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Virginia has the biggest data center market in the world. Can it also decarbonize its grid?
Dominion Energy, the state’s largest utility, says new natural gas plants will be needed to meet rising electricity demand, while the state studies how this booming sector will impact Virginia’s transition to renewable energy.
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Illinois Legislature puts the brakes on a carbon capture boom
A two-year moratorium on pipelines would be a first in the Midwest. Already, more than 20 capture wells have been proposed.
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Electric vehicles need cobalt. Congolese miners work in dangerous conditions to get it.
Black activists in the U.S. are fighting the exploitation of Black resources and workers in the Congo.
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California sides with big utilities, trimming incentives for community solar projects
Critics said the decision was "fatally flawed" and won't allow for a “just and equitable energy transition.”
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San Diego ponders a bid to take over its for-profit energy utility
Frustration with high rates and poor service is sparking campaigns to take over investor-owned utilities and make them nonprofit public entities.
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Georgia governor calls for even more nuclear power despite budget woes
State leaders celebrate new reactors with cake while residents watch power bills rise.
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Puerto Rico’s rooftop solar boom is at risk, advocates warn
Rooftop solar has been a lifeline for the U.S. territory during blackouts. Now a government entity wants to undo a law protecting a key solar program.
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As New York’s offshore wind work begins, an environmental justice community awaits the benefits
A labor agreement guarantees jobs for unions, but making sure Sunset Park residents are included remains a challenge.
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Northern Michiganders are getting off propane — and on to natural gas
The state’s largest utility says natural gas is a bridge fuel, but advocates say it’s no climate solution.
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Oil companies contaminated a family farm. The courts and regulators let the drillers walk away.
The oil and gas industry has reaped profits without ensuring there will be money to plug and clean up their wells. In Oklahoma, that work could cost more than $7 billion if it falls to the state.