Articles

Electrification

This campaign will help you go electric before federal tax credits end

As the GOP kills incentives, Rewiring America is offering free online tools and weekly calls to get more clean energy and efficient appliances into homes.

By Alison F. Takemura . 2 September 2025
Fossil fuels

Texas created a $7.2B fund for gas plants. Hardly any are being built.

Even with a financial leg-up from taxpayers, builders are backing off gas plans, worried about profitability or that they won’t be able to get a hold of equipment.

By Paul Cobler . 2 September 2025
Politics

The incoherence of Trump’s ‘energy emergency’

The White House wants more affordable electricity, but is delaying Revolution Wind and other clean energy projects that can meet rising demand.

By Kathryn Krawczyk . 29 August 2025
Offshore wind

‘It’s madness’: Trump-voting fishermen oppose Revolution Wind halt

The Rhode Island offshore wind project, now nearly finished, employed 80 fishermen to help with construction. With Trump's pause, they are losing vital income.

By Clare Fieseler . 29 August 2025
Clean energy

Video: Bill McKibben on the tremendous rise of renewable power

The activist and author chatted with us about the many benefits of solar and wind energy, activist goings-on around Sun Day, and his new book, "Here Comes the Sun."

By Alison F. Takemura . 29 August 2025
Fossil fuels

Chart: The retiring coal power plants Trump could revive

The Energy Department keeps ordering expensive, polluting plants to keep running at the eleventh hour. Here’s what’s on the line through the end of Trump’s term.

By Dan McCarthy . 29 August 2025
Nuclear

Commonwealth Fusion raises nearly $1B to chase commercial fusion power

The MIT spinout also has a deal with Google to start producing power in the 2030s, the latest sign of soaring interest in the nuclear technology.

By Maria Gallucci . 28 August 2025
Fossil fuels

Trump extends order forcing Pennsylvania fossil-fuel plant to stay open

The administration isn’t backing off efforts to revive retiring coal and gas plants. Now, customers are on the hook to pay for Eddystone for another three months.

By Dan McCarthy . 28 August 2025
Utilities

Google’s new plan to keep its data centers from stressing the grid

AI data centers are set to swamp U.S. power grids. Google’s new utility deals aim to flip the script — shifting workloads to ease strain and speed its access to energy.

By Jeff St. John . 28 August 2025
Fossil fuels

As Trump delays steel pollution rules, study shows public health risks

An environmental report maps toxic air pollution near U.S. coal-based steel facilities. The Trump EPA has postponed rules meant to clean up industry.

By Maria Gallucci . 28 August 2025