Climate Energy
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![A father and his young daughter plug in their electric vehicle outside their home.]()
![A father and his young daughter plug in their electric vehicle outside their home.]()
California’s EV wave highlights the challenges ahead for utilities
As much as $20 billion in upgrades will be required, but the electric vehicle transition could still reduce rates statewide.
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![A view of eight tanks sitting in the middle of a parched field.]()
![A view of eight tanks sitting in the middle of a parched field.]()
How the Miccosukee Tribe plans to stop oil drilling in the Everglades once and for all
The proposal comes amid continued interest in expanding oil production within the Big Cypress National Preserve, an Everglades wilderness the tribe considers sacred.
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![smokestacks jut up from brick building spewing smoke]()
![smokestacks jut up from brick building spewing smoke]()
Illinois passed a law to clean up coal ash 5 years ago. What’s taking so long?
In one Chicago suburb, people have been waiting for relief for years.
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![Aerial view of Plant Scherer, a coal-fired power plant in Juliette, Georgia.]()
![Aerial view of Plant Scherer, a coal-fired power plant in Juliette, Georgia.]()
EPA finally takes on abandoned coal ash ponds — but it might be too late
Will utilities clean up toxic waste at power plants, or run out an election-year clock?
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![Water pours from the Dalles Dam on the Columbia River in Washington.]()
![Water pours from the Dalles Dam on the Columbia River in Washington.]()
Rivers are the West’s largest source of clean energy. What happens when drought strikes?
With rivers across the West running low, utilities must get creative if they are to meet demand without increasing emissions.
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![a colorful island with bright orange mining quarry]()
Indigenous advocates at the UN say the green transition is neither clean nor just
Their message isn't new, but it is gaining urgency as funding for green energy projects grows.
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Biden’s ‘Solar for All’ awards $7B to bring affordable energy to low-income families
The program is designed to reduce greenhouse emissions and energy inequity.
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![An aerial view of reddish sand and a red oil rig in the middle of two areas of scrub brush.]()
![An aerial view of reddish sand and a red oil rig in the middle of two areas of scrub brush.]()
Drilling for oil on public land in the US is about to get more expensive
The long-awaited Interior Department policy will raise financial assurance and royalty rates.
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![A hand reaches into a large pile of cell phones and other small electronic devices, many of them cracked or missing batteries]()
![A hand reaches into a large pile of cell phones and other small electronic devices, many of them cracked or missing batteries]()
Staggering quantities of energy transition metals are winding up in the garbage bin
Recycling more of the copper, aluminum, and other minerals in our old electronics could reduce the need for mining.
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![Power transmission lines span toward San Antonio, Texas, the United States, on July 18, 2022.]()
![Power transmission lines span toward San Antonio, Texas, the United States, on July 18, 2022.]()
Who’s afraid of a 300-mile transmission line that could help decarbonize the Southeast?
Louisiana lawmakers and local utilities.
