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![Former United States Department of Interior Secretary Sally Jewell, right, tours the new 550-megawatt Desert Sunlight Solar Farm with officials during a dedication ceremony for the facility on February 9, 2015 in Desert Center, California.]()
![Former United States Department of Interior Secretary Sally Jewell, right, tours the new 550-megawatt Desert Sunlight Solar Farm with officials during a dedication ceremony for the facility on February 9, 2015 in Desert Center, California.]()
Will new Interior Department rules shackle wind and solar? Insiders are divided.
We know new Interior Department rules will slow wind and solar development — but we don’t yet know how much.
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![Utulity lines are seen in the hills above Oakland as the moon rises above them.]()
![Utulity lines are seen in the hills above Oakland as the moon rises above them.]()
The national fight for public power comes to Oakland
Oakland residents wanted to take a modest step toward ditching an investor-owned utility. Then PG&E got involved.
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![A man in a suit with a red tie and blonde hair stands on a podium with reporters in front of him on a green lawn]()
![A man in a suit with a red tie and blonde hair stands on a podium with reporters in front of him on a green lawn]()
Trump and the energy industry are eager to power AI with fossil fuels
At a Pittsburgh summit, the Trump administration, energy executives, and tech barons joined as one to promote AI as the future of fossil fuels.
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![A wind turbine stands in the middle of the ocean under a cloudy sky]()
![A wind turbine stands in the middle of the ocean under a cloudy sky]()
The race to build solar and wind in New York before Trump’s tax credit deadline
Trump’s megabill gives wind and solar companies one year to put as many shovels in the ground as possible. They want New York officials to help.
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![A truck is loaded with coal at a mine in Cumberland, Kentucky, on August 26, 2019.]()
![A truck is loaded with coal at a mine in Cumberland, Kentucky, on August 26, 2019.]()
Trump is fast-tracking new coal mines — even when they don’t make economic sense
In Appalachian Tennessee, mines shut down and couldn't pay their debts. Now a new one is opening under the guise of an "energy emergency."
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![Two cows sit in the background of two huge solar panels in a field]()
![Two cows sit in the background of two huge solar panels in a field]()
USDA abruptly cancels rural energy grant application window
It’s the latest setback for the longstanding REAP program, casting uncertainty over the future of a resource that helps farmers save on energy and install solar.
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How reducing the US military budget would also reduce emissions
New research shows that even with modest reductions in military funding, the United States would keep a whole lot of carbon out of the atmosphere.
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![A gray building with windows each with an air conditioner embedded]()
![A gray building with windows each with an air conditioner embedded]()
A heat wave hit New England’s grid. Clean energy saved the day.
On the hottest day this year, behind-the-meter solar panels and a growing network of batteries helped prevent blackouts and saved consumers millions of dollars.
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![a large cylindrical piece of equipment with pipes behind a chain link fence]()
![a large cylindrical piece of equipment with pipes behind a chain link fence]()
Louisiana is the latest state to greenwash gas
A new state law that redefines natural gas as a “green” energy source was adapted from language written by a right-wing think tank.
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![A bald man in sunglasses and an older man in a baseball cap and eye patch stand aboard a small boat]()
![A bald man in sunglasses and an older man in a baseball cap and eye patch stand aboard a small boat]()
These fishermen made peace with offshore wind. Then Trump came along.
Called “traitors” at the docks, over 100 East Coast fishermen are also working for wind developers. Many voted for a president who wants to tear it all down.
