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A Perplexing Ohio Bill Would Ban Wind, Solar … and Coal?

Nobody expects the Buckeye State to ban coal power, but a provision in a bill designed to harm wind and solar may also be an obstacle for building power plants that run on fossil fuels.

By Dan Gearino

The coal-fired Gavin Power Plant in Cheshire, Ohio. Credit: Stephanie Keith/Getty Images
An aerial view of data centers in Ashburn, Va. Credit: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images

Virginia House Passes Data Center Tax Exemption, With Conditions

By Charles Paullin

Plug-in solar panels hang from a balcony in Stralsund, Germany. Credit: Stefan Sauer/picture alliance via Getty Images

New England Lawmakers Weigh Plug-in Solar as Europe’s Model Spreads

By Ryan Krugman

B2U Storage Solutions repurposes electric vehicles batteries which have reached the end of their automative lives to provide power to the grid. Credit: Arcelia Martin/Inside Climate News

Retired EV Batteries Scored a New Gig: Bolstering Texas’ Grid

By Arcelia Martin

A chimney from the natural gas-fired Linden cogeneration plant is seen in Linden, N.J. Credit: Kena Betancur/VIEWpress

New Jersey’s Balancing Act: Cut Utility Bills Without Derailing Clean Energy

By Rambo Talabong

An aerial view of the Sabey Data Center in Round Rock, Texas. Credit: Aaron E. Martinez/The Austin American-Statesman via Getty Images

Texas to Study ‘Batch Zero’ of Data Centers by Late Summer

By Arcelia Martin

Employees work on photovoltaic cell modules used in solar panels at a factory in Lianyungang, China. Credit: AFP via Getty Images

China Is Leaving America in the Dust on Clean Energy

Interview by Steve Curwood, Living on Earth

Chevrolet Equinox EVs sit at a dealership in Southfield, Mich., on Oct. 29, 2025. Credit: Bill Pugliano/Getty Images

The First Casualty of Trump’s Climate Action Repeal: The U.S. EV Transition

By Marianne Lavelle, Dan Gearino

An aerial view of a 33-megawatt data center in Vernon, Calif. Credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images

‘The Sky Isn’t Falling’: Providing Perspective on the Data Center Boom

By Dan Gearino

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore visits the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 22 in Washington, D.C. Credit: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images

Maryland Environmentalists Face Awkward Choice: Support Moore’s Budget Raid or Fight for Climate Goals

By Aman Azhar

Solar panels and wind turbines are seen at the Huaneng Binzhou new energy power generation project in Binzhou, China, on June 11, 2025. Credit: STR/AFP via Getty Images

China Could Reach Peak Greenhouse Gas Emissions Sooner Than Beijing Planned, New Report Suggests

By Georgina Gustin

Bill Slaughter, the heating, ventilation and air conditioning technician at Colorado Mesa University, maintains the daily operations of the school’s geothermal network. Credit: Phil McKenna/Inside Climate News

A Groundbreaking Geothermal Heating and Cooling Network Saves This Colorado College Money and Water

By Phil McKenna

A view of the American Refining Group oil refinery in Bradford, Pa. Credit: Jim West/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Pennsylvania Must Act to Limit Greenhouse Gases, Lawyers Argue

By Kiley Bense

Sen. Schuyler VanValkenburg (D-Henrico) speaks in support of solar siting legislation during a Virginia General Assembly meeting. Credit: Charles Paullin/Inside Climate News

Solar Siting Reforms Advance in Virginia After Years of Failed Attempts

By Charles Paullin

People pump gas at a station on Aug. 03, 2023, in Austin, Texas. Credit: Brandon Bell/Getty Images

Looking Ahead to When Gas Stations Vanish

By Dan Gearino

Electric vehicles charge at a parking lot in the Queens boroughs of New York City. Credit: Lindsey Nicholson/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

EV Charging Program Faces the Axe in Budget Bill

By Dan Gearino

Epic’s corporate headquarters in Verona, Wis., features a geothermal heating and cooling network buried beneath the buildings. Credit: Courtesy of Epic

The Promising Renewable Energy That Democrats and Republicans Actually Agree On

Interview by Jenni Doering, Living on Earth

Wind turbines near Mars Hill, Maine. Credit: Nathaniel Eisen/Inside Climate News

Maine Again Looks North for Onshore Wind, but Full Grid Integration Will Have to Wait

By Nathaniel Eisen

Global Energy Transition Investment Grew in 2025 Despite Major Obstacles; Here Are the Numbers

By Dan Gearino

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