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![A huge wind turbine sticks out behind a yellow house with red terracotta roof tiles.]()
![A huge wind turbine sticks out behind a yellow house with red terracotta roof tiles.]()
Portugal just ran on 100 percent renewables for 6 days in a row
For nearly a week, the country of 10 million met customer needs with wind, hydro, and solar — a test run for operating the grid without fossil fuels.
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![port arthur chemical industry]()
The liquefied natural gas boom hits a snag in Port Arthur, Texas
A federal court has revoked a key permit for Sempra Energy, whose LNG facility could worsen pollution in Black and Latino neighborhoods.
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![EV batteries are used as grid-scale storage in New Cuyama, California]()
![EV batteries are used as grid-scale storage in New Cuyama, California]()
Where could millions of EV batteries retire? Solar farms.
A Southern California company is showing how repurposing EV batteries for stationary storage can extend their usefulness for several years.
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![A wind turbine casts a large shadow over a hillside covered in wildflowers.]()
![A wind turbine casts a large shadow over a hillside covered in wildflowers.]()
China and the US, the world’s biggest polluters, strike a climate deal
The two countries promise to “rise up to one of the greatest challenges of our time for present and future generations of humankind.”
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![Wind turbines on a farm field.]()
![Wind turbines on a farm field.]()
Michigan wants 100 percent of its electricity to be clean by 2040
The bold legislation is a turning point, but not everyone is thrilled.
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![An oil pipeline stretches across the tundra in Alaska.]()
![An oil pipeline stretches across the tundra in Alaska.]()
The Willow effect: Are even more Arctic oil projects on the way?
ConocoPhillips' new roads and pipelines could lead to more companies drilling in Alaska's North Slope.
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![An oil pumpjack and industrial towers are silhouetted against a setting sun.]()
![An oil pumpjack and industrial towers are silhouetted against a setting sun.]()
Texas sees ‘bonanza’ in carbon storage market
Critics say Railroad Commission and politicians focus on business, not environmental protection.
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![Workers extracting oil from fracking wells in the Permian Basin in Midland, Texas in 2018.]()
![Workers extracting oil from fracking wells in the Permian Basin in Midland, Texas in 2018.]()
The world is doubling down on fossil fuels even as global demand peaks
A new U.N. report finds a growing gap between climate goals and oil and gas production.
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![A man walks across from a grocery shop at Komati Power Station in Middelburg, South Africa]()
![A man walks across from a grocery shop at Komati Power Station in Middelburg, South Africa]()
The West wants to help developing countries transition to renewables. It’s off to a rocky start.
New initiatives to speed up emerging economies' switch from coal to clean energy are promising — and popular. But early stumbles show the process won’t be easy.
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![Vintage photo of a transmission line in the Mojave desert from 1941]()
![Vintage photo of a transmission line in the Mojave desert from 1941]()
As offshore wind stumbles, Biden moves to speed up solar and geothermal in the West
New clean energy projects could power the country, but they need more transmission lines to do it.
