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Illinois wants to keep old solar panels from piling up in landfills

A new state law calls on a task force to consider banning the dumping of solar panels in landfills while studying recycling options, less than two decades before the state’s solar waste stream is expected to surge.

By Kari Lydersen . 10 August 2023
Workforce diversity

Charging Up: A chat with Hannah Bascom, Uplight's chief market innovation officer

Plus, climatetech career moves at Rewiring America, Bidgely, Boundary Stone Partners, Intersect Power, the Alliance for Tribal Clean Energy, SEPA and more.

By Eric Wesoff, Maria Virginia Olano . 10 August 2023
EV charging

Tesla bets $76M on wireless EV charging. Can the tech go mainstream?

Wireless charging could solve many of the headaches caused by EV charging today. But for it to even have a chance, automakers need to integrate it into mass production.

By Julian Spector . 9 August 2023
ENN

Minnesota electric co-ops seek $970M in federal clean energy funds

A consortium of rural electric cooperatives organized by Great River Energy is preparing a massive joint application for funding under the Empowering Rural America program.

By Frank Jossi . 9 August 2023
Liquefied natural gas

Small Gulf Coast communities pay the price of booming LNG exports

The U.S. is now the world’s top exporter of liquefied natural gas, a superlative that carries a heavy cost for towns across southern Louisiana.

By Lylla Younes, Jake Bittle . 9 August 2023
Electric vehicles

Proterra, biggest EV bus maker in the US, files for bankruptcy protection

The company has failed to turn a profit on the 1,300 EV buses it has sold across North America. It plans to continue operations after a restructuring.

By Jeff St. John . 8 August 2023
Solar

Bright raises $32M to speed up rooftop solar installation in Mexico

The startup has helped install solar for 4,700 customers since its 2015 founding. Now, it hopes to build on that — and expand to commercial customers.

By Eric Wesoff . 8 August 2023
Clean industry

New California rule will cut carbon from baking Cheetos, chips and more

Commercial food manufacturers use a lot of fossil gas. A first-of-its-kind rule in greater Los Angeles will start to change that in 2027.

By Maria Gallucci . 8 August 2023
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Northeast grid operator weighs first environmental justice position

The role could serve as a bridge between ISO New England and the communities it serves as the region transitions to cleaner energy resources, state officials say.

By Miranda Willson . 7 August 2023
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How Amazon’s HQ2 pushes the (building) envelope on embodied carbon

The U.S. Green Building Council is expected to incorporate innovations from Amazon’s new Virginia headquarters into the next iteration of its LEED building standard.

By Elizabeth McGowan . 7 August 2023