Fossil fuels
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Fossil fuels
The Iran war pushed countries toward clean energy — and coal
Surging oil and gas prices are boosting coal demand. But the conflict has also spurred cleantech adoption — and fossil-fuel emissions may still drop as a result.By Dan McCarthy .
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Fossil fuels
Trump’s DOE keeps forcing coal plants to stay open. Here’s the latest.
We’re tracking the seven fossil-fuel plants the Trump admin has required to operate past their retirement dates — and which facilities could be hit next.By Ysabelle Kempe .
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Fossil fuels
Court rules that Trump can’t force a Michigan coal plant to keep running
A long-awaited court decision finds fault with the DOE’s use of "emergency" powers to force aging, costly, polluting power plants to run past their retirement date.By Jeff St. John .
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Fossil fuels
Virginia kept its climate law. Dominion sees a loophole.
To power data centers, the state's largest utility is proposing a massive 3-gigawatt gas plant that tests the limits of the Virginia Clean Economy Act.By Elizabeth Ouzts .
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Fossil fuels
America's big but uncertain gas boom
Data centers are driving plans to build tons of dirty gas plants. Experts say it’s nearly impossible to distinguish pie-in-the-sky proposals from realistic ones.By Dan McCarthy .
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Green steel
Trump turns $500M grant for clean steel into funding for coal furnace
The money was mandated by Congress to help manufacturers like Cleveland-Cliffs adopt low-carbon tech. Now it’ll be used to extend the life of a polluting facility.By Maria Gallucci .
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Clean energy
Solar and storage still dominate US power plant construction
Despite Trump’s attacks on renewables, it’s the same old story so far this year: The U.S. is building lots of solar and storage and a little bit of everything else.By Dan McCarthy .
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Solar
Why Illinois has struggled to turn old coal sites into solar farms
The state’s plan to replace defunct coal infrastructure with renewable energy has fallen short, but the experience holds lessons for future coal-to-solar efforts.By Kari Lydersen .
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Green steel
Ohio steel giant aims to use Biden climate funds for polluting project
Cleveland-Cliffs got $500M for a big green-steel push. Under Trump, the firm is “rescoping” to work that perpetuates coal use and will boost local pollution.By Kathiann M. Kowalski .
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Solar
This Texas coal mine will soon be home to a 1.2GW solar farm
Panamint Capital broke ground on a $1.7 billion solar and storage project at the Calvert coal mine. The mine and an adjacent coal plant will stay online.By Maria Gallucci .
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