Articles

Workforce diversity

Charging Up: Meet Mitalee Gupta, director of commercial operations at LS Energy Solutions

Plus, climatetech career moves at AES Clean Energy, NREL, Longroad, Generate, Sila Nano and more.

By Maria Virginia Olano, Eric Wesoff . 7 July 2022
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National Grid offers incentives for off-peak electric vehicle charging. Are they enough?

The pilot program could cut the cost of summer charging by more than 17%; advocates say that the discount should be greater.

By Sarah Shemkus . 6 July 2022
Clean industry

Major construction firms team up to get the carbon out of concrete

The Climate Group’s ConcreteZero initiative will set standards and create markets for low-carbon concrete. Experts say its early goals are well within reach.

By Jeff St. John . 6 July 2022
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From suburbs to small towns, more Minnesota cities taking climate action

More than a dozen Minnesota cities have adopted climate action plans as the impact of warmer and more extreme weather on cities becomes more apparent.

By Frank Jossi . 5 July 2022
Fossil fuels

Puerto Rico is pushing LNG when it says it's shifting to renewables

The U.S. territory has pledged to transition to clean energy, but it backed a controversial liquefied natural gas terminal and may increase LNG imports.

By Maria Gallucci . 5 July 2022
Guest essay

The US lags on EV battery recycling. Can California lead the way?

The state advisory group's recommendations for lithium-ion battery recycling could kick-start U.S. efforts to align with international standards.

By Emily Burlinghaus . 5 July 2022
Climate crisis

Chart: Most voters support EPA limiting CO2 pollution from power plants

A hefty majority of likely voters dissent from the Supreme Court’s latest ruling on climate action.

By Maria Virginia Olano . 1 July 2022
Utilities

Supreme Court hamstrings federal efforts to clean up US power sector

The same six justices who overturned Roe v. Wade undercut Biden's climate agenda by restricting EPA's authority to rein in emissions from electricity production.

By Jeff St. John . 30 June 2022
ENN

In San Juan Basin, cultural, economic bonds slow fossil fuel transition

Coal, oil and gas extraction brought generations of boom-and-bust prosperity to New Mexico’s San Juan Basin. The region’s history with fossil fuels looms over conversations about how to diversify its economy.

By Jonathan P. Thompson . 30 June 2022
Hydrogen

US green hydrogen hub will put long-haul energy storage to the test

The ACES Delta project in Utah is betting billions of dollars that clean hydrogen can provide months of energy storage. Will it work?

By Jeff St. John . 30 June 2022