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The bid to kill Empire Wind is Trump’s biggest swipe at offshore wind yet

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Offshore wind farms photographed at the port of noshiro at sunset

The New York wind farm was approved in 2023. It started construction this month. Now, Trump’s Interior Department is trying to halt the project.

Power to the people: the rise of community energy in the UK

by Gavin Haines

April 11, 2025

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Sluggish action on the climate crisis is inspiring communities to take charge of their own renewable energy, bringing benefits beyond lower bills. Can a new government bill supercharge the sector?

Trump administration funding freeze of $27B clean-energy program strands local projects

by Allison Prang

April 5, 2025

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The clean-energy program funding freeze is tied up in courts. The Trump Administration claims “waste, fraud, and abuse in the program.”

Chart: Even as New Renewable energy breaks records, energy emissions rise

by Dan McCarthy, Canary Media

March 30, 2025

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Chart showing renewable energy stats for 2024

The world added more solar, wind, and other renewables than ever in 2024. But with electricity demand rising, it’ll take more to cut carbon pollution from the power sector.

Will Texas self-destruct its clean energy industry?

by Kathryn Krawczyk, Canary Media

March 30, 2025

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Solar array of a company in austin, texas

The Lone Star State has dominated solar and storage development thanks to its competitive energy market. A new bill could derail that.

How Florida became a solar superpower

by Alexander C Kaufman, Canary Media

March 16, 2025

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The Sunshine State built more large-scale solar than California last year and was again No. 2 for residential.

Republicans once embraced ‘green banks.’ Trump is trying to raid them.

by Jake Bittle

February 21, 2025

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Stacks of coins with plants growing out of them

EPA chief Lee Zeldin has launched an attack on the agency’s $20 billion clean energy loan program.

Trump moves to halt $5B EV-charging program

by Jeff St John

February 12, 2025

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The administration ordered states to rework plans for using federal EV-charging money, putting hundreds of projects in limbo. Experts say that’s illegal.