The Latest from Jake Bittle

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  Emissions reduction

  Can a carbon price lower power bills? Virginia is betting yes.

  With power demand from data centers skyrocketing, the state is rejoining a regional climate initiative.

  By Jake Bittle  .  5 May 2026

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  Offshore wind

  The US offshore wind industry finally gets a break

  Five U.S. wind projects continue construction, with some now producing power, as the Trump admin misses a deadline to appeal court decisions letting them proceed.

  By Jake Bittle  .  10 April 2026

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  Liquefied natural gas

  Biden's LNG export pause is already on the ropes

  Climate activists saw the policy as a major win. Six months later, it has suffered a series of setbacks.

  By Jake Bittle  .  3 July 2024

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  Liquefied natural gas

  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.

  By Naveena Sadasivam, Zoya Teirstein, Jake Bittle  .  12 February 2024

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  Utilities

  Who pays when utilities get sued over wildfires?

  With fire risk on the rise and neglected utility equipment sparking more deadly conflagrations, all electricity customers may be left holding the bag.

  By Jake Bittle  .  28 August 2023

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  Liquefied natural gas

  Small Gulf Coast communities pay the price of booming LNG exports

  The U.S. is now the world’s top exporter of liquefied natural gas, a superlative that carries a heavy cost for towns across southern Louisiana.

  By Lylla Younes, Jake Bittle  .  9 August 2023

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  Transmission

  Clean energy transmission line in New England gets go-ahead from jury

  The new wires will deliver cheap Canadian hydropower to a region still dependent on gas and oil.

  By Jake Bittle  .  3 May 2023