California regulators have blocked the planned shutdown of the Ivanpah solar thermal plant, overruling both the Biden and Trump administrations amid fears of looming electricity shortages.
The US has pledged to pull out of dozens of international organizations and treaties established to advance the protection of the planet. But it doesn't spell the end of environmental action.
As clean energy prices fall, a fast transition to renewable energy is the cheapest option on the table. Experts say it could save us trillions in energy costs alone.
How might we prevent sea-level rise? Satellite-based radar, solar-powered drones, robot submarines and lab-based ‘artificial glaciers’ could all play a role.
School kids who ride in packs led by adults to school improve both their health and their grades, reduce traffic and pollution around schools and help cut climate-warming emissions.
The action could make it more difficult for a future administration to rejoin the Paris climate accord, the agreement among most nations to fight climate change.
Key indicators, from the cost of fossil gas to the number of heat pumps sold, signal building decarbonization will march onward in the U.S. despite challenges.
