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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]()
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.
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![A view of eight tanks sitting in the middle of a parched field.]()
![A view of eight tanks sitting in the middle of a parched field.]()
How the Miccosukee Tribe plans to stop oil drilling in the Everglades once and for all
The proposal comes amid continued interest in expanding oil production within the Big Cypress National Preserve, an Everglades wilderness the tribe considers sacred.
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![smokestacks jut up from brick building spewing smoke]()
Illinois passed a law to clean up coal ash 5 years ago. What’s taking so long?
In one Chicago suburb, people have been waiting for relief for years.
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![Aerial view of Plant Scherer, a coal-fired power plant in Juliette, Georgia.]()
![Aerial view of Plant Scherer, a coal-fired power plant in Juliette, Georgia.]()
EPA finally takes on abandoned coal ash ponds — but it might be too late
Will utilities clean up toxic waste at power plants, or run out an election-year clock?
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![Water pours from the Dalles Dam on the Columbia River in Washington.]()
![Water pours from the Dalles Dam on the Columbia River in Washington.]()
Rivers are the West’s largest source of clean energy. What happens when drought strikes?
With rivers across the West running low, utilities must get creative if they are to meet demand without increasing emissions.
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Indigenous advocates at the UN say the green transition is neither clean nor just
Their message isn't new, but it is gaining urgency as funding for green energy projects grows.
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Biden’s ‘Solar for All’ awards $7B to bring affordable energy to low-income families
The program is designed to reduce greenhouse emissions and energy inequity.
