Fossil fuels

Solar

Solar to overtake coal on Texas grid for the first time ever this year

The Trump administration likes to cast renewables as a socialist scam, but solar has soared in the competitive markets of the Lone Star State.

By Julian Spector . 18 May 2026
Data centers

Elon Musk’s xAI adds more unpermitted gas generators for data centers

Mississippi residents want relief from the air and noise pollution caused by 46 'temporary' generators — and the 41 permanent ones the state just approved.

By Alex Rozier . 15 May 2026
Fossil fuels

The Indiana community caught between coal and the data center boom

In rural Jasper County, two defining energy trends of the Trump era — reviving coal and building gas-powered data centers — are converging.

By Kari Lydersen . 14 May 2026
Geothermal

Can the US harness old oil and gas wells to produce geothermal energy?

Red and blue states alike are working to transform abandoned wells from costly, polluting liabilities into sources of clean power and heat.

By Maria Gallucci . 12 May 2026
$Aerial view of a site with fracking equipment surrounded by forest$

Fossil fuels

An Ohio court may OK fracking-waste wells despite pollution concerns

A legal challenge to the fossil fuel project faces dismissal, which would let the developer advance even as similar local pushback stifles Ohio’s solar buildout.

By Kathiann M. Kowalski . 23 April 2026
Clean energy

In a first, renewables beat natural gas on US grid last month

It’s just one month, but it’s a sign of where the U.S. is headed as renewable energy — namely solar — surges onto the grid.

By Dan McCarthy . 10 April 2026
Clean energy

Iran war could spur Europe to double down on renewables — again

The Mideast conflict is plunging the European Union into yet another energy crisis. EU officials are once again embracing solar and wind as a result.

By Dan McCarthy . 3 April 2026
Utilities

What if Duke Energy shared the burden of fuel costs with its customers?

If the utility had to pay a fraction of rising fuel prices, it might rethink its gas buildout and save North Carolinians tens of millions of dollars, a study finds.

By Elizabeth Ouzts . 1 April 2026
Green steel

What’s next for Ohio’s former green steel project? More coal, it seems.

Cleveland-Cliffs won a federal grant to install hydrogen-ready tech. Now, it wants to revamp its Middletown blast furnace, raising questions about its use of funds.

By Maria Gallucci, Kathiann M. Kowalski . 25 March 2026
Fossil fuels

Trump deal for a $33B gas megaplant in Ohio faces huge hurdles

The government’s surprise announcement lacked key details, leading some to doubt if the project can secure equipment, permits, and room on the grid any time soon.

By Kathiann M. Kowalski . 18 March 2026