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Worker installing solar panels on a shingled residential rooftop

To block solar energy projects, one community lumped them in with junkyards and adult bookstores

A local fight in Indiana shows that even streamlined permitting can’t overcome deep community resistance to solar development.
insideclimatenews.org
An interior view of a data center with servers stretching into the distance

A construction ban on data centers would be better for Ohio than the status quo, study says

Forcing AI companies to generate 90% of the power through renewables would be best, a cost-benefit analysis has said.

ohiocapitaljournal.com
Coal-burning power plant emitting air pollution against an orange sky

Pennsylvania Governor Shapiro joins lawsuit to overturn EPA repeal of power plant climate rule

A clean air group weighs in on Shapiro joining a coalition of states challenging the EPA's elimination of rules on power plant climate pollution.
www.alleghenyfront.org
Twin cooling towers at nuclear power plant

Energy firms try to squeeze more power out of old nuclear plants

It takes a long time to build new nuclear plants. So, some U.S. companies are looking to get more electricity out of reactors that already exist.
www.nytimes.com
A person using a laptop in a green field

Scientists who put faith in technology less likely to take climate action

‘Techno-optimism’ may lead to reliance on unproven solutions at expense of societal changes needed.

www.theguardian.com
A man inspects a solar water heater on a roof

Solar power is helping the Global South skip fossil fuels

Renewable electricity is cheaper than ever. While the West got rich on coal and oil, some of the world's poorest countries are banking on solar, wind and water instead.
www.dw.com
Free-standing solar panels arrayed in an open space

Solar power is helping the Global South skip fossil fuels

While the West got rich on coal and oil, some of the poorest countries in the world are banking on solar, wind, and water instead.

www.dw.com
A view of solar panels in a desert setting

Solar panels have a surprising side effect: Stopping dust storms

In a first, researchers realistically calculated how solar farms in the Gobi Desert improve air quality in northern Chinese cities.

www.anthropocenemagazine.org
Solar panels standing in a grassy field

United Stated Department of Agriculture finalizes changes that could end support for solar on farms

Farmer and environmental groups are suing to stop the changes to the Rural Energy for America program.

civileats.com
A small stream flows through rocks and melting snow

Climate damage already ‘locked in’  — but these 10 insights show our future is still being decided

From rising sea levels to food systems fuelling climate change — experts have laid out 10 insights that require urgent action.

www.euronews.com
United States Supreme Court building and grounds with US Flag and cherry blossoms on tree

Missing justice scrambles US Supreme Court oil liability fight

Alito’s recusal from the case has the potential to result in a tied ruling in a battle over oil companies’ liability to pay for climate impacts.

www.politico.com
Electric car charging at charger vs. internal combustion vehicle refueling at petrol gas station. Renewable clean solar wind energy with old dirty fossil coal power generation.

US Supreme Court Justices grapple with questions of jurisdiction in case against oil companies

The justices are considering whether states and localities can try to hold oil companies responsible for damages from climate change. If Boulder, Colorado, wins, the companies could owe enormous sums.

www.nytimes.com
A sign warns motorists of a controlled burn area ahead on a farm in southern Wisconsin

‘Nature-based’ solutions could save insurers and policyholders billions

Wetland restoration and wildfire prevention can drive down insurers’ costs and skyrocketing premiums, a new study shows.

insideclimatenews.org
Two graduates with backs to camera holding their rolled-up diplomas above their heads, against the sky

More states offer students a way to show their climate literacy

More than 1,200 Colorado students have graduated with a seal demonstrating their climate awareness. The idea is spreading to other states.

hechingerreport.org
Jungle cat perched on a limb in a rainforest

Indigenous, environmental groups warn far-right gains in Brazil’s Congress threaten protections

Indigenous and environmental groups in Brazil are worried about the country's recent election results.
apnews.com
Aerial view of the River Banns and a cityscape

Where is Europe’s greenest city? Eight finalists announced for 2028 and three are in Spain

The finalists were judged in seven areas, including climate change resilience, waste management and how quickly they are cutting emissions.
www.euronews.com
Scales of justice with a harmonious green ecosystem on one side and a dirty polluted fossil fuel plagued industrial site on the other scale

Who’s who in Monday’s US Supreme Court climate showdown

The ruling could define the reach of state law nationwide and determine whether local governments can put oil companies on the hook for climate costs.

www.politico.com
Solar energy panel shown with a hand holding a photovoltaic cell,

US solar panel makers try to catch China with a big leap in technology

Manufacturers say they are close to perfecting a new, more efficient solar panel that could help the United States reclaim ground it lost.
www.nytimes.com
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