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Maine Has the Lithium America Needs, But Won't Allow Mining

By Alana Semuels and Kate Cough / Maine Monitor

Regional Carbon Markets Are Put to the Test in Virginia

By Jeffrey Kluger

The Climate Story Behind the Philadelphia I-95 Bridge Collapse

By Jeffrey Kluger

Scientists Get Closer to Harnessing Solar Power From Space

By Alejandro de la Garza
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EPA Power Emissions Rule Hinges on Carbon Capture Tech

The fossil fuel industry has long said carbon capture is a viable climate solution. The EPA's new rule will force companies to walk the talk.

By Alejandro de la Garza

Texas Could Be the World’s Clean Energy Capital—If It Wants

There’s just one problem: politics.

By Justin Worland/Houston

IRA Spurs Fossil Fuel Firms to Track Methane

A company is launching methane-tracking satellites into space. New methane fines helped get some fossil fuel companies on board

By Alejandro de la Garza

A Guide to Energy Efficiency Tax Credits

The Inflation Reduction Act offers credits and rebates for consumers purchasing an EV or making their homes more climate-friendly.

By Alana Semuels

Hungary’s Top Diplomat Visits Moscow

The visit underscores Budapest’s schism with the rest of the E.U. over Russia's invasion of Ukraine

By Veronika Gulyas / Bloomberg

A Puerto Rico Town Takes Climate Action into its Own Hands

A new community-owned solar microgrid in Adjuntas is about more than reliable energy—it's a tool of resilience and decolonization.

By Alejandro de la Garza

The Green Lining of Lebanon's Power Sector Failure

TIME reports from Beirut on the tens of thousands of Lebanese who have embraced solar energy.

By Adam Rasmi/Beirut, Lebanon

Why Climate Activists are Protesting Wind Farms

A global backlash against clean energy on Indigenous land is complicating the energy transition

By Ciara Nugent

The U.S. Wants to Build a Clean-Energy Economy. But First It Needs China's Help

Despite tension between the great powers, American reliance on Chinese tech will continue in the short term

By Justin Worland

Whale Experts are Caught in a Wind Power Culture War

Some conspiracy theorists think wildlife groups are covering up whale deaths. But these marine experts are just trying to solve the mystery.

By Alejandro de la Garza

The U.S. Is Requiring More Efficient Home Appliances

The proposed changes, which go farther than current levels of energy efficiency, would ideally go into effect in 2027

By Anisha Kohli

BP's Green U-Turn Shows Why the Energy Transition Is So Hard

BP's announcement that it will reduce its climate ambition shouldn't come as a surprise given the profit to be made.

By Justin Worland

Russia to Slash Oil Output, In Retaliation for Sanctions

Oil prices could go up after Russia said it will cut output by 500,000 barrels a day next month.

By Bloomberg

If Big Oil Were a Country, It Would Be...

The top 10 fossil-fuel companies generated $2.24 trillion in revenue in 2022. That would put the industry among top 10 GDP countries.

By Kyla Mandel

The New Nuclear Concern for Pacific Islands

Amid nuclear’s toxic legacy in the Pacific, Japan’s plan to dump Fukushima wastewater into the ocean evokes apprehensions.

By Amy Gunia

Texas's Plan to Fight Power Outages Ignores Clean Tech

There are lots of ways to fix Texas's energy grid. But as winter storms wreak havoc, state leaders are only interested in natural gas.

By Alejandro de la Garza
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