Proponents of renewable power will control the Phoenix-area utility’s policymaking for the first time after they won an unusually contentious race that drew attention from national groups.
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Acting on a campaign promise to expand nuclear power, Gov. Mikie Sherrill signed a bill ending an outdated radioactive-waste-disposal law that stopped new projects.
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) extended its moratorium on loans for anaerobic digesters — many of which are issued for large-scale farms that turn animal waste into gas — through the end of 2026 due to “persistent and escalating concerns.”
A massive expansion of the electricity grid through southern Minnesota has local landowners and conservationists worried about the impact on wildlife, ground water and the land.
Much of environmental policy rests on a familiar assumption: that if people understand the problem, they will change their behavior.
With the U.S. bombing Iran and the Strait of Hormuz closed, energy experts say countries transitioning to renewables will be more resilient in the “face of the shock.”
The clean energy finance platform Crux found renewable energy developers restructuring their businesses to avoid federal reviews.
The administration has made false claims that offshore wind hurts whales, but it didn’t flinch when lifting protections for endangered whales to boost oil and gas.
In times of skyrocketing energy prices, record-breaking heat waves, and blackouts, producing electricity at home has never been more appealing.
Proponents of a bill to regulate "plug-in solar" in New Hampshire believe the devices would democratize access to the solar energy shining on the Granite State in a time of energy uncertainty. But they also want to tread carefully, they said, to avoid potentially dangerous pitfalls.
By slashing oil demand, electric vehicle policies trigger a cascade of benefits: lower gasoline prices, cheaper home energy, and a stronger domestic energy system.
Administrator Lee Zeldin says his agency can't regulate greenhouse gases without congressional approval. Some legal experts disagree.
Residents of Imperial County, Calif., are in dire need of an economic boost. Experts say the answer lies beneath the Salton Sea, where a lithium trove sits.
Several prominent conservatives say Republicans should embrace solar energy, despite President Donald Trump working to elevate fossil fuels over renewables.
Sales of Chinese electric vehicles and solar panels have surged since the start of the Iran war, companies say.
As China runs away from the rest of the world in developing renewable energy, its coal mining industry is facing the prospect of major change.
The courts will decide if the first “climate superfund” law in the nation survives, a likely years-long battle. Vermont towns, meanwhile, must figure out how to pay for infrastructure that extreme weather won’t destroy.
Perched on Tasmania's wild north-west coast, Cape Grim has been quietly tracking the world's cleanest air for 50 years. Its data tell an interesting story about how our world has changed over half a century, including rare success stories.
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