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Richmond scraps parking space rules in an effort to curb transportation emissions

The new ordinance aims to reinvent paved space in Virginia’s capital city, where an excess of single-use stalls has left many parking lots empty.

By Elizabeth McGowan . 31 May 2023
ENN

Commentary: New York’s race to clean its grid starts at the home

Residential solar and storage will be a crucial part of our efforts to lead in clean electricity, writes guest commentator Karl Rábago.

By Karl Rábago . 31 May 2023
Recycling renewables

Should the US mandate EV battery recycling?

Recycling electric-vehicle batteries could cut the need to mine critical minerals. The U.S. now has incentives for recycling, but no national requirements.

By Gabriela Aoun Angueira . 31 May 2023
Politics

Clean energy dodges a bullet in the Texas legislature

Proposals to kneecap renewables and stick Texans with costly new gas power plants were removed from bills at the very end of the legislative session.

By Jeff St. John . 31 May 2023
ENN

A line too long: Grid interconnection delays threaten states’ clean energy goals

An environmental group’s new report warns that states in the Midwest and Eastern U.S. may not be able to meet their renewable energy targets because of a bottleneck around connecting projects to the PJM regional electric grid.

By Kari Lydersen . 30 May 2023
Transmission

A backed-up grid threatens clean energy growth from Virginia to Illinois

A new NRDC report warns that backlogs at PJM could undermine state decarbonization targets if the grid operator doesn't undertake decisive reforms soon.

By Jeff St. John . 30 May 2023
Fun stuff

What to watch this summer: Climate lovers' edition

Check out these movies and TV shows with climate-positive messages, recommended by climate storytellers and Hollywood insiders.

By Claire Elise Thompson . 29 May 2023
ENN

Design competition gets gears turning for Virginia student’s offshore wind career

A high school student talks about how a wind turbine design contest helped inspire her to pursue an engineering degree on her way to designing the next generation of offshore wind turbines.

By Elizabeth McGowan . 26 May 2023
Heat pumps

This new training program will put people to work as heat-pump installers

A Philadelphia nonprofit is gearing up to prepare its first group of trainees for one of the energy transition's most crucial jobs.

By Alison F. Takemura . 26 May 2023
Clean energy

Chart: US clean energy installations fall for first time in 5 years

Clean energy is still the country's dominant new source of power, but the slowdown is concerning since climate goals demand record installations every year.

By Dan McCarthy, Maria Virginia Olano . 26 May 2023