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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.

Syris Valentine Energy May 14, 2024

Several electric cars sit next to Tesla chargers in front of idyllic red cabins nestled below green mountains

Norway is all in on electric cars. What can the U.S. learn?

Norway’s crusade to eliminate gasoline powered cars was years in the making. Can that achievement be replicated?

Rod McCullom, Undark Transportation June 15, 2025

How reducing the US military budget would also reduce emissions

New research shows that even with modest reductions in military funding, the United States would keep a whole lot of carbon out of the atmosphere.

Matt Simon Climate July 16, 2025

The downtown of Murphy, a rural community in the mountains of North Carolina, is glimpsed through the trees.

First crypto, now data centers: How tech is reshaping this North Carolina community

Cryptocurrency mines are being repurposed to power the AI boom, sparking a regional backlash.

Katie Myers Politics May 14, 2026

Photo of someone holding a grocery receipt over a cart full of food

The Green New Deal has evolved. Now it’s all about ‘affordability.’

A new "working-class climate agenda" seeks to provide economic relief and tackle global warming at the same time.

Kate Yoder Politics April 21, 2026

People in green uniforms stand around in a circle in a forest

Forest Service overhaul sows confusion and concern

In the Trump administration’s reorganization of the struggling agency, there are painful echoes of BLM’s past moves.

Christine Peterson, High Country News Politics April 4, 2026

Atlanta is embracing a cheap, effective way to beat urban heat: ‘cool roofs’

White or reflective roofs significantly reduce temperatures. Atlanta is the latest city to mandate their adoption.

Matt Simon Cities July 7, 2025

A regional network is racing to save the Midwest’s native seeds

As climate change intensifies wildfires and other extreme weather events, demand for native seeds is surging.

Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco Solutions March 1, 2026

Rice paddies, like cows, spew methane. A new variety makes them a lot less gassy.

Rice plants are a big source of methane, an extremely potent greenhouse gas. Scientists just developed a strain that cuts those emissions by 70 percent.

Matt Simon Food and Agriculture February 5, 2025

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