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Bowser admin backs away from modeshift in Sustainable DC report
It is genuinely notable that DOEE released a progress report at all; there wasn’t one for the original 2013 Sustainable DC.
GOP-run districts get 85% of the benefit of climate law. Some still hate it.
The historic Inflation Reduction Act is the most aggressive climate policy in U.S. history, with a goal to cut carbon emissions 40% by 2030
Methane leaks are a climate problem. These satellites could help find them.
The amount of methane, the primary component in natural gas, in the atmosphere has been rising steadily over the last few decades, reaching nearly three times as much as preindustrial…
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $521 Million for Electric Vehicle Charging
Today, the Biden-Harris administration announced hundreds of millions of dollars in grants to build electric vehicle chargers across the country.
In Minnesota, Xcel Energy looks to mimic power plant with solar and storage networks
The utility’s “virtual power plant” proposal taps an emerging model to replace retiring fossil fuel generation. Advocates like the concept but say the utility shouldn’t get to own the entire…
Agrivoltaics: How a ‘farmer-first’ approach could lead to more success
Agrivoltaics — co-locating solar arrays with farming operations — is generating enthusiasm among both farmers and clean energy advocates as a way to promote sustainability in agriculture.
Baby beavers born in urban London for the first time in over 400 years
At least two kits have appeared just eight months after the pioneering reintroduction of a beaver family to west London. Their births mark the end of a more than 400-year…
As wildfire season becomes more threatening, experts are turning to AI
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration tested its new AI fire monitoring technology, the Next Generation Fire System, at its fire weather testbed in Colorado in June. (Photo courtesy NOAA)…
Biden administration announces more than $2 billion in grants to boost US power grid
The grid is overburdened, under-resourced — and vital to the energy transition. New federal funding aims to increase capacity and get more clean energy built.
Indiana’s dependence on coal is costing ratepayers millions and holding back clean energy growth
Coal plants are costing ratepayers hundreds of millions of dollars and curbing renewable development nationwide. The problem is especially bad in Indiana.