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Clean Energy

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Decades After the U.S. Government Conducted Research Beneath This City, a Promising Clean Energy Technology Returns to Its Roots

Researchers drilling under a college campus in the 1980s paved the way for an ambitious new project in the Twin Cities.

By Phil McKenna

Michael Ahern, senior vice president for system development at Ever-Green Energy, describes where wells will be drilled at The Heights, a 112-acre mixed-use development currently under construction in St. Paul, Minn. Credit: Phil McKenna/Inside Climate News
Solar panels are seen on the campus of Central Columbia High School in Bloomsburg, Pa., as part of a combination ground-mount and rooftop 3.8 megawatt array. Credit: Paul Weaver/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

In Rooftop Solar, Advocates See a ‘Missed Opportunity’ for Clean Energy in Pennsylvania

By Kyle Bagenstose

The construction site of an Amazon data center in Salem Township, Pa., on Oct. 10. Credit: Jason Ardan/Citizens' Voice via Getty Images

A New Unifying Issue: Just About Everyone Hates Data Centers

By Dan Gearino

Solar panels stand near the remains of coal mining equipment in Lynch, Ky. Credit: Jim West/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

International Energy Report Projects a Slower Transition to Renewables, but Oil Could Still Peak This Decade

By Blanca Begert

Power lines run through West Reading, Pa. Credit: Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images

Pennsylvania to Leave RGGI as Part of an Overdue Budget Deal

By Jon Hurdle

A steelworker works in the coal field at U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works in Pennsylvania on Dec. 17, 2024. Credit: Quinn Glabicki/The Washington Post via Getty Images

As the Government Abandons Clean Energy, Green Steelmaking Advocates Look for Other Paths Forward

By Kiley Bense

Credit: Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images

The EV Battery Tech That’s Worth the Hype, According to Experts

By Aarian Marshall, Wired

Workers assemble a drill rod on a geothermal drilling rig in Krefeld, Germany. Credit: Roland Weihrauch/picture alliance via Getty Images

Despite Headwinds, One Climate Group Sees Opportunity Ahead for Clean Power

By Aidan Hughes

An aerial view of the Pinyon Plain Mine operating within the Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument on Aug. 27, 2024, in Arizona. Credit: David McNew/Getty Images

Trump Names More Priority Minerals for U.S. Mining Revival

By Dylan Baddour

Power lines and a wind turbine rise above the rural landscape of Dwight, Ill. Credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images

Illinois General Assembly Passes Energy Reform Act Aiming to Reduce Rates and Reach Clean Energy Goals

By Sarah Mattalian

An employee works on the floor of the Metal Technologies plant in Ravenna, Mich. The company participates in a demand response program in which its industrial facilities agree to power down at times of high demand on the grid. Credit: Metal Technologies

When the Power Grid Needs Relief from High Demand, Here’s Who You Call

By Dan Gearino

Democrat Abigail Spanberger speaks on Tuesday after being declared the winner of the Virginia gubernatorial race against Republican Winsome Earle-Sears. Credit: Charles Paullin/Inside Climate News

With a Lock on State Government Control, Virginia Democrats Now Face Difficult Decisions on Data Centers and Renewable Energy

By Charles Paullin

New Jersey Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mikie Sherrill (center-left) celebrates her election night win during a watch party at the Hilton East Brunswick Hotel on Tuesday. Credit: Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images

Green Groups’ Election Takeaway: Focus on Trump Energy Agenda Costs

By Marianne Lavelle

A Pacific Gas and Electric worker replaces power poles destroyed during the Eaton Fire in Altadena, Calif., on Jan. 22. Credit: Sarah Reingewirtz/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images

Why Are Rates Rising Faster at Investor-Owned Utilities Than at Public Utilities?

By Blanca Begert

Democrat Abigail Spanberger (left) challenges Republican Winsome Earle-Sears in the race for Virginia governor. Credit: Win McNamee and Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

In Virginia, Voters Head to the Polls Hot Over Data Centers, Solar Facilities and Rising Electric Bills

By Charles Paullin

How Alabama Power Kept Bills Up and Opposition Out to Become One of the Most Powerful Utilities in the Country

By Dennis Pillion, Lee Hedgepeth

Western States Brace for a Uranium Boom as the Nation Looks to Recharge its Nuclear Power Industry

By Jake Bolster, Dylan Baddour, Wyatt Myskow

Cattle have been marked for an animal behavior study, showing each cow’s interaction with the solar equipment on Silicon Ranch’s Christiana Solar Farm in Tennessee. Credit: Courtesy of Silicon Ranch

Can Cows and Solar Power Coexist? We’re About to Find Out

By Dan Gearino

In Houston, solar panels run down the line to the next manufacturing process at Elin Energy's solar panel manufacturing facility. Credit: Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images

Texas Grid Increasingly Meets Growing Demand With Renewables

By Arcelia Martin

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