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![A yellow signpost that reads Warning Gas Pipeline Millenium Pipeline standing against a snowy field bordered by a dark forest.]()
![A yellow signpost that reads Warning Gas Pipeline Millenium Pipeline standing against a snowy field bordered by a dark forest.]()
Hidden subsidies prop up New York’s fossil fuel industry
The state wants to phase out fossil fuels. Localities have given over a billion dollars in tax breaks to help keep them around.
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The clean energy Super Bowl is here
“As the biggest sports stage in the U.S., it’s showing we can bring renewable energy to sporting events."
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![Construction on the Golden Pass LNG export terminal in Sabine Pass, Texas, in June 2023.]()
![Construction on the Golden Pass LNG export terminal in Sabine Pass, Texas, in June 2023.]()
The unlikely coalition behind Biden’s liquefied natural gas pivot
Climate activists led the charge against LNG exports, but they’re not the only ones celebrating Biden’s pause.
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Bitcoin mining uses a lot of energy. The US government is about to find out how much.
A new federal initiative will shed light on the opaque and rapidly growing cryptocurrency mining industry.
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![Houses and the governor's mansion in San Juan, Puerto Rico]()
![Houses and the governor's mansion in San Juan, Puerto Rico]()
As states slash rooftop solar incentives, Puerto Rico extends them
A year after California gutted how much households are paid for excess solar power, Puerto Rico is preserving its net metering program to foster clean energy and resilience.
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![A brown house with a green roof and solar panels on the roof is surrounded by a lush tropical garden.]()
![A brown house with a green roof and solar panels on the roof is surrounded by a lush tropical garden.]()
The promise and the perils of Hawaiʻi’s renewable energy revolution
The closer the state gets to reaching its groundbreaking clean energy goals, the harder it will be to achieve them.
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![A metal contraption in a grass field.]()
Why a natural gas storage climate ‘disaster’ could happen again
A year after a major methane leak from underground gas storage, a new study identifies potentially thousands of similarly risky wells across the United States.
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![June 2021 photo of Daniel Elvidge, a pilot plant technician at Lithium Americas Corp. in Reno, Nevada.]()
![June 2021 photo of Daniel Elvidge, a pilot plant technician at Lithium Americas Corp. in Reno, Nevada.]()
The climate case for a career in mining
The clean energy transition requires minerals mining, but young workers are reluctant to join an industry known for exploitation.
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![A large liquefied natural gas tanker sits docked in the Calcasieu River in June 2023, near the site of Venture Global's LNG export terminal.]()
![A large liquefied natural gas tanker sits docked in the Calcasieu River in June 2023, near the site of Venture Global's LNG export terminal.]()
The big question behind Biden’s liquefied natural gas pause
The Biden administration will weigh the climate impacts of exporting LNG before approving new terminals. It won't be easy.
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![Three workers install solar panels on the roof of a house.]()
![Three workers install solar panels on the roof of a house.]()
How California is casting a cloud over residential solar
Led by California, rooftop solar installations are poised to fall 12 percent nationally this year. It’s the first decline since 2017.
