Clean energy

Clean energy

Trump EPA aims to claw back $20B in ‘green bank’ funds

EPA chief Lee Zeldin pledged to seize these IRA funds, which are meant to help disadvantaged groups access clean energy and already in a private bank.

By Jeff St. John . 13 February 2025
Clean energy manufacturing

Trump’s clean energy attacks put manufacturing projects at risk

Some firms have already scrapped or paused factory plans due to the chaos surrounding federal funding they were banking on.

By Kathryn Krawczyk . 12 February 2025
Clean energy

The US smashed clean energy records last year. Can it keep up the pace?

Developers plan to add even more solar, wind, and battery storage capacity in 2025, but the Trump administration isn't making that easy.

By Akielly Hu . 12 February 2025
Clean energy

Minneapolis tries to reset expectations for utility climate partnership

The City Council is about to approve new utility franchise agreements that include more specific targets for climate progress.

By Frank Jossi . 12 February 2025
Clean energy

Chart: Global investment in the energy transition surpasses $2T

An unprecedented amount of money is flowing to clean-energy, EV, and grid projects around the world, but more is needed to eliminate fossil fuels.

By Dan McCarthy . 7 February 2025
Clean energy

Struggling to make sense of Trump's federal funding pause

President Trump's executive orders have frozen funding for everything from electric vehicle chargers to environmental justice initiatives, leaving grant and loan recipients in the lurch.

By Kathryn Krawczyk . 5 February 2025
Clean energy

Here's every Biden-era energy loan — now all under threat from Trump

The DOE Loan Programs Office gave out $107 billion to 53 projects, from EV factories to a nuclear-plant restart. But the fate of the loans is unclear under Trump.

By Dan McCarthy, Jeff St. John . 5 February 2025
Policy & regulation

Trump's climate spending freeze is already causing serious economic harm

Federal courts have ordered funding to resume. But businesses and community groups struggling to stay afloat because of the pause don’t know when they’ll see it.

By Jeff St. John . 3 February 2025
Solar

Chart: In a first, EU grid got more power from solar than coal in 2024

The bloc’s use of fossil fuels for electricity hit a historic low, but experts say more progress, particularly in the wind sector, is needed.

By Akielly Hu . 31 January 2025
Solar

Floating solar has massive potential in the US

A new report outlines the country’s ample "floatovoltaics" opportunity. Floating solar arrays have already taken off in some Asian and European countries.

By Akielly Hu . 27 January 2025