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The secret to a better grid? Electric vehicles.
Despite fearmongering that EVs will crash the grid, an emerging technology will help them support it by providing backup power.
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How war in Myanmar is driving a deadly rare earth mining boom
Decades of conflict have left Myanmar vulnerable to a secretive industry that is polluting communities and endangering workers.
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Why the Iran war hasn’t caused a global oil crisis — yet
The world has found ways to adapt without crude from the Strait of Hormuz. Experts say that won’t last.
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New York governor orders first statewide data center moratorium
Data centers have drawn vocal opposition at local public meetings and in state capitols across the U.S.
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Why did energy-saving tips disappear from the Energy Department website?
As the country sizzled through heat waves, the government removed some of its most actionable advice about how to conserve energy.
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Line 5 tunnel in Michigan clears major permitting hurdle, in blow to opposition
Despite "adverse" impacts on ecological and tribal resources, state regulators said it's better than an oil spill in the Great Lakes.
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![President Donald Trump signs the One Big Beautiful Bill Act into law at the White House on July 4, 2025. The bill repealed major portions of the climate-focused Inflation Reduction Act.]()
![President Donald Trump signs the One Big Beautiful Bill Act into law at the White House on July 4, 2025. The bill repealed major portions of the climate-focused Inflation Reduction Act.]()
Biden’s climate law is dead. The energy transition might not be.
A year after Trump repealed the Inflation Reduction Act, the outlook for climate action is dark. But there are silver linings.
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Nebraska wants data centers to come clean about water usage
The industry can be a black box of information. But as the state deals with persistent drought, residents and regulators want more answers.
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The US may be hitting a tipping point for heat pumps
In the first quarter of this year, heat pump sales beat fossil fuel furnaces by 32 percent. Here's what makes the appliance so powerful.
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A swarm of solar ‘bees’ are coming to western North Carolina community hubs
Small-scale solar microgrids for Appalachian communities could help keep communities warm and fed during future blackouts.
