The money is being redirected to the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, a government-owned utility with a checkered past.
Solutions
Advocates warn that what’s left of the industry could be lost if companies choose to invest in dirty blast furnaces instead of modernizing with cleaner steelmaking.
Even as California and Washington state prepare to merge their cap-and-trade climate programs, New York's retreat from creating a similar program has sparked renewed debates about energy costs.
Major reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change are still on track, but procedural gridlock and a looming funding shortage hint at future problems.
For people who came of age in the 1970s, it is especially painful to witness the Trump administration’s relentless rollback of hard-won environmental progress. But as the assaults on clean air and water, endangered species, and more mount, a noted ecologist finds reasons for hope.
A new analysis found that Europe’s solar capabilities could save the continent €67.5 billion by the end of the year if gas prices remain high.
Two new analyses of media and social posts reveal some unexpected twists — climate advocates warn of crisis while offering optimism, and skeptics lean on "science."
The war on Iran has become a catalyst for green technology, as Europeans scramble to find less volatile alternatives to oil and gas.
Clean energy brought income to ranchers and to counties buffeted by boom-and-bust oil cycles. Federal policy changes threaten that momentum.
Commercial vessels are deploying high-tech sensors to map a shifting sea, providing critical data for scientists and some help for the industry.
The law would make fuel companies help pay for damages caused by climate change. The Trump nadministration argues it’s unconstitutional.
A California power provider shows homes can ditch fossil-fueled appliances without pricey electrical service upgrades after all.
Offshore wind is out. Geothermal power is in. And many climate technology startups are looking for ways to carry on without federal backing.

Solar is winning the energy race
30 March
The world’s cheapest power source is scaling at warp speed, pushing coal, gas, and nuclear aside.
Rewilding at South Africa’s Tswalu Kalahari Reserve uses wildlife to boost soil carbon, biodiversity, and fund conservation via carbon credits.
Offshore wind and legal experts question whether Interior has the authority to reimburse the oil giant for canceled leases, especially if it taps taxpayer dollars.

A turning point in the Iran war
27 March
The president is discovering the high stakes of an escalation that damages energy facilities.
When the world map of literal power changes, the political hierarchy shifts, too.
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