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![Workers and officials gather at the State Pier in New London on August 25, 2025 to discuss the Trump administration's order to halt construction on Revolution Wind, an offshore wind project that has been in constructions since 2023 and is already 80% completed.]()
![Workers and officials gather at the State Pier in New London on August 25, 2025 to discuss the Trump administration's order to halt construction on Revolution Wind, an offshore wind project that has been in constructions since 2023 and is already 80% completed.]()
There’s hope for the offshore wind industry — yes, really
Trump’s court losses give the beleaguered industry a chance to get back on stable footing.
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How EVs could solve a problem with America’s rickety grid
With "vehicle-to-grid" technology, EVs turn into a vast network of backup power. That could help stabilize the system and accelerate the adoption of renewables.
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Data centers are straining the grid. Can they be forced to pay for it?
As backlash grows, a nationwide search is underway for solutions to the AI energy crunch.
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![Indian men line up with gas cylinders]()
![Indian men line up with gas cylinders]()
The Iran war is changing how millions of people cook — and what they eat
Across Asia and Africa, the cooking gas shortage is emptying menus, driving people to coal and wood, and fueling a booming black market.
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![The Coolidge natural gas plant, which is owned by the Salt River Project. Candidates for the utility board have debated whether to meet demand from data centers with fossil fuels or clean energy.]()
![The Coolidge natural gas plant, which is owned by the Salt River Project. Candidates for the utility board have debated whether to meet demand from data centers with fossil fuels or clean energy.]()
One acre, one vote: The bizarre election that could decide Arizona’s energy future
A group of climate-focused candidates is hoping to steer the Salt River Project toward clean energy. Turning Point USA stands in their way.
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![Collage of solar panel cut out and missing from a Puerto Rican rooftop on the left, with photo of Trump filling in the shape of a solar panel on the right]()
![Collage of solar panel cut out and missing from a Puerto Rican rooftop on the left, with photo of Trump filling in the shape of a solar panel on the right]()
Solar was poised to help Puerto Ricans survive blackouts — until Trump axed nearly $1B in funding
The money is being redirected to the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, a government-owned utility with a checkered past.
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![An oil drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico seen from the shoreline at Fort Morgan, Alabama.]()
![An oil drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico seen from the shoreline at Fort Morgan, Alabama.]()
Trump’s ‘God Squad’ blocks endangered species protections in the Gulf of Mexico
Citing the Iran war, the administration let oil companies take actions that are likely to threaten an endangered whale.
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![This aerial image taken on March 14, 2023 shows a tractor carrying oranges driving through an orchard in Arcadia, Florida.]()
![This aerial image taken on March 14, 2023 shows a tractor carrying oranges driving through an orchard in Arcadia, Florida.]()
With its new farm bill, Florida’s climate fight just hit a tractor-sized roadblock
The sweeping new law enshrines farmers' use of gas-powered equipment and weakens protections for conservation lands, locking the state's climate-battered ag sector into fossil fuel dependence.
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‘We’re harvesting the sun’: A huge solar project grows in California
A sweeping plan to build 21 gigawatts of solar plus batteries on 136,000 acres could be a lifeline for Central Valley farmers facing devastating water shortages.
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DOGE goes nuclear: How Trump invited Silicon Valley into America’s nuclear power regulator
Staffers from DOGE are revamping rules in ways to ease regulations and provide financial breaks for industry.
