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![A misty field with an industrial installation on the edge.]()
![A misty field with an industrial installation on the edge.]()
Pennsylvania landowners could be forced to accept carbon dioxide burial on their land
Environmentalists fear leaks, explosions, earthquakes and more from a carbon capture bill with bipartisan support.
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![Sheep graze on grass under a series of solar panels.]()
![Sheep graze on grass under a series of solar panels.]()
Farmers who graze sheep under solar panels say it improves productivity. So why don’t we do it more?
Allowing livestock to graze under renewable developments gives farmers a separate income stream, but solar developers in Australia have been slow to catch on.
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![Aerial view of platforms on water with solar panels attached]()
Coming soon to a lake near you: Floating solar panels
New research finds that "floatovoltaics" could generate a substantial amount of energy worldwide.
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![digital collage of a Black hand turning off a light switch, an electric meter, and the logo for Xcel Energy]()
![digital collage of a Black hand turning off a light switch, an electric meter, and the logo for Xcel Energy]()
A lack of data hampers efforts to fix racial disparities in utility cutoffs
A Minnesota study found customers in communities of color are three times more likely than others to have their electricity cut off, highlighting a hidden nationwide problem.
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![Two massive warehouse-like white buildings sit next to a residential neighborhood.]()
![Two massive warehouse-like white buildings sit next to a residential neighborhood.]()
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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![An array pf tall steel smokestacks and pipes with one central smokestack that is billowing white smoke.]()
![An array pf tall steel smokestacks and pipes with one central smokestack that is billowing white smoke.]()
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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![A man with muddy hands holds a huge brownish green rock.]()
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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![Several rows of black solar panels stretch over a yellow field.]()
![Several rows of black solar panels stretch over a yellow field.]()
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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![An electric utility worker inspects a transmission tower at dusk.]()
![An electric utility worker inspects a transmission tower at dusk.]()
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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![Tall concrete tower shaped like a funnel with white smoke coming out of top.]()
![Tall concrete tower shaped like a funnel with white smoke coming out of top.]()
Georgia governor calls for even more nuclear power despite budget woes
State leaders celebrate new reactors with cake while residents watch power bills rise.
