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![A person wearing a face mask, a hazmat suit, and gloves stands in front of a glass case filled with equipment. The entire scene is bathed in yellow light.]()
2 obscure clean energy metals are caught in the crosshairs of the US-China trade war
After a Chinese export ban, can America get gallium and germanium from Canada — or will tariffs get in the way?
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The odds are Illinois won’t hit its 2030 climate goals
From renewables to EVs to workforce training, the state's journey toward decarbonization has "a long way to go and a short time to get there."
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![Big black electric structures with wires draped between them against a dark blue sky, with a pink sunset and dark clouds at the bottom]()
Colorado and Connecticut saved residents hundreds of thousands of dollars on their utility bills
Other states may soon follow suit.
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Trump’s agenda won’t let his energy secretary achieve ‘energy abundance’
Chris Wright is no hater of renewables, nuclear power, or transmission. But the Trump administration’s energy policy is a contradictory mess.
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A Michigan nuclear plant is slated to restart, but Trump could complicate things
Critics say bumpy early days of the new administration don't bode well for the industry.
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Trump wants more drilling, but the oil market is already saturated
Hundreds of idle oil leases sit untapped in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Almost half of US states haven’t done the bare minimum to cut utility bills
A new report finds 24 states have yet to establish an “energy-efficiency resource standard," which has been shown to curb demand, lower costs, and reduce emissions.
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What Trump’s executive action could do to offshore wind
A simple legal strategy could spell the end of the fledging industry, which had been poised for renewal. But it may also backfire.
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California just debunked a big myth about renewable energy
The state went a record 98 of 116 days providing up to 10 hours of electricity with renewables alone.
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The 8 talking points fossil fuel companies use to obstruct climate action
New research highlights companies’ “aligned and coordinated” use of Twitter to deny climate change and delay solutions.
