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A worker checks solar panels at the Benban Solar Energy Park in Aswan, Egypt, on April 21, 2024. A consortium of Chinese investors helped finance the solar park in 2021 as part of China’s Belt and Road Initiative. Credit: Ahmed Gomaa/Xinhua via Getty Images

For the First Time, China Invests More in Wind and Solar Than Coal Overseas

By Katie Surma, Georgina Gustin, Nicholas Kusnetz

Solar panels are seen on the roof of a home on Feb. 14, in Bandera, Texas. Credit: Christopher Lee/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images

Despite Federal Challenges, Two Leading Solar Advocates Are Continuing Their Forward Push

By Dan Gearino

A solar array is installed at an apartment complex in Charlotte, N.C. Credit: Logan Cyrus/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Inspired N.C. Republicans Target Environmental Justice, Clean Energy Jobs and Programs

By Lisa Sorg

The coal-fired River Rouge power plant in Michigan was retired in 2021. Credit: Jim West/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

From Blight to Bright: Michigan Explores Solar Power on Brownfield Sites

By Douglas J. Guth

A worker assembles solar panels at a production facility in Lianyungang, China. Credit: Si Wei/VCG via Getty Images

Will Tariffs on Solar Cell Imports Invigorate the U.S. Manufacturing Market?

By Arcelia Martin

A solar array in Blaine, Minn. Credit: Michael Siluk/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Community Solar Plays Defense in Minnesota

By Dan Gearino

An aerial view of a solar farm in Disputanta, Va. Credit: Drew Angerer/Getty Images

Localities, Rural Lawmakers Win in Halting Solar Siting Reform in Virginia

By Charles Paullin

Solar panels are installed on the roof of a church in Alexandria, Va. Credit: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images

Bills Increasing Small-Scale Solar Requirements in Virginia Awaiting Action by Youngkin

By Charles Paullin

A view of the entrance to a ranch near Dubois, Wyo. Credit: Louise Johns/The Washington Post via Getty Images

‘An Unlikely Coalition’ Failed to Expand Rooftop Solar in Wyoming. Lawmakers Plan to Try Again

By Jake Bolster

Transmission lines connect power generated by water turbines at the Grand Coulee Dam to the grid in Washington state. Credit: Don and Melinda Crawford/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

How Does Your State Produce Its Electricity? The Variations are Wild and Weird

By Dan Gearino

The Kayenta solar farm is seen on June 23, 2024 in Kayenta, Ariz. Credit: Brandon Bell/Getty Images

Companies Tell Congressional Committee That Renewable Energy Is Needed to Keep Up With Demand

By Katie Surma

Employees of Sunrun install solar panels on a roof in Las Vegas, Nev. Credit: Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

On a Test of Energy Democracy, Illinois Passes, Alabama Flunks and Everyone Else Is In-Between

By Dan Gearino

A view of Jupiter Power’s battery storage complex in Houston. Credit: Jason Fochtman/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images

More Solar and Battery Storage Were Added to Texas’ Grid Than Any Other Power Source Last Year

By Arcelia Martin

Workers install one of the main power transformers for Silicon Ranch’s solar farm in Georgetown County, S.C. Credit: Courtesy of Silicon Ranch

South Carolina Is Untapped Ground for Solar Energy

By Carrie Klein

An aerial view of the Fort Powhatan solar farm in Disputanta, Va. Credit: Drew Angerer/Getty Images

Virginia Debate Over Solar Development Goals and Land Use Has Rural Lawmakers on Edge

By Charles Paullin

An aerial view of wind turbines on the spine of Backbone Mountain next to a coal processing plant in Oakland, Md. Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Maryland’s Renewable Energy Program: More Smoke and Mirrors Than Wind and Solar, New Report Alleges

By Aman Azhar

A contractor visits Amparo Vigil's building in San Francisco's outer Mission District in September 2024 before putting in a bid to work on a solar panel installation and the transition to electric heat pumps and other appliances. Credit: Twilight Greenaway/Inside Climate News

Building Decarbonization Could Push Out Low-Income Renters. A San Francisco Program Hopes to Prevent That

By Twilight Greenaway

Social Scientist Dustin Mulvaney Discusses Solar Power, Trump and the Need to Prioritize Environmental Justice

By Dan Gearino

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