Northeast

Clean industry

Boston’s century-old steam heat system is getting a low-carbon makeover

Boston and Cambridge’s decades-old district energy system is being retooled to shift away from gas and toward heat pumps and electric boilers.

By Jeff St. John . 5 November 2025
Sponsored

States can build flexible, affordable, and clean energy even with federal headwinds

With federal support for clean energy uncertain, states are charting their own path forward. Advanced Energy United’s new playbook offers lawmakers practical tools to build flexible, affordable, and resilient energy systems that meet rising demand.

By Canary Creative . 3 November 2025
Politics

The key elections to watch for energy and climate

Rising power bills, offshore wind, and data centers are all hot topics in these elections happening next week.

By Kathryn Krawczyk . 31 October 2025
Heat pumps

Massachusetts heat-pump owners are about to get cheaper electricity

The state’s innovative winter heat-pump rates go into effect this weekend and should make the tech more accessible. Deeper discounts could come next year.

By Sarah Shemkus . 30 October 2025
Clean energy

Connecticut and Maine team up to fast-track renewables

The two states will jointly consider clean-energy projects, a model that could help more installations qualify for federal incentives before they expire.

By Sarah Shemkus . 29 October 2025
Emissions reduction

Judge orders New York to follow through on its climate law

The law required a state agency to issue major regulations more than a year and a half ago, and it had no excuse not to, the court found.

By Colin Kinniburgh . 29 October 2025
Utilities

Why utility regulators need to do more than call ‘balls and strikes’

Marissa Gillett, pioneering former head of Connecticut’s utility commission, talks about how regulators need to step up amid rising costs and climate concerns.

By Sarah Shemkus . 27 October 2025
Sponsored

The case for optimism in America’s energy transition

New insights from DNV show U.S. and Canadian energy leaders remain optimistic about the clean energy transition — with growing investment in renewables, storage, and modernized grids.

By Canary Creative . 27 October 2025
Offshore wind

Trump claims ‘wind mills’ kill whales but quietly torpedoes the science

The Interior Department defunds two vital research programs that track North Atlantic right whales near active offshore wind construction sites.

By Clare Fieseler . 23 October 2025
Clean energy

Trump admin complicates New York’s clean-energy plans

Gov. Kathy Hochul faces tough choices amid cuts to federal grants and pressure from advocates to block gas pipelines that Trump officials are pushing for.

By Lauren Dalban, Inside Climate News . 16 October 2025