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Firefighters fight flames from the Palisades Fire burning the Theatre Palisades during a powerful windstorm on Jan. 8 in Los Angeles. The fast-moving wildfire is threatening homes in the coastal Pacific Palisades neighborhood amid intense Santa Ana winds and dry conditions in Southern California. Credit: Apu Gomes/Getty Images

The Unusually Strong Force Behind the Apocalyptic Fires in Los Angeles

By Umair Irfan, Vox

A view an offshore wind turbine installation jack-up vessel called the Sea Installer on Aug. 17, 2023 in New Bedford, Mass. Credit: David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images

Trade Unions Urge Southern New England States to Triple Their Offshore Wind Commitments

By Jon Hurdle

A high tension electrical power pole is seen in the background of a solar array in Blaine, Minn. Credit: Michael Siluk/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Midwest States Have Approved Hundreds of Renewable Energy Projects. So Why Aren’t They Online?

By Kristoffer Tigue

Debris is scattered throughout a solar panel field in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Humacao, Puerto Rico on Oct. 2, 2017. Credit: Ricardo Arduengo/AFP via Getty Images

Hurricane Winds Can Destroy Solar Panels, But Developers Are Working to Fortify Them

By Kiley Price

A cluster of wind turbines near Wilton, N.D. Credit: Dan Koeck/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Understanding the Weather Behind a Down Year for Wind Energy

By Dan Gearino

Wind turbines are seen at sunset in Williamsburg, Iowa on Aug. 14, 2023. Slow wind speeds in the Midwest during warmer months contributed to the decrease in electricity generated from wind farms. Credit: Stefani Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images

Federal Data Reveals a Surprising Drop in Renewable Power in 2023, as Slow Winds and Drought Took a Toll

By Dan Gearino

The small town of Rio Vista, located along the Sacramento River and Highway 12, is viewed from the air on May 22. Credit: George Rose/Getty Images

Do Wind Farms Really Affect Property Values? A New Study Provides the Most Substantial Answer to Date.

By Dan Gearino

Bats outside Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico. Credit: Claudio Beduschi/REDA&CO/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Desert Bats Face the Growing, Twin Threats of White-Nose Syndrome and Wind Turbines

By Emma Peterson

An offshore wind turbine.

Offshore Wind’s Rough Summer, Explained

By Dan Gearino

Hans-Hermann Magens, ascends the stairs to the newest windmill in the northern village of Raa-Besenbek, Germany Credit: Evan Robinson-Johnson, Medill News Service

With Revenue Flowing Into Its Coffers, a German Village Broadens Its Embrace of Wind Power

By Susanti Sarkar and Lynn Liu  

Coal miners, their faces smeared with coal dust in a coal mine, in Cumberland, Kentucky, around 1945. Credit: Curtis Wainscott/FPG/Archive Photos/Getty Images

Why Kentucky Is Dead Last for Wind and Solar Production

By James Bruggers, Dan Gearino

A dead whale is found on Rockaway Beach in the Queens Borough in New York City, United States on Feb. 17, 2023. Credit: Fatih Aktas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Republicans Propose Nationwide Offshore Wind Ban, Citing Unsubstantiated Links to Whale Deaths

By Kristoffer Tigue

An Engie employee looks out toward the wind turbines during a tour for the dedication of the Limestone Wind Project in Dawson, Texas, on Feb. 28, 2023. Credit: Mark Felix/AFP via Getty Images

One State Generates Much, Much More Renewable Energy Than Any Other—and It’s Not California

By Dan Gearino

Assorted Lego pieces on display at a 'Dream Toys' event on Nov. 14, 2018 in London, England. Credit: Jack Taylor/Getty Images

What Lego—Yes, Lego—Can Teach Us About Avoiding Energy Project Boondoggles

By Dan Gearino

A train carrying cars loaded with coal leaving a nearby coal mine is seen in front of Dry Fork Station, a coal fired power plant operated by Basin Electric Power Cooperative on Monday May 8, 2017 in Gillette, Wyoming. Credit: Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty Images

New Wind and Solar Are Cheaper Than the Costs to Operate All But One Coal-Fired Power Plant in the United States

By Dan Gearino

Deepwater Wind installing the first offshore wind farm at Block Island, Rhode Island on Aug. 14, 2016. Credit: Mark Harrington/Newsday RM via Getty Images

Four Big Things to Expect in Clean Energy in 2023

By Dan Gearino

A large array of solar panels, located one hour north of Los Angeles in Kern County, is viewed on Nov. 15, 2022, near Mojave, California. Credit: George Rose/Getty Images

Finally, Some Good Climate News: The Biggest Wins in Clean Energy in 2022

By Dan Gearino

A jumble of electricity producing wind turbines are viewed along Interstate 10 on May 9, 2022 in Palm Springs, California. Credit: George Rose/Getty Images

Once Cheap, Wind and Solar Prices Are Up 34%. What’s the Outlook?

By Dan Gearino

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