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New England kicks off $450M plan to supercharge heat pump adoption
The program aims to use federal funds awarded under the Biden administration to deploy more than 500,000 heat pumps in the chilly region over the next few years.
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![NORTH SLOPE BOROUGH, ALASKA - MAY 9: A grizzly bear walks on the tundra underneath a portion of the Trans Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) near the Dalton Highway on May 9, 2025 about 10 miles north of Atigun Pass in North Slope Borough, Alaska. The Dalton Highway (Alaska Route 11) stretches 414 miles across northern Alaska from Livengood (53 miles north of Fairbanks) to Prudhoe Bay. The 800-mile-long pipeline pushes oil from Prudhoe Bay to the port of Valdez. (Photo by Lance King/Getty Images)]()
![NORTH SLOPE BOROUGH, ALASKA - MAY 9: A grizzly bear walks on the tundra underneath a portion of the Trans Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) near the Dalton Highway on May 9, 2025 about 10 miles north of Atigun Pass in North Slope Borough, Alaska. The Dalton Highway (Alaska Route 11) stretches 414 miles across northern Alaska from Livengood (53 miles north of Fairbanks) to Prudhoe Bay. The 800-mile-long pipeline pushes oil from Prudhoe Bay to the port of Valdez. (Photo by Lance King/Getty Images)]()
Dismantling the Endangered Species Act will hurt a lot more than just wildlife
The Trump administration's proposed rollbacks open the door for more drilling, mining, and logging.
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How to make data centers less thirsty
There’s a way to reduce both the climate and water harms of data centers: Build them in places with lots of wind and solar energy.
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COP30’s biofuel gamble could cost the global food supply — and the planet
What was once considered a climate holy grail comes with serious tradeoffs. The world wants more of it anyway.
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Can Mamdani supercharge New York’s clean energy revolution?
New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani promised power to the people. Clean energy advocates want him to take that literally.
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The EV battery tech that’s worth the hype, according to experts
Major battery breakthroughs seemingly happen every day, but only some of that tech ever leaves the lab. WIRED breaks down what’s actually going to change EVs and what’s just a dream.
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Trump’s anti-climate agenda is making it more expensive to own a car
The president hates EVs. But his policies are making gas cars more expensive, too.
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Rising energy bills are rewiring American politics
Tuesday's election results suggest energy costs may be moving the political needle in ways that other issues, like climate change, have not.
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Illinois takes steps to address high energy costs, betting big on battery storage
The state legislature passed a bill that will add a surcharge for customers in the short term, but should pay it back more than 10-fold over the next 20 years.
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![A Gwich'in hunter keeps an eye out for the Porcupine caribou herd just outside the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska.]()
![A Gwich'in hunter keeps an eye out for the Porcupine caribou herd just outside the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska.]()
Trump officials say Alaska is ‘open for business.’ So far, no one’s buying.
Despite the administration’s enthusiasm for developing the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, oil companies have shown little interest — leaving the state to spend millions propping up the idea.
