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A new research center is investigating how ancient soils could help farmers adapt to climate change and a warmer future.
Local opposition to solar has long been an obstacle for green energy developers in the United States, but some communities are working to reverse local restrictions.

Report by Common Wealth argues rest of the world should pay for country’s transition as reparative climate finance.

The company said it secured 1.4 billion euros to rescue its financially troubled steel mill, which will use green hydrogen to make metal in northern Sweden.

Using traffic cameras and phone data, researchers created a real-time emissions map — giving cities a powerful new tool to cut pollution faster and smarter.

As wind and hydropower flood Nordic grids, electricity prices are plunging and offering a glimpse of a cheaper energy future.

PacifiCorp’s previous upward trajectory for renewable energy will flatline beyond 2027 while its forecasted greenhouse emissions will rise.

Richland County blocked large-scale renewables in most townships. Voters now have a rare opportunity to overturn that policy at the ballot box.

Orbán, who once described EU climate ambitions as a 'utopian fantasy,' has been replaced by Péter Magyar.

Montana youth argue for 9th Circuit court to allow climate change case, Lighthiser v. Trump, to proceed.

As economies in Asia and Europe reel from the energy disruption, leaders make plans to permanently replace imported oil and gas with homegrown energy.
The Trump administration is using emergency powers and subsidies to keep U.S. coal plants running. Market analysts believe no coal plant closures are likely during President Donald Trump's term.

Trump’s court losses give the wind industry a chance to get back on stable footing.

California plans to transform Humboldt Bay into a hub for floating offshore wind power to help reach its 100% clean energy goal by 2045.

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.

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 Mikie Sherrill signed a bill ending an outdated radioactive-waste-disposal law that stopped new projects.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.

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