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The fossil fuel industry is spending record amounts to keep California from regulating it
In the first half of this year, oil and gas interests poured more than $17 million into fighting climate and worker-safety legislation.
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![A barge carrying pieces of an offshore wind farm preparing to leave harbor]()
Offshore wind power projects are flailing, just when the East Coast needs them most
The region needs a lot of new electricity and wants it to be clean. The Trump administration and economic headwinds crippled its best solution.
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![A man out standing in his field.]()
Tennessee helped usher in the nuclear age. It wants to lead the way again.
But the region’s long industrial and nuclear history has left more toxic legacies, too.
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Trump ordered to release billions in climate grants meant for Black communities
From the water crisis in Jackson, Mississippi, to sewage problems in Alabama, stalled projects could get new life after federal court rulings.
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Solar buoyed Europe’s grid amid record-breaking heat and drought this summer
The season of extreme weather holds lessons for how the continent can climate-proof its energy systems.
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US Army Corps approves a pipeline project it knows harms Indigenous lands
The proposal to replace an aging segment of the Line 5 pipeline in the Great Lakes still needs state approval. Tribal nations say the federal review violates treaty rights.
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Why Egyptian farmers are growing crops under solar panels
The additional shade reduces evaporation and stress on the plants, all while generating clean electricity.
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![Man connects his electric vehicle to a charging station on the wall beside him]()
Why plugging in all those EVs could actually save the power grid
As utilities switch to renewables, you'll get paid to send battery power back into the system, making it stronger and cheaper for everyone.
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How this Georgia factory is surviving America’s solar policy whiplash
Biden’s incentives gave Qcells a leg up. Now Trump’s tariffs may help it thrive.
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![Milligan Wind, EDF Power Solutions, operates wind turbines, seen on July 30, in Saline County.]()
![Milligan Wind, EDF Power Solutions, operates wind turbines, seen on July 30, in Saline County.]()
Some Nebraska communities are cashing in on renewables. Others are being left behind.
More than 88 percent of the taxes on wind and solar went to just 10 of the state’s 93 counties.
