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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?

Europe’s regenerative farmers are providing vital wildfire protection — but they need more support.

A federal appeals court finds the U.S. EPA acted improperly in terminating grants to boost clean energy projects. The Trump administration may appeal to the Supreme Court.

Suncor v. Boulder could determine the fate of dozens of lawsuits filed by cities, counties, and states against oil and gas companies.

Offshore wind farms can pose risks to birds and marine life, but their foundations also serve as artificial reefs, offering essential habitat.

Authorities from five Amazon countries have arrested hundreds in a major crackdown on environmental crime.
Abundant sunshine and smart policy have made New Mexico’s grid far more climate-friendly. 

A new state law aims to spur agrivoltaics projects where crops or livestock thrive amid solar panels as AI power demand booms and concerns about farmland loss rise.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Biden-era EPA's soot pollution standards were "unlawful." This summer, federal courts ruled the opposite.
The decisions we each make every day, particularly how we use energy, influence whether the weather becomes more extreme. 

Farms and rooftop panels contribute 14.4% to the grid — and figures reveal a surge in new installations.

Landmark fundraising deals by two of Africa’s largest off-grid solar companies are raising hopes that private capital markets could become a major source of funding to help bring electricity to millions of homes lacking access to reliable power.
While airfares are soaring, scalable zero-emission alternatives to conventional jet fuel remain out of reach.

Climate finance experts say less than 1% of international climate finance gets to youth- and children-led projects, despite climate change affecting their health, education, and food security.

The wind farm will help Virginia reach its clean energy goals and bolster in-state power generation in the face of growing energy demand. But environmentalists and local landowners are worried about the project’s impact to the mountain ecosystem.

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