Fossil fuels

Clean energy

How $7.3B will help rural co-ops build clean power—and close coal plants

This Inflation Reduction Act program is offering 16 rural electric co-ops financing to overcome the up-front costs of shifting from dirty coal to clean power.

By Jeff St. John . 12 September 2024

Nuclear

Low prices in PJM’s capacity auction spell trouble for Exelon’s Illinois nuclear fleet

A long-delayed auction yields lower-than-expected prices in the country’s biggest capacity market. That’s bad news for struggling nuclear power plants.

By Jeff St. John . 4 June 2021
Opinion

Top 10 state energy legislative issues of 2021

Bill filings show environmental justice, electric vehicles and energy jobs in transition are on state lawmakers’ minds

By Sarah Steinberg . 2 June 2021
Guest essay

FERC must fix its broken approach to pipelines

Democrats have the opportunity to reshape the pipeline approval process to account for climate impacts.

By Max Sarinsky, Sarah Ladin . 1 June 2021
Fossil fuels

Newsletter: Shell's gotta do what now?

It's Friday, it's Memorial Day weekend, so we're going to keep this short and sweet.

By Julian Spector . 28 May 2021
Fossil fuels

Activists deal triple blow to oil sector as worries grow over pace of carbon cuts

ExxonMobil, Chevron and Shell were all taken to task on the same day by activist groups pushing for stronger action on emissions.

By Jason Deign . 27 May 2021
Fossil fuels

The surprising truth about the oil and gas sector’s position on a carbon tax

The industry responsible for the bulk of greenhouse gas emissions is publicly in favor of a tax on carbon.

By Jason Deign . 26 May 2021
Geothermal

Newsletter: Win for geothermal while California braces for heat

We've got three key stories for you today.

By Julian Spector . 20 May 2021
Fossil fuels

Will the dying coal industry leave its mess for others to clean up?

Coal mining firms haven’t set aside enough money to cover their own cleanup costs, according to environmental groups.

By Jason Deign . 19 May 2021
Fossil fuels

Another bad year for coal

U.S. coal shipments hit new lows in 2020, according to new data.

By Emma Foehringer Merchant . 13 May 2021
Fossil fuels

The Colonial pipeline ransomware shutdown: A wake-up call for energy cybersecurity

How digital hostage-taking can bring about the breakdown of fossil fuel networks — and threaten the power grid.

By Jeff St. John . 11 May 2021