Causescommons.wikimedia.org Recycling startup Ridwell makes household recycling easier The Seattle startup Ridwell is building a business around collecting all the old batteries, clamshell containers and lightbulbs that most recycling programs leave behind.
Solutions www.theatlantic.com How coal country becomes solar country In one Colorado county, solar-energy-training classes are helping ease the transition from fossil fuels to renewables.
Politics www.nytimes.com White House to relax energy efficiency rules for light bulbs In 2007, a bipartisan Congress said that requiring energy efficient light bulbs was the right idea. The Trump administration disagrees.
A controversial facility that would process plastic waste to be burned in steel mills has been cancelled