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![President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the latest developments in Syria from the Roosevelt Room of the White House on December 9, 2024 in Washington, DC.]()
![President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the latest developments in Syria from the Roosevelt Room of the White House on December 9, 2024 in Washington, DC.]()
In his final weeks, Biden aims to cut off funding for oil and gas projects abroad
Trump would have a hard time undoing a potential international agreement to end most export credits for fossil fuel infrastructure.
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![A large beige building with big dark grey windows looms over a department of energy sign]()
![A large beige building with big dark grey windows looms over a department of energy sign]()
Biden’s Energy Department races to get cleantech money out before Trump takes office
The department's Loan Programs Office helped Tesla get its start and has lent billions to everything from transmission line projects to battery manufacturers.
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![A woman in a gray jacket and black shirt stands at a podium with a group of people]()
![A woman in a gray jacket and black shirt stands at a podium with a group of people]()
North Carolina town sues Duke Energy for climate ‘deception’
Carrboro, North Carolina accuses Duke of knowingly fueling the climate crisis for decades with harmful emissions, deception, delay and ‘greenwashing.’
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![signs that say 'say no to biochar' and 'not moreau' on a lawn. The biochar sign has a poop emoji drawn on it]()
![signs that say 'say no to biochar' and 'not moreau' on a lawn. The biochar sign has a poop emoji drawn on it]()
This New York town doesn’t want to be a climate experiment
A developer wanted to build a facility to capture carbon. Locals saw an environmental menace.
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How giant ‘batteries’ in the Earth could slash your electricity bills
We're wasting too much of the clean energy we generate. Reservoirs and caverns can store excess solar and wind power.
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![Joe Biden speaks at a podium in front of a sign that reads Investing in America]()
![Joe Biden speaks at a podium in front of a sign that reads Investing in America]()
Midwest wins funding for a new hydrogen hub. Not everyone is convinced it’s ‘clean.’
Policymakers and industry say the Midwest Hydrogen Hub will create green jobs and slash emissions, but environmentalists see a ploy to keep fossil fuels in use.
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![The sun burns brightly behind a dark pumpjack in an empty field]()
![The sun burns brightly behind a dark pumpjack in an empty field]()
There’s a reason oil well sales are collapsing in California: Cleanup costs
Faced with putting up hefty bonds to clean up their mess, operators are instead taking a pass on selling off dying wells.
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![A windmill next to a barn with hay bales in front.]()
![A windmill next to a barn with hay bales in front.]()
Michigan wants to fast-track renewable development. Local townships are suing.
About 80 townships and counties are challenging the state's Public Service Commission over how it plans to implement a new permitting-reform law.
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![Wind turbines stand against a sunset near the Gulf of Mexico.]()
![Wind turbines stand against a sunset near the Gulf of Mexico.]()
Trump has vowed to kill offshore wind energy — but it might not be easy
A giant wind farm off the Louisiana coast will be hard to derail.
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![An aerial shot of a green forest running along a mountain ridge with a road in the middle]()
![An aerial shot of a green forest running along a mountain ridge with a road in the middle]()
How a dwindling helium supply is impacting public land management
A new BLM plan for western Colorado makes a priority of helium production, worrying environmentalists.
