it pledges to honor climate commitments.
The review comes after President Donald Trump threatened funding for the National Academies over educational material about climate change.
In Nebraska, Blackshirt Feeders LP is building the country’s largest feedlot for 200,000 beef cattle on a square-mile slab of concrete.
Since April, the Defense Department has halted all military reviews for wind projects, stalling dozens of projects nationwide.
Agreement with RWE is the fifth deal Trump team has made with energy companies, offering payouts to give up projects.
A pro-renewable energy political action committee was behind Representative Andy Ogles' primary loss Thursday.
The Nueces River Authority is working on a project that could expand the Corpus Christi region’s water supply, but the Texas governor has done little to address the agency’s financial problems, despite appointing every member of its board.
A late add to try to unseat Sen. Susan Collins, the Democratic Senate hopeful blends a progressive streak with roots in the timber industry.
A new study calculates that human-caused climate change doubled the likelihood of the tinderbox weather conditions that sparked Canada’s massive summer wildfires.
A new study calculates that human-caused climate change doubled the likelihood of the tinderbox weather conditions that sparked Canada’s massive summer wildfires.
An appeals court ruling unfreezing the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund could be a major boost for efforts to bring clean energy to communities around the country — or just the latest turn of the legal screw.
The startup, newly valued at $13 billion, is now manufacturing batteries in Texas. It offers an affordable way for homeowners to get backup power and it helps the grid too.
Renewables make up 70 percent of the state’s future electricity generation, outcompeting fossil fuels in the marketplace.
Mini reactors are seen as a flexible energy source. Their promise: abundant energy, cheap, clean, and climate-friendly with lower water use. But do the numbers add up?
The Department of Transportation diverts millions from the federal government intended to help EV drivers, instead spending it on something that doesn’t exist.
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