Articles

Energy efficiency

Which states could gain the most from energy-saving building codes?

There's federal money on the table to help states modernize their building energy codes. But some states could benefit from it more than others.

By Alison F. Takemura . 16 January 2023
Solar

How to get solar to low-income families? Rhode Island has a new plan

Solar companies will partner with the state government to install and lease solar arrays with the aim of saving money for homeowners from the start.

By Lisa Prevost . 16 January 2023
Batteries

Nevada lithium mine project gets $700M conditional loan offer from DOE

Federal loans for Ioneer's Rhyolite Ridge lithium mining project could expand domestic supplies of a key material for EVs and batteries.

By Jeff St. John . 13 January 2023
Fossil fuels

Chart: Here’s why everyone is freaking out over gas stoves

The performative outrage over a nonexistent ban on gas stoves is overblown. The clear proof of the harmful health impacts of fossil gas isn't.

By Maria Virginia Olano . 13 January 2023
Fossil fuels

Why are gas stove bans in the news? Here's the sordid tale

A study found that gas stoves cause asthma. A federal official suggested the government might take action. The right wing freaked out. And more!

By John McCracken . 12 January 2023
ENN

As flooding increases, Chicago looks to make basement housing safer

Chicago has experienced more frequent and severe storms in recent decades, putting immigrants and low income Chicagoans living in basement units at increased risk of flooding.

By Siri Chilukuri . 12 January 2023
ENN

Massachusetts climate advocates say the fight over renewable gas isn’t over yet

A decision by state regulators last month was a setback for renewable natural gas, but environmental advocates say it left the door open for future attempts to promote captured methane as a climate solution, despite its drawbacks.

By Sarah Shemkus . 12 January 2023
ENN

Commentary: Blame for southeast rolling blackouts rests on shoulders of utility, fossil failures

In North Carolina, failed software systems and frozen instrumentation at gas and coal power plants were the prime culprits for the blackouts writes guest commentator John Szoka.

By John Szoka . 12 January 2023
Fossil fuels

Can clean-energy advocates stop new gas plants in North Carolina?

Duke Energy wants new gas plants and limits on new solar. Regulators are going along for now. But opponents say federal incentives make clean energy the best choice.

By Jeff St. John . 12 January 2023
Air travel

The smelly, greasy truth about how sustainable aviation fuel is made

Join our reporter as she tags along with a truck driver dumpster-diving for used cooking oil — all in the name of curbing aircraft emissions.

By Maria Gallucci . 12 January 2023