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![An LNG Tanker sailing under the flag of Palau is moored off the coast of Cyprus. The United States has become one of the world's largest LNG exporters over the past decade.]()
![An LNG Tanker sailing under the flag of Palau is moored off the coast of Cyprus. The United States has become one of the world's largest LNG exporters over the past decade.]()
The quick, quiet death of Biden’s natural gas export pause
Climate activists saw the policy as a major win. It fizzled out within six months.
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![An oil derrick sits next to a home in a residential neighborhood.]()
![An oil derrick sits next to a home in a residential neighborhood.]()
Controversial measure overturning oil well restrictions won’t be on California ballot
The decision to withdraw the ballot measure means that state rules protecting homes and schools near oil and gas wells will go into effect. The companies say they will challenge the law in court.
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![An aerial view of a massive industrial complex on a brown river, surrounded by trees.]()
![An aerial view of a massive industrial complex on a brown river, surrounded by trees.]()
Flouting Biden pause, agency approves largest LNG terminal in US
Whether the Louisiana project is built may hinge on federal study of climate and economic impact of the burgeoning liquefied natural gas industry.
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How do you convince someone to live next to a nuclear waste site?
Engineers know how to build a site that can safeguard nuclear waste for 100,000 years. The challenge is convincing people to live next to it.
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The secret to decarbonizing buildings might be right beneath your feet
It's already happening in Massachusetts.
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After SCOTUS decision, Georgia will keep ‘problematic’ voting system for energy regulators
The state's Public Service Commissioners have stayed in office beyond their terms while a Voting Rights Act challenge moved through the courts.
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![A closeup of two men installing solar panels on a roof with mountains in the background]()
![A closeup of two men installing solar panels on a roof with mountains in the background]()
This coal-heavy rural co-op utility is buying its first solar plants
Colorado-based Tri-State will soon serve half its customers’ electricity needs with renewable energy, thanks to new Inflation Reduction Act policies.
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![Black woman with long dark hair in a magenta coat speaks into television microphones at a press conference. She is surrounded by other people of differing races.]()
![Black woman with long dark hair in a magenta coat speaks into television microphones at a press conference. She is surrounded by other people of differing races.]()
Chicago teachers demand climate solutions in their next contract
"That contract means nothing if our Earth is on fire."
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![A misty field with an industrial installation on the edge.]()
![A misty field with an industrial installation on the edge.]()
Pennsylvania landowners could be forced to accept carbon dioxide burial on their land
Environmentalists fear leaks, explosions, earthquakes and more from a carbon capture bill with bipartisan support.
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![Sheep graze on grass under a series of solar panels.]()
![Sheep graze on grass under a series of solar panels.]()
Farmers who graze sheep under solar panels say it improves productivity. So why don’t we do it more?
Allowing livestock to graze under renewable developments gives farmers a separate income stream, but solar developers in Australia have been slow to catch on.
