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Wind Energy

Why Doesn’t Texas, the Leader of Onshore Wind Energy, Have Any Offshore?

The embattled resource had high-profile antagonists in Texas before Trump took office.

By Arcelia Martin

A wind farm is seen on the shore off the Laguna Madre near Port Isabel, Texas. Credit: Jon G. Fuller/VW Pics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images
The Punta Cardon oil refinery is seen in the background of a fisherman sailing his boat from a beach in Amuay, Venezuela. Credit: Jesus Vargas/picture alliance via Getty Images

Yes, Venezuela Has a Ton of Oil—But Its Biggest Opportunity Is Offshore Wind

Interview by Jenni Doering, Living on Earth

An aerial view of the Altamont Pass wind farm on Jan. 13 in Livermore, Calif. Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

House Democrats Want Clean Energy Tax Credits Back

By Arcelia Martin

Workers assemble wind turbine blades at the construction site of a wind farm in Zhangye City, China, on April 17, 2025. Credit: CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images

China’s Clean Energy Push Has Made It Less Vulnerable to Energy Shocks, Including the Iran War

By Nicholas Kusnetz, Georgina Gustin

The coal-fired Gavin Power Plant in Cheshire, Ohio. Credit: Stephanie Keith/Getty Images

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

By Dan Gearino

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

A wind farm is seen in a rural area near Pomeroy, Iowa, on July 5, 2025. Credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images

What’s Killing Onshore Wind Power?

By Dan Gearino, Anika Jane Beamer

Utahns and environmentalists gather before Wednesday’s Public Service Commission hearing on PacifiCorp’s 2025 integrated resource plan. Credit: Zack Waterman/Sierra Club

At Rallies in Utah and Wyoming, PacifiCorp Customers Urge the Utility to Pursue Renewables

By Jake Bolster

Workers install solar panels at the Ningguoyun Lingwu 1 million kilowatt photovoltaic project in the desert of China’s northern Ningxia region on April 14. Credit: STR/AFP via Getty Images

Global Renewable Power Capacity Expected to More than Double by 2030

By Kiley Bense

A wind turbine awaits construction in Balko, Okla. Credit: Jim West/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

With Federal Support for Wind and Solar Waning, States Are Trying to Push Policy Through on Their Own

By Aidan Hughes

An aerial view of the Ocean City inlet and boardwalk in Maryland. Credit: Patrick Smith/Getty Images

Challenge to Maryland Offshore Wind Project Stokes Concerns Among Legal Scholars

By Aman Azhar

Dominion Energy’s Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project is expected to be the largest in the country once it comes online in 2026. Credit: Courtesy of Dominion Energy

The Whimbrel and the Wind Turbines: Capable of Coexistence?

By Charles Paullin

A wind turbine at Orsted’s Block Island Wind Farm off the shores of Rhode Island. Credit: Steve Pfost/Newsday RM via Getty Images

Trump Administration Issues Stop Work Order for Offshore Wind Project, Citing National Security Concerns

By Aidan Hughes

Solar panels, installed as part of the Department of Agriculture’s Rural Energy for America Program, are seen at the Wooly Pig Farm Brewery in Fresno, Ohio. Credit: Jim West/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

The US Department of Agriculture Bans Support for Renewables, a Lifeline for Farmers

By Georgina Gustin

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

The Trump Administration’s Concerted Attacks on Wind Threaten the Industry’s Future

By Kiley Price

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

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

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

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