As Happened in Texas, Ignoring EPA Science Will Allow Pollution and Cancer to Fester

Trump administration plans to destroy EPA science will leave the air we breathe and the water we drink more polluted

Illinois mulls ambitious clean truck mandates despite Trump attacks

It would be the first Midwest state to adopt California’s standards, which require manufacturers to ramp up sales of zero-emissions trucks in the next…

Breathing dirty air is worse for your health than we thought

A new study found elevated and previously overlooked health risks for communities living near industrial polluters.

Why rolling blackouts are a thing of the past — and why President Trump is wrong on green energy

California and Texas show how energy storage can bridge the political divide to bolster grid reliability and lower costs.

Power companies would rather not clean their toxic messes. Trump’s EPA is granting their wish.

Advocates fear the agency will “justify avoiding any enforcement whatsoever” of millions of tons of coal ash nationwide.

In numbers: Solar and batteries are quickly displacing gas in California's power grid

Solar will soon overtake gas as California's largest source of power, based on recent growth rates.

Switching from gas to electric? Here are 3 appliances that are easy to install

Changing from gas to climate-friendly electric appliances often involves expensive retrofits. A growing list of companies offer stoves, heat pumps and water heaters that make it easier and cheaper.

Maryland legislature must act to lower energy bills | GUEST COMMENTARY

It’s time for the General Assembly to step in to help Maryland families struggling under the weight of rising utility bills, writes Susan Stevens Miller.

California unveils first state plan to unleash heat pumps

The new blueprint aims to help California reach its goal of deploying 6 million heat pumps by 2030, a target it is currently lagging behind.

U.S. battery capacity increased 66% in 2024 - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)

Texas broke its solar, wind, and battery records in one spring week

Renewables and batteries are playing an increasingly crucial role for the state in the shoulder season, when coal and gas plants fall offline in large…

Illinoisans push for a new clean energy law: ‘We are not going back.’

With large-scale energy storage, giant batteries would absorb wind and solar energy when it’s not needed, and release it when it is.

Bill would help make power lines more efficient, get more wind and solar on the grid

There’s so much wind and solar energy being proposed in the U.S. that there’s not enough power lines to get that energy where it needs to go. Building out that new transmission is expensive — it’s...

NEW REPORT: Clean Energy Dominates in 2024 | ACP

• 93% of new energy capacity that came online last year was solar, wind, and storage • 49 GW of clean energy installed in 2024 • Clean energy in the […]

Half of world’s CO2 emissions come from 36 fossil fuel firms, study shows

Researchers say data strengthens case for holding firms to account for their contribution to climate crisis

Illinois lawmakers propose 15 GW energy storage target by 2035 - pv magazine USA

The bills would direct the Illinois Power Agency to procure the same amount of energy storage as required in California, which uses twice as much electricity as Illinois.