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| Aug 24, 2026 | Leaked US Memo Rejects Plastic Treaty Production Cuts Recycling Cannot Replace | By James Whitaker
Published: Aug 24 2026, 4:33 PM EDT
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| Jul 20, 2026 | E/V Nautilus Wraps First Mariana Abyssal Survey as NA180 Begins in Five Days | By Zachary Chambers
Published: Jul 20 2026, 9:57 AM EDT
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| Jul 14, 2026 | Экологи призвали FCC приостановить создание орбитальных центров обработки данных | Экологи призывают Федеральную комиссию по связи США (FCC) приостановить создание орбитальных центров обработки данных, пока регулятор не оценит их воздействие на окружающую среду. Соответствующую петицию на этой неделе подала организация Ea... |
| Jun 25, 2026 | Oregon Honey Company Brings Research-Studied Wild Tualang Honey to U.S. Consumers Through Health Harvest Partnership | Bee-Licious Honey founders Jeff Garner and Jennifer Lytle inside their Portland-area Honey House, where they share rare varietal honeys from Oregon and around the world, including Health Harvest Tualang Honey.
Bee-Licious Honey becomes an a... |
| Jun 10, 2026 | Solar power hits new milestones in the US even as Trump boosts coal over clean energy | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By JENNIFER McDERMOTT
Even as President Donald Trump boosts coal over clean energy, solar power is hitting new milestones in the U.S. and remains the leading source of new power.
Data released Wedn... |
| Mar 19, 2026 | Trump’s pick to lead BLM is a threat to our great public lands (Opinion) | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By Elaine F. Leslie
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) exists to sustain and safeguard our nation’s public lands in the present and for future generations. And yet, the current Administration’s pi... |
| Feb 23, 2026 | Sam Altman defends AI resource usage: Water concerns ‘fake,’ and ‘humans use energy too’ | Altman dismissed claims that ChatGPT used gallons of water per query.
He acknowledged that total AI energy use was rising and urged cleaner power.
However, Altman argued that humans also consume energy to carry out tasks.
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| Feb 12, 2026 | Floating Solar Farms: How Floatovoltaics Cool Panels, Reduce Evaporation, and Power Arid Regions | By Renz Soliman
Published: Feb 12 2026, 08:47 AM EST
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| Jan 24, 2026 | The Arctic This Week Take Five: Week of 19 January, 2026 | Back to Publications NATO and US Agree on Framework for Arctic Security
As reported by Reuters on January 22, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte announced that US President Donald Trump has agreed to a framework deal on Greenland that would ... |
| Jan 14, 2026 | Blasting heat at home and still freezing? There are easy fixes to save money and stay warm | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By CALEIGH WELLS
It’s that time of year again, when the fuzzy socks are working overtime, the heat is cranking and somehow lots of homes are still freezing. Related Articles
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| Jan 13, 2026 | Plastic pellets known as ‘nurdles’ are polluting beaches and waterways | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By David Montgomery, Stateline.org
SEADRIFT, Texas — Aboard an aluminum skiff or one of her five kayaks, fourth-generation shrimper and fisherwoman Diane Wilson often plies the coastal bays and str... |
| Oct 31, 2025 | Vehicle collisions with wildlife spike 16% in Colorado after fall time change | LITTLETON – For deer, the fall time change Sunday morning means trouble: a 16% spike in collisions with vehicles over the following week, despite years of safety campaigns and the construction of 75 special crossings along highways.
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| Jun 28, 2025 | U.S. Progress on Tackling Plastic Pollution | With Plastic Free July just around the corner, now is the perfect time to reflect on the progress we’ve seen across the United States in the fight against plastic pollution. While plastic pollution continues to flow into our ocean with a ga... |
| Jun 18, 2025 | The Hidden Costs of AI: How Your Electric Bill is Rising | In the age of artificial intelligence, our lives are changing rapidly. But there’s a catch. As AI technology surges, so do our electric bills. It’s a bitter pill to swallow. Many Americans are unaware that their electricity costs are climbi... |
| Jun 16, 2025 | Your Electricity Bill Is Going Up Thanks to AI — Even If You've Never Used ChatGPT: 'Higher Bills for Everyday Households' Companies are warning customers about price hikes due to data centers. | Is your electric bill higher than normal? Sure, it's summer in the U.S., and a higher bill due to air conditioning costs can be expected. In fact, CBS reports that electricity prices have risen 4.5% in the last year, according to recent dat... |
| Jun 10, 2025 | Colorado's Legislative Landscape: A Year of Compromise and Controversy | In the heart of the Rocky Mountains, Colorado's lawmakers have been busy navigating a complex web of climate and social issues. The 2025 legislative session was marked by significant decisions, some celebrated and others criticized. The lan... |
| Jun 9, 2025 | Here’s what Colorado lawmakers did — and didn’t — do on climate and environmental issues this year | Legislators passed a bill that added nuclear energy to the state’s definition of clean energy, despite passionate pushback from some environmental and community groups. A bipartisan measure, House Bill 1040, now signed into law, makes nucle... |
| Mar 29, 2025 | The Arctic This Week Take Five: Week of 24 March, 2025 | Back to Publications Northern Canadian Town Welcomes Arctic Expedition Cruises
Travel Weekly reported on March 26 that Churchill, a small town on the Hudson Bay, is set to become a significant Arctic expedition cruise hub from summer 2025 o... |
| Mar 21, 2024 | Campbell Soup accused of polluting Lake Erie with discharges from Ohio plant | Campbell Soup was hit with a lawsuit from the Department of Justice and another from environmental groups on Wednesday over allegations that its plant in northwestern Ohio pollutes Lake Erie.
The big picture: The DOJ accuses Campbell's of s... |
| Nov 21, 2023 | Research suggests using more packaging could cut food waste | Packaging can play a greater role in keeping produce and other foods fresh, thereby minimizing food waste — especially if consumers can better understand those packaging technologies. That’s among the takeaways of research led by Michigan S... |
| Nov 21, 2023 | America's greenest state is deep deep red | Redeem now
US Highway 83, running between North Dakota and Texas, cuts America in half. The road runs mostly through rural, isolated parts of the country, which has earned it the nickname the "Road to Nowhere."
John Davis, a roofe... |
| Jun 13, 2023 | New Calif. study shows large urban roofs the best option for community solar+storage | New Calif. study shows large urban roofs the best option for community solar+storage
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As California policymakers consider the state’s new community solar progra... |
| May 11, 2023 | Advocates want to spend $11 billion to fix Austin's crappy public-transit system. But many critics say the price tag is too high for a system hardly anyone will use. | A rendering of a light-rail line that's part of Project Connect. Courtesy of Austin Transit Partnership.
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| May 3, 2023 | HVAC, lighting and solar integrator raises Series E round | Redaptive, a Denver-based energy efficiency service provider to commercial and industrial buildings, announced an additional equity commitment from Linse Capital, a growth equity firm invested in energy, mobility, logistics and real estate.... |
| Apr 12, 2023 | California senate transport committee passes solar parking canopy and highwayside law | Senate Bill 49, introduced by Senator Josh Becker (D-San Mateo), aims to support the buildout of solar above parking lots and along highways throughout California. It was unanimously passed by the California Senate Transportation Committee ... |
| Oct 19, 2022 | The FTC is looking at fixing appliance repair, but it needs to go beyond manuals | Enlarge / The circuitry that's increasingly inside every modern appliance adds another layer of complexity to fixing the things you own.
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| Jul 7, 2022 | Four Essentials For A Stronger American Clean Energy Supply Chain | Suresh Sunderrajan, Associate Laboratory Director for Advanced Energy Technologies at Argonne. |
| Nov 9, 2021 | Today’s Headlines and Commentary | The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol issued subpoenas Monday seeking documents from former Trump advisers. The committee also requested their appearance for depositions in December, writes the Hill. Former Nati... |
| Nov 1, 2021 | COP26 coverage: Resources and interview opportunities | WASHINGTON -- Representatives from about 200 countries are set to attend the United Nations' climate change conference COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland, from October 31 to November 12. The event is expected to attract an estimated 25,000 people -... |
| Aug 12, 2021 | Who is working against distributed solar: State campaigns in the Midwest and West | A host of utilities across the United States have gone on the anti-solar offensive, using the influence and capital at their disposal to support legislation and institute policies intended on striking down the efficacy of distributed genera... |
| Aug 9, 2021 | Who is working against distributed solar: State campaigns in the East | A host of utilities across the United States have gone on the anti-solar offensive, using the influence and capital at their disposal to support legislation and institute policies intended on striking down the efficacy of distributed genera... |
| Aug 3, 2021 | Who is working against distributed solar: National actors | A host of utilities across the United States have worked with anti-solar groups to undermine pro-solar policies, with varying degrees of success.
In light of these efforts, state legislators, utility oversight boards, and others should resi... |
| Jun 10, 2021 | Statement: Developer cancels Keystone XL pipeline project | Controversial pipeline would have resulted in millions of tons of new carbon emissions
WASHINGTON -- TC Energy, the developer of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, has canceled the project. President Joe Biden revoked the project's per... |
| Aug 11, 2020 | The U.S. can be powered 100% by renewable energy. How do we get there? | A study by Stanford scholar Mark Z. Jacobson and a team of researchers at both Stanford University and the University of California at Berkley in 2015 created a road map for a 100% renewable future. Ambitious? Sure. Unlikely? Perhaps.
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| Jun 15, 2020 | 450 environmental, energy justice groups urge FERC to reject threat to net metering | More than 450 environmental and energy-justice, faith and labor groups urged the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission today to reject the New England Ratepayers Association’s petition seeking federal jurisdiction over state solar policies.
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| May 28, 2020 | Honolulu still leads in solar installation, national study says | Honolulu ranked first among the nation’s 50 largest cities for photovoltaic solar installed per capita, and placed third in total existing solar PV capacity installed to date, according to a survey released Wednesday by the nonprofit organi... |
| May 1, 2019 | The Renewable U right for you | There are countless variables that factor into a student’s college choice: location, program availability, strength of degree, quality of sports teams and party scene, just to name a few. But what if a student wanted to take their carbon fo... |
| Apr 10, 2019 | Report shows LADWP’s lag in solar deployment | It’s hardly a secret that California dominates solar deployment. Not only was the state a pioneer in solar policy and put some of the nation’s first large-scale solar plants online starting in the late 1980s, but it has kept relatively stea... |
| Mar 22, 2019 | pvMB 3/22/19: The largest U.S. bifacial plant breaks ground, SunPower & SEIA soft on Green New Deal, and more! | American’s largest bifacial solar project break ground – “RES has announced the start of construction on the Southern Oak Solar Project in the state of Georgia. The project, which was developed by Invenergy, will be America’s largest bifaci... |
| Feb 28, 2019 | Iowa government unironically tables a “sunshine tax” on solar system owners, which is as regressive as it sounds | Iowa government unironically tables a “sunshine tax” on solar system owners, which is as regressive as it sounds
By Chris Crowell February 28, 2019 View Profile
Stuff like this is why California’s fight for a Solar Bill of Rights matters. I... |
| Dec 4, 2018 | Report: Texas should install solar on 3.2 million new homes | If builders put solar panels on the 3.2 million new homes and apartment buildings with 280,000 units expected to be built in Texas by 2045, Texas would add a projected 24,719 megawatts (MWs) of solar PV capacity, according to a new report r... |
| May 31, 2018 | Michigan integrated resource plans pivotal to hold utilities accountable after clean energy compromise | By Matt Kasper, Energy and Policy Institute
Over the past several months, customers of DTE Energy and Consumers Energy have heard their investor-owned utilities make big promises to close coal plants and invest in more renewable energy. DTE... |
| Jul 27, 2017 | The future of renewable energy is in Texas | Renewable energy isn't at a crossroads in the U.S. so much as on a two-lane highway: While the federal government hits the gas on fossil fuels, states are speeding ahead to develop renewable energy -- and reaching new milestones.
For exampl... |
| Dec 5, 2016 | Net metering vs. demand charges: The latest news in an endless regulatory debate | Net metering vs. demand charges: The latest news in an endless regulatory debate
By Chris Crowell December 5, 2016 View Profile
No matter how many studies come out to show the value of distributed generation and rooftop solar, there will li... |
| Nov 2, 2016 | Comprehensive study proves solar customers don’t hurt non-solar ones | A new report from the Environment America Research & Policy Center (EARPC) that reviewed 16 recent state-level analyses of the value of solar concludes that having solar customers on your grid does not have a negative effect on non-sola... |
| Oct 20, 2016 | Report: Rooftop solar provides even more value than retail rate metering | Report: Rooftop solar provides even more value than retail rate metering
By Chris Crowell October 20, 2016 View Profile
Net metering is often seen as a good deal for solar installers and their customers, but a negative for utilities and the... |
| Biden Interior approves controversial Alaska oil drilling project | The Biden administration approved a major and controversial oil drilling plan in Alaska, known as Willow, just one day after unveiling protections for more than 16 million acres of land and water in the region.
The $8 billion plan, led by A... |
| These 5 new state laws move the US closer to clean energy | While legislators battle over federal infrastructure bills, some US states are out of the gate when it comes to adopting clean energy.
Environmental advocacy organization Environment America’s new report, “The United States of Clean Energy,... |
| Biden administration moves toward approval for major Alaska oil drilling project | The Biden administration on Wednesday recommended a scaled-down version of a major oil drilling project in the North Slope of Alaska, taking a step toward approving the $8 billion Willow plan that climate groups have long condemned.
The Int... |
| EGEB: New Jersey towns back a pro-EV bill; 300 mayors support solar | In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
Ten towns and one county in New Jersey passed resolutions in support of an electric vehicle bill.
Climate activist Greta Thunberg is TIME’s 2019 Person of the Year.
A coalition of 300 US mayors... |
| Alabama regulator votes against solar net metering – now seeking $250,000/year in solar lease payments | A member of the Alabama Public Service Commissions (PSC), the group that regulates the state’s power companies, who voted against net metering solar power recently sought an opinion from the same PSC as to whether or not a Community Solar P... |
| 2021 saw a 13-fold increase in US EV purchases from 2012 | In 2021, there were almost 647,000 US EV purchases – a nearly 13-fold increase from 2012, according to a new online dashboard launched today by Environment America Research & Policy Center and nonpartisan research center Frontier Group.... |
| The number of US electric vehicles grows from 16K to 2 million in 10 years | In 2020, the US produced almost four times as much clean electricity from solar and wind as in 2011, according to a new report from Environment America Research & Policy Center and Frontier Group.
US EV and clean energy growth
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| EGEB: Offshore wind could meet 90% of US electricity demand | In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
A new report that studied US offshore wind by coastal region and state found huge potential.
Los Angeles and New York launch virtual power plant programs fueled by solar-charged home batteries.... |
| Rhode Island sets fastest state target of 100% renewable electricity by 2033 | In June, Rhode Island’s House and Senate approved legislation, expected to be signed into law by Governor Daniel McKee (D-RI), that will require all of the state’s electricity to be offset by renewable energy by 2033 – the fastest timeline ... |
| Rhode Island sets fastest timeline of any US state to reach 100% renewable electricity [update] | Rhode Island has passed a law requiring all of the state’s electricity to be offset by renewable energy by 2033 – the fastest timeline of any state in the US.
July 1 update: Governor Daniel McKee (D-RI) has now signed historic legislation i... |
| How safe is the water in Hawaii you swim in? | CRAIG T. KOJIMA / [email protected]
Kawaikui Beach Park was one of the Oahu beaches that tested high for fecal indicator bacteria last year.
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| EGEB: EU launches ‘right to repair’ rule for appliances, majority of Americans favor green energy, more | In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
The EU will require appliances to last longer and have spare parts for a decade — saving €20 billion on energy.
Majority of Americans, regardless of politics, favor green energy over fossil fue... |
| EGEB: Can coal state West Virginia become the ‘poster child’ for clean energy? | In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
There are currently more than $127 million in clean energy projects in West Virginia.
Dominion Energy proposes the largest solar and storage expansion in Virginia’s history.
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| How the electricity utilities “use a little bit of political jiu-jitsu” to steal the sun | US electrical utilities are feeling pressure from distributed solar power and are proving that they will go to all ends to protect their monopoly positions. In Florida, the utilities are spending tens of millions of dollars to manipulate th... |
| Solar installations more than double in major US metros — where does your city stack up? | Solar capacity more than doubled in 45 of America’s 57 largest cities over the past six years, according to a new study that identifies the top major U.S. cities in solar energy.
Environment America Research & Policy Center released the... |
| Climate Crisis Weekly: The EPA rolls back greenhouse-gas-leak prevention rule | The EPA rolls back yet another climate-protecting rule — this time it’s deregulating HFCs.
Here’s why every Uber/Lyft trip should be electric and pooled asap.
Paris Agreement architect Christiana Figueres explains why there’s hope — and why... |
| Power Players: 10 researchers leading Biden's effort to make electric cars cheap enough for the masses by cracking battery recycling | By mid-2021, more than 2 million plug-in EVs had been sold in the US. Francis Energy This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.
Electric-vehicle batteries could create up to 8 millio... |
| Here’s what Biden’s Build Back Better bill still includes for clean energy | The Biden administration yesterday released a $1.75 trillion Build Back Better Framework. Despite the cuts that were made to the original $3.5 trillion proposal, it still includes significant investments in clean energy policy. Here’s what’... |
| EGEB: The value of oil and gas companies by 2050, NY moves to modernize grid, and more | In today’s EGEB:
Oil and gas companies could lose 95% of value by 2050 if Paris Agreement is followed.
New York announces $30 million to modernize grid as state advances green energy transition.
200 community leaders have now expressed supp... |
| How Florida could be a clean energy leader: opinion | Representative Anna Vishkaee Eskamani, a Democrat, represents Florida’s 47th district in Orange County in the state House.
We are at a tipping point when it comes to how we power our lives.
Nationwide, and in Florida, we are still producing... |
