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![A group of men hold a huge metal grate on top of an apartment building]()
![A group of men hold a huge metal grate on top of an apartment building]()
New York becomes first state to commit to all-electric new buildings
The state finalized rules ensuring most new edifices will install electric heat pumps and stoves instead of gas appliances, lowering costs and improving air quality.
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![An empty field filled with black solar panels surrounded by white trailers]()
Hundreds of old EV batteries have new jobs in Texas: Stabilizing the grid
After reaching the end of their automotive lives, the batteries are being reused to provide lower-cost grid energy storage.
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![Illustration of family inside their home with Trump on television]()
Trump’s environmental policies are reshaping everyday life. Here’s how.
The president’s rollbacks and funding cuts are affecting your food, water, and air — even if you don’t realize it.
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![Silhouettes of power transmission lines are seen illuminated against a sunset]()
![Silhouettes of power transmission lines are seen illuminated against a sunset]()
Why your energy bill is suddenly so much more expensive
And why it’s not getting cheaper any time soon.
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![Former United States Department of Interior Secretary Sally Jewell, right, tours the new 550-megawatt Desert Sunlight Solar Farm with officials during a dedication ceremony for the facility on February 9, 2015 in Desert Center, California.]()
![Former United States Department of Interior Secretary Sally Jewell, right, tours the new 550-megawatt Desert Sunlight Solar Farm with officials during a dedication ceremony for the facility on February 9, 2015 in Desert Center, California.]()
Will new Interior Department rules shackle wind and solar? Insiders are divided.
We know new Interior Department rules will slow wind and solar development — but we don’t yet know how much.
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![Utulity lines are seen in the hills above Oakland as the moon rises above them.]()
![Utulity lines are seen in the hills above Oakland as the moon rises above them.]()
The national fight for public power comes to Oakland
Oakland residents wanted to take a modest step toward ditching an investor-owned utility. Then PG&E got involved.
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![A man in a suit with a red tie and blonde hair stands on a podium with reporters in front of him on a green lawn]()
![A man in a suit with a red tie and blonde hair stands on a podium with reporters in front of him on a green lawn]()
Trump and the energy industry are eager to power AI with fossil fuels
At a Pittsburgh summit, the Trump administration, energy executives, and tech barons joined as one to promote AI as the future of fossil fuels.
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![A wind turbine stands in the middle of the ocean under a cloudy sky]()
![A wind turbine stands in the middle of the ocean under a cloudy sky]()
The race to build solar and wind in New York before Trump’s tax credit deadline
Trump’s megabill gives wind and solar companies one year to put as many shovels in the ground as possible. They want New York officials to help.
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![A truck is loaded with coal at a mine in Cumberland, Kentucky, on August 26, 2019.]()
![A truck is loaded with coal at a mine in Cumberland, Kentucky, on August 26, 2019.]()
Trump is fast-tracking new coal mines — even when they don’t make economic sense
In Appalachian Tennessee, mines shut down and couldn't pay their debts. Now a new one is opening under the guise of an "energy emergency."
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![Two cows sit in the background of two huge solar panels in a field]()
![Two cows sit in the background of two huge solar panels in a field]()
USDA abruptly cancels rural energy grant application window
It’s the latest setback for the longstanding REAP program, casting uncertainty over the future of a resource that helps farmers save on energy and install solar.
