Politics

Politics

Sen. Tina Smith on the Democratic plan to clean up the US electricity sector

The Clean Electricity Payment Program, sponsored by Smith, would be the biggest clean energy policy the country has ever seen.

By David Roberts . 14 September 2021
Policy & regulation

Biden’s FERC nominee could pave the way for the administration's massive clean energy agenda

D.C. utility regulator Willie Phillips would give Dems the upper hand as the agency tackles transmission, pipelines and distributed energy policies.

By Jeff St. John . 10 September 2021
Podcast

Crunchtime for Congress on climate and energy

There's a lot happening on climate and clean energy on Capitol Hill. The Political Climate podcast parses the state of play.

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By Julia Pyper . 42 min . 2 September 2021
Solar

Newsletter: How to hurricane-proof the grid

New Orleans is in darkness, maybe for weeks. The grid needs to be ready for more intense storms.

By Julian Spector . 31 August 2021
Politics

How West Virginia stands to gain from Biden’s climate agenda

The policies proposed in the reconciliation bill could benefit Sen. Manchin's state enormously.

By David Roberts . 26 August 2021
Wind

California offshore wind could save billions and help prevent blackouts. What's holding it back?

A new study highlights the myriad benefits of offshore wind — and the major infrastructure barriers to building it along the West Coast.

By Jeff St. John . 20 August 2021
Policy & regulation

Climate policy crunchtime: We need Congress to pass a clean energy standard and tax credits

This is America's last chance at serious nationwide climate action for a decade.

By David Roberts . 9 August 2021
Solar

Two US solar manufacturers push Biden admin to extend tariffs on solar imports

A petition from Suniva and Auxin could heat up the trade policy fight between domestic solar producers and domestic solar installers.

By Emma Foehringer Merchant . 2 August 2021
Fossil fuels

Subsidies really do prop up the oil and gas industry. Here's the most important one to get rid of

The subsidy that helps the sector the most both pads profits and protects companies against risk.

By David Roberts . 30 July 2021
Climate justice

From climate justice organizing to legislating: How Rep. Khanh Pham helped pass Oregon's 100% clean grid law

A Q&A with Pham on how building a wide-ranging coalition and sitting down with affected industries led to a clean energy victory.

By Julian Spector . 27 July 2021