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One Big Beautiful Bill

Despite Everything, US Solar Manufacturing Continues to Power Up

T1 Energy of Texas is among the companies that aim to build supply chains for the renewable energy source in this country and reduce dependence on Asian producers.

By Dan Gearino, Arcelia Martin

 Employees walk the floor and supervise machines at the T1 Energy plant near Dallas. Credit: T1 Energy
Workers install solar panels at the Eland Solar and Storage Center in the Mojave Desert of Kern County, Calif., on Nov. 25, 2024. Credit: Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

Treasury Tightens Rules for Wind and Solar Tax Credits, But Offers Leeway

By Marianne Lavelle, Aidan Hughes
A herd of deer is seen outside Google’s data center in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Credit: Google

Clean Energy Brought Data Centers to Iowa. The Big Beautiful Bill Could Change That

By Anika Jane Beamer
President Donald Trump displays a signed executive order during the “Winning the AI Race” summit at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium on Wednesday in Washington, D.C. Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Trump’s AI Action Plan Waives Federal Environmental Rules in the Development of Data Centers

By Arcelia Martin
A Volkswagen ID.4 EV charges at a shopping mall parking lot in Torrance, Calif., on Feb. 23, 2024. Credit: Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images

As Consumer Tax Credits Vanish, What Do You Need to Know?

By Dan Gearino
Wind tower components, used in the construction of power-generating wind turbines, sit on a lot near the Arcosa manufacturing facility on July 2 in Newton, Iowa. Credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images

Cuts to Wind and Solar May Undermine GOP’s Promise of ‘Energy Dominance,’ Critics Say

By Aidan Hughes
Congressman Mark DeSaulnier speaks to his constituents during a town hall meeting in 2019, similar to the one he held on Thursday. Credit: Carlos Avila Gonzalez/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images.

California Congressman Vows to Challenge Trump’s ‘Big Ugly Bill’

By Liza Gross
Workers install solar panels for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power’s Eland Solar and Storage Center in the Mojave Desert of Kern County on Nov. 25, 2024. Credit: Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

Trump Issues Executive Order Targeting ‘Unreliable’ Clean Energy Options

By Dan Gearino
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (center) is congratulated by his fellow Republicans after signing the One Big Beautiful Bill Act at the U.S. Capitol on Thursday. Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Set to Slash Through U.S. Climate and Justice Drive

By Marianne Lavelle, Aidan Hughes, Amy Green, Arcelia Martin, Dan Gearino, Georgina Gustin, Jake Bolster, Wyatt Myskow
A view of the Prairie View A&M University Solar Lab in Prairie View, Texas. Credit: Melissa Phillip/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images

Trump’s Legislation Will Constrict the Growth of Texas’ Clean Energy Industry and its Power Grid

By Arcelia Martin
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) enters the Senate Chamber on June 30 as the Senate works on passing President Trump’s massive tax bill. Credit: Tom Brenner/The Washington Post via Getty Images

On Senate Floor, Tillis Offered Inside Look Into the Lobbying Against Clean Energy

By Marianne Lavelle
A view of Warrior Met’s Coal Mine No. 5 in Brookwood, Ala. Credit: Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images

In Trump’s Megabill, a Clean Energy Phase Out and a Big, Beautiful Tax Break for Met Coal Exporters

By Lee Hedgepeth, Marianne Lavelle
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright leaves the East Room after attending an event with President Donald Trump to urge the passage of the “One Big Beautiful Bill” at the White House on June 26 in Washington, D.C. Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Latest GOP Provisions in Budget Bill Seek to Crush Renewable Energy

By Bob Berwyn
Chairman Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) arrive before a Senate Finance Committee hearing on June 12 in Washington, D.C. Credit: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

The Revised ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Still Contains a Poison Pill. A Tax Expert Explains

By Dan Gearino
A draft budget bill would eliminate the residential clean energy credit that helps offset that cost of installing geothermal heating and cooling systems. Credit: Marius Becker/picture alliance via Getty Images

Ground Source Heat Pump Manufacturers Urge Senators to Preserve Geothermal Tax Credits

By Phil McKenna
A lignite-fueled power plant is seen in Stanton, North Dakota, where air pollution in the state could be 13 percent higher in 2035 compared to what they would be under current policy. Credit: Jim West/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Study Says Clean Energy Rollbacks Will Cost Economy $1.1 Trillion by 2035

By Marianne Lavelle
The image shows forested land in fall colors in Utah

How Did the Housing Crisis Revitalize Efforts by Western Republicans to Sell Off Public Lands?

By Zoë Rom
A home with rooftop panels installed by CBS Solar in Michigan. Credit: Courtesy of CBS Solar

Tax Cuts in the “Big Beautiful Bill” Could Kill Solar Power Progress 

By Carrie Klein
A wind turbine sits behind a house in Nolan, Texas. Credit: Brandon Bell/Getty Images

Bills That Could Have Hurt Renewable Energy Die in Texas Legislature

By Arcelia Martin

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