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The company, long focused on cars and trucks, plans to begin manufacturing large batteries used by utilities, data centers, other businesses and homeowners.

California holds vast stores of lithium, but mining projects stir debate over environmental costs and economic benefits.

Lawmakers table bill to expand the use of oilfield wastewater and shoot down another that would restrict drone use around “critical” infrastructure.

Advances in drilling and subsurface engineering are unlocking a constant, carbon-free power source deep within the Earth.

Louisiana is betting billions on proposed “blue ammonia” plants that promise lower carbon emissions through carbon capture, but evidence shows the technology has fallen far short.

Emissions have plunged 75% since communist times in the birthplace of big oil – but for some the transition has been brutal.

Russia continues to bomb Ukraine’s fossil-fueled power plants, leaving much of the nation shivering during a brutal winter. But Ukraine’s new emphasis on developing decentralized power — from solar panels to wind turbines — is advancing an unexpected green energy transition.

AI can help engineers navigate thousands of decisions each shift, including constant energy, emissions, and cost trade-offs.

The Clear Horizons Act would enshrine the climate goals enacted by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s 2019 executive order to lower New Mexico’s greenhouse gas emissions to a 2005 target level.

Framing climate action as “doing more good” instead of “doing less bad” makes people more willing to act and feel better about it, a study finds.
Energy Star, the program that helps guide consumers to more energy-efficient appliances and electronics, has survived President Donald Trump’s attempt to kill it.
Founded by Bill Gates, TerraPower is one of the nuclear industry’s leading startups. But the fiery history of its cooling technology is raising alarms.
Wheat straw and rice husks already appear in niche construction products. A new study explores the global climate effects if they went mainstream.

The Crawford Nickel mine outside Timmins, Ontario, is receiving millions of public dollars to figure out how to lower greenhouse gas emissions.

The China Electricity Council says that, by the end of 2026, wind and solar will account for nearly half of China’s power capacity.

Solar power is expanding rapidly across Africa, with some countries now generating a significant share of electricity from the sun, but energy poverty, battery risks and rising costs threaten future growth.
Even as Australia appears to have passed the peak of solar uptake, demand for batteries is seemingly headed into orbit.
Once synonymous with mining, this northern French town has become a model for how to sustainably transition away from fossil fuels.
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