Wind

Offshore wind

Trump said no new offshore wind farms. One just got underway — quietly

Empire Wind 1, located off the coast of New York City, is the first U.S. project to start at-sea wind turbine construction under Trump 2.0.

By Clare Fieseler . 9 April 2025
Clean energy

Wind and solar power opponents make headway in state legislatures

In Texas and beyond, legislation to kneecap renewables is catching on — although some rural GOP lawmakers still tout the industry’s benefits for their constituents.

By David Montgomery . 7 April 2025
Offshore wind

The newest hurdle for offshore wind: Trump’s EPA

The agency, led by Trump loyalist Lee Zeldin, just revoked one offshore wind farm’s permit. Now anti-wind groups are trying to leverage a Republican-run EPA.

By Clare Fieseler . 1 April 2025
Offshore wind

Can offshore wind help some fish? Research increasingly says yes.

First shipwrecks. Then oil rigs. Now, it’s offshore wind turbines that are becoming artificial reefs for creatures from haddock to lobster.

By Clare Fieseler . 31 March 2025
Clean energy

Will Texas self-destruct its clean energy industry?

The Lone Star State has dominated solar and storage development thanks to its competitive energy market. A new bill could derail that.

By Kathryn Krawczyk . 28 March 2025
Clean energy

Chart: Even as new clean energy breaks records, emissions rise

The world added more solar, wind, and other renewables than ever in 2024. But with electricity demand rising, it’ll take more to cut carbon pollution from the power sector.

By Dan McCarthy . 28 March 2025
Clean energy

Texas broke its solar, wind, and battery records in one spring week

Renewables and batteries are playing an increasingly crucial role for the state in the shoulder season, when coal and gas plants fall offline in large numbers.

By Julian Spector . 10 March 2025
Offshore wind

Trump fires NOAA scientists helping whales and offshore wind coexist

Scores of employees working to ensure offshore wind has a low impact on whales, birds, and other wildlife were cut in a major round of layoffs at the agency.

By Clare Fieseler . 28 February 2025
Clean energy

Chart: Solar, batteries to lead US power plant construction in 2025

The country is set to build a record 63 gigawatts of new power this year as demand surges — and almost all of it will be carbon-free.

By Julian Spector . 28 February 2025
Offshore wind

GOP think tank that tried to stop VA offshore wind now says ‘go ahead’

The Thomas Jefferson Institute for Public Policy said canceling America’s biggest offshore wind project under construction, off the Virginia coast, no longer makes economic sense.

By Clare Fieseler . 14 February 2025