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FarmVille for agrivoltaics? Illinois team aims to teach solar concept with game

An educational game designed to teach kids the emerging concept of agrivoltaics will get a test run this fall at two kid-friendly Midwest museums.

By Katie Pyzyk . 8 September 2022
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This New England utility will soon pay EV owners to help to back up the grid

The New Hampshire Electric Co-op is testing a “transactive” energy rate that pays owners of electric vehicles and battery storage systems for discharging power back onto the grid during periods of high demand.

By Lisa Prevost . 7 September 2022
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‘High and dry’: How toxic coal ash could be the next opportunity — or the next broken promise — for the Northern Cheyenne tribe

The potential closure of Montana’s Colstrip power plant would leave one in five Northern Cheyenne tribal members without jobs — and five decades’ worth of coal ash to clean up.

By Kelsey Turner . 6 September 2022
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Reuse can divert coal ash from landfills, but challenges remain

Industries rely on “beneficial use” of coal power’s toxic byproduct. Will stepped-up enforcement of federal rules interfere?

By Tom Quinn . 31 August 2022
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Ohio schools focus on air conditioning as they feel the heat from climate change

Districts have spent millions to add air conditioning to many schools, yet classrooms that don’t yet have cooling are still stifling on hot days.

By Kathiann M. Kowalski . 30 August 2022
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N.C. weatherization funds set to nearly double, posing challenge and opportunity

Last year’s federal infrastructure law and a surprise state funding boost from the state legislature means North Carolina weatherization programs will nearly double the budget to help residents reduce their energy burden.

By Elizabeth Ouzts . 29 August 2022
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To excavate or not to excavate: With toxic coal ash, that is the question

North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia are proving it is possible for utilities to remove massive quantities of coal ash from ponds where it endangers groundwater, placing it in safer lined landfills. This could be a model for other states, but challenges remain.

By Hayley Starshak . 29 August 2022
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Coal ash near Illinois water wells to stay, despite residents' concerns

A quarry near Joliet, Illinois holds millions of tons of toxic coal ash. Its owner plans to leave the ash in place.

By Sarah Aie . 26 August 2022
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Rising waters, sinking feeling: From the Great Lakes to the Ohio River, climate change puts coal ash impoundments at risk

More frequent flooding multiplies the risk that coal ash will contaminate rivers, lakes and groundwater. Experts say the time to act is now.

By Joshua Irvine . 26 August 2022
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Lawsuit: Unregulated coal ash poses a buried, brewing threat to Lake Michigan and beyond

As the EPA steps up enforcement of coal ash regulations, environmentalists demand action on historic and legacy coal ash not covered by those rules.

By Diana Leane, Sarah Aie . 25 August 2022