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Clean energy

Trump’s rural energy freeze hits Midwest, GOP districts hardest

More than three-quarters of federal Rural Energy for America Program grants over the last decade have gone to Republican congressional districts.

By Kari Lydersen . 17 July 2025
Clean energy manufacturing

US solar manufacturers face steeper hill despite some wins in budget law

Manufacturing incentives survived in the GOP budget law, but solar factories will have to navigate subdued demand and detailed new anti-China rules.

By Julian Spector . 17 July 2025
Utilities

Will the AI boom be powered by big, slow energy projects?

This week’s AI summit deepened a trend of datacenter developers hitching their hopes to old-school energy sources, from gas power plants to hydropower.

By Julian Spector, Dan McCarthy . 18 July 2025
Solar

Rooftop solar braces for fallout from Trump’s megabill

Small solar installers could face mass layoffs as the GOP’s law ends a key tax credit and sows chaos for third-party solar firms trying to stay afloat.

By Jeff St. John . 21 July 2025
Canary Media Daily

Solar manufacturers face a steep hill

By Dan McCarthy . 17 July 2025
Nuclear

A retired nuclear plant in Michigan is about to restart, a first for US

The 800-MW Palisades plant received key federal approvals to open three years after shutting down and has ambitious plans to be operational by the end of 2025.

By Eric Wesoff . 29 July 2025
Food and farms

We know how to decarbonize energy. The food sector should take notes.

Climate-friendly agriculture is two decades behind clean energy. Here are lessons food and farming can learn from the rise of renewables and cleantech.

By Michael Grunwald . 31 July 2025
Solar

Trump looks to kill 'Solar for All' just as it starts to deliver

The $7B program builds low-cost solar projects to slash bills for nearly 1 million families and help bolster the grid. The Trump administration is trying to end it.

By Jeff St. John . 6 August 2025
Canary Media Daily

Solar for no one

By Kathryn Krawczyk . 7 August 2025
Solar

Trump administration says it's axing $7B program for low-income solar

EPA chief Lee Zeldin claims the “big beautiful bill” allows funds for the Solar for All program to be rescinded. Advocates say that’s false and promise to sue.

By Jeff St. John . 7 August 2025