Policy & regulation

Clean fleets

‘Green bank’ launches $250M effort to electrify California’s port trucks

The program, from Climate United and Forum Mobility, will help secure the EV trucks and charging stations needed to phase out diesel trucks at the state’s busy ports.

By Jeff St. John . 29 October 2024
Policy & regulation

The tax code change unleashing $25B in clean energy investment

The Inflation Reduction Act’s transferability provision is expanding opportunities to turn the value of clean energy tax credits into real-world projects.

By Jeff St. John . 28 October 2024
Politics

Clean energy is on the ballot in these utility regulator races

Ten states elect their public utility commissions, which make big decisions about energy. This November, the stakes are high, especially in Arizona and Louisiana.

By Julian Spector . 25 October 2024
Methane

Landfill methane is a big climate problem. Here are some easy solutions.

The methane released by U.S. landfills could be cut in half in the next 25 years if the EPA adopts policies that some states have now, a new study finds.

By Keaton Peters . 22 October 2024
Policy & regulation

Chart: The policy push to electrify lawn equipment, visualized

Dozens of states and municipalities across the U.S. have passed laws that aim to shift residents away from polluting, gas-powered lawn equipment.

By Carrie Klein . 18 October 2024
Policy & regulation

California could lock in disastrous dairy methane rules, advocates warn

CARB could finally regulate methane emissions from the state’s huge dairy farms and eliminate the special treatment dairy biogas gets via its clean fuel program. Or not.

By Jeff St. John . 14 October 2024
Clean energy

Chart: World could triple renewable energy by decade's end

At COP28, more than 100 countries pledged to triple renewable energy capacity by 2030. That goal could still be within reach.

By Dan McCarthy . 11 October 2024
Solar

New Hampshire’s low-income community solar program finally moves forward

The state energy department is reviewing seven proposals for community solar arrays that will allocate a portion of their bill credits to low-income households.

By Sarah Shemkus . 9 October 2024
Policy & regulation

With new draft rules, Vermont’s clean heat standard faces murky future

Last year, Vermont became one of the first states to pass a clean heat law. Now, its regulators and lawmakers are trying to figure out how to implement the policy.

By Carrie Klein . 8 October 2024
Transmission

Why won’t PJM let batteries and clean power bolster a stressed-out grid?

The country’s biggest grid operator is preventing developers from adding batteries to existing projects that have extra grid space, in defiance of a federal mandate.

By Jeff St. John . 3 October 2024