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![A man in a bucket hat installs panels on a roof with a palm tree in the background.]()
![A man in a bucket hat installs panels on a roof with a palm tree in the background.]()
Puerto Rico’s rooftop solar boom is at risk, advocates warn
Rooftop solar has been a lifeline for the U.S. territory during blackouts. Now a government entity wants to undo a law protecting a key solar program.
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![Low warehouse-like buildings sit in a parking lot on the end of a bay under a gray sky.]()
![Low warehouse-like buildings sit in a parking lot on the end of a bay under a gray sky.]()
As New York’s offshore wind work begins, an environmental justice community awaits the benefits
A labor agreement guarantees jobs for unions, but making sure Sunset Park residents are included remains a challenge.
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![Giant yellow coils of pipeline sit on ground against blue/gray sky.]()
![Giant yellow coils of pipeline sit on ground against blue/gray sky.]()
Northern Michiganders are getting off propane — and on to natural gas
The state’s largest utility says natural gas is a bridge fuel, but advocates say it’s no climate solution.
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![An old oil derrick sits on a yellowing field under a cloudy sky.]()
![An old oil derrick sits on a yellowing field under a cloudy sky.]()
Oil companies contaminated a family farm. The courts and regulators let the drillers walk away.
The oil and gas industry has reaped profits without ensuring there will be money to plug and clean up their wells. In Oklahoma, that work could cost more than $7 billion if it falls to the state.
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![Six black, smudged solar panels are placed on the roof of a house with a blue house in the background.]()
![Six black, smudged solar panels are placed on the roof of a house with a blue house in the background.]()
As fossil fuel plants face retirement, a Puerto Rico community pushes for rooftop solar
Land for large solar arrays is limited on the island. Rooftop panels can provide electricity during blackouts and bring the island closer to its clean energy goals.
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![Oil pump jacks at the Elk Hills oil field in Kern County, California.]()
![Oil pump jacks at the Elk Hills oil field in Kern County, California.]()
Inside a California oil town’s divisive plan to survive the energy transition
Kern County is betting on carbon capture to replace oil jobs and tax revenue. But will the county’s new economy repeat the sins of the old one?
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![Electric workers in a boom lift work on a transmission line with a snow-capped mountain in the background.]()
![Electric workers in a boom lift work on a transmission line with a snow-capped mountain in the background.]()
America’s grid isn’t ready for a renewable future. A new federal rule could change that.
The regulation requires grid operators to develop plans to build out the transmission needed to deliver on Biden’s climate agenda.
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![noodles cook in a wok over orange flame]()
![noodles cook in a wok over orange flame]()
Can electric woks produce great stir-fry?
Many chefs are asking what a future without gas will mean for culinary traditions like wok cooking.
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![A large array of solar panels stretches over an urban landscape under a cloudy sky.]()
![A large array of solar panels stretches over an urban landscape under a cloudy sky.]()
A year in, New York’s pioneering public power law makes uneven progress
New York Power Authority is preparing to build state-owned clean energy projects for the first time — but advocates want more transparency.
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![A father and his young daughter plug in their electric vehicle outside their home.]()
![A father and his young daughter plug in their electric vehicle outside their home.]()
California’s EV wave highlights the challenges ahead for utilities
As much as $20 billion in upgrades will be required, but the electric vehicle transition could still reduce rates statewide.
