Policy & regulation

Transmission

Federal regulators have proposed major reforms to clear huge backlogs of solar, wind and storage projects waiting to interconnect to U.S. power grids.

Batteries

In Asia and Europe, policy is driving the growth of lithium-ion battery recycling. The U.S. still lacks rules that would spur industry momentum.

Electric vehicles

Here are four policy ideas to help the U.S. start developing a nationwide system to reuse and recycle electric vehicle batteries.

Solar

The president tried to please both sides, but U.S. solar manufacturers are fuming while U.S. solar developers are pretty darn pleased.

Solar

The president will restart the U.S. solar industry by waiving new tariffs for 24 months, and he’ll spur more U.S. manufacturing of solar panels by invoking the Defense Production Act.

Podcast

How the Congressional Budget Office is stacking the deck against climate policy.

Policy & regulation

It won’t be easy to fix the massive pileup of energy projects that need to be connected to the transmission grid, but regulators and developers are ready to try.

Policy & regulation

The president wants to prioritize climate action and solar power. That’s running up against the Commerce Department’s enforcement of a 1930 trade law. Now what?

Podcast

In this Political Climate Newsflash episode, we feature an interview with EPA’s Lisa Garcia about making the most of infrastructure funding.

Podcast

As the Supreme Court appears poised to overturn federal-level abortion protections, we explore the direct link between reproductive health and climate change.