Clean Power at a Steep Price By Vince Beiser December 13, 2022 Extracting the lithium that EVs need could destroy this rare desert ecosystem in Chile In this story: clean energy, electric vehicles, renewable energy, mining, technology
Yes, We Need to Build a Lot More Renewable Energy a Lot Faster. But Scrapping Environmental Laws Isn’t the Way to Do That. By Nick Cunningham November 14, 2022 Do we really need “permitting reform”? In this story: renewable energy, utility rates, environmental law
In Arizona, the Future of Renewable Energy Is on the Ballot By Osha Gray Davidson October 18, 2022 Inside the heated race for seats on the Arizona Corporation Commission In this story: renewable energy, politics
Many Utilities’ Net-Zero Commitments Amount to a Big Zero for Climate By Jonathan Hahn October 3, 2022 The new “Dirty Truth” report finds power companies often prefer greenwashing to green energy In this story: clean energy, climate change, 100 percent clean energy, utility rates, federal climate policy
The Black Dunes of Detroit By Nancy Dziedzic September 4, 2022 A Downriver childhood In this story: transportation, clean energy, dirty energy, racial justice
Want to Go Off-Grid? Don’t Buy a Big House. By Anrica Deb September 3, 2022 How our family’s quest to go carbon neutral hit a very big snag In this story: renewable energy, utility rates, clean energy, lifestyle, science
Solar and Wind Poised to Soar After New Climate Law By Nick Cunningham August 29, 2022 Transmission bottlenecks remain a key hurdle for faster growth In this story: renewable energy, climate change, Inflation Reduction Act
Can the Defense Production Act Jump-Start a Transition to Renewable Energy? By Juliet Grable June 7, 2022 Climate activists are calling for a full-scale mobilization In this story: climate change, renewable energy
PG&E, the Mountain Maidu, and a Very Powerful River By Lauren Markham March 15, 2022 A group of Mountain Maidu has reclaimed its former lands, but not the water In this story: indigenous communities, utility rates, clean energy
Federal Agency Charts New Course on Environmental Justice and Climate By Juliet Grable March 10, 2022 FERC moves to reform its decision-making, despite criticism from fossil fuel companies In this story: clean energy, fossil fuels