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Ohio Explores a New Model for Urban Agriculture: Micro Farms in Food Deserts

By Lecia Bushak, WVIZ/WCPN in Cleveland

Residents Want a Stake in Wisconsin's Clean Energy Transition

By Chris Hubbuch, Wisconsin State Journal

Wisconsin Farmers Digest What the Green New Deal Means for Dairy

By Jennifer Lu, La Crosse Tribune

The Michigan City Generating Station, one of NIPSCO's coal-fired power plants, sits on the shore of Lake Michigan. Credit: Joe Passe/CC-BY-SA-2.0

Replacing Coal with Renewable Energy Will Save This Utility Billions. The Coal Industry Is Fighting It.

By Dan Gearino

Ideal Solar’s owners, Troy and Amy Van Beek, walk among the solar panels at the Maharishi University of Management’s solar array. Credit: Dan Gearino/InsideClimate News

Entrepreneurs Built Iowa’s Solar Economy. A Utility’s Push for Solar Fees Could Shut Them Down.

By Dan Gearino

National Renewable Energy Lab researcher David Moore holds a perovskite ink painted solar cell. Credit: Dennis Schroeder/NREL

Trump's Budget Cuts Could Have a Chilling Effect on U.S. Clean Energy Leadership

By Dan Gearino

Maintenance workers on a solar farm. Credit: Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images

New Wind & Solar Power Is Cheaper Than Existing Coal in Much of the U.S., New Analysis Finds

By Dan Gearino

Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, one of Ohio's two nuclear power plants, has a history of safety issues. Credit: Gregory Varnum/CC-BY-SA-3.0

Ohio Weighs a Nuclear Bailout at FirstEnergy's Urging. Will It Boost Renewables, Too?

By Dan Gearino

An illustration of a grid-scale energy storage system GE Power unveiled in 2018. Credit: GE Power

100% Renewable Energy Needs Lots of Storage. This Polar Vortex Test Showed How Much.

By Dan Gearino

Solar installers work on a home rooftop in Florida. Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

U.S. Solar Jobs Fell with Trump’s Tariffs, But These States Are Adding More

By Dan Gearino

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Credit: Governor's Office

Michigan's New Governor Puts Climate Change at Heart of Government

By Dan Gearino

Temperatures plunged to well below zero in Chicago. Credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images

Power Companies vs. the Polar Vortex: How Did the Grid Hold Up?

By Dan Gearino

Offshore wind turbines. Credit: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

What the Government's Energy Outlook Misses and Why It Matters

By Dan Gearino

Algae blooms have become a growing problem as temperatures warm, particularly on Lake Erie, where rivers also feed them with nutrients from farm runoff. Credit: Jesse Allen and Robert Simmon/NASA

New Governors Target Climate Change from Day One in Vulnerable Great Lakes Region

By Dan Gearino

Xcel Energy's Rush Creek Wind Farm mixes renewable energy and agriculture. Joe Amon/The Denver Post via Getty

A Clean Energy Revolution Is Rising in the Midwest, with Utilities in the Vanguard

By Dan Gearino

Journalists: Apply Now for ICN’s Midwest Reporting Workshop

By ICN Staff

Home-builder Bill Decker explains some of the techniques used to create highly energy-efficient homes in chilly southeast Michigan. Credit: Dan Gearino/InsideClimate News

Net-Zero Energy Homes Pay Off Faster Than You Think—Even in the Chilly Midwest

By Dan Gearino

Workers install wind blades on a wind turbine. Credit: Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images

Rural Jobs: Another Big Reason Midwest States Should Love Clean Energy

By Dan Gearino

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