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Solar

California's first solar-covered canal is now fully online

The 1.6-MW pilot system is among a growing number of initiatives to put solar over waterways. The approach could generate gigawatts of power nationwide.

By Maria Gallucci . 10 September 2025
Emissions reduction

Chart: Trump is slowing climate progress. Here’s how much.

After Trump’s budget law and regulatory rollbacks, the country’s carbon emissions are set to fall much slower than they would have under the Biden admin.

By Dan McCarthy . 12 September 2025
Solar

The solar industry threw a party in Vegas, and it actually wasn’t sad

After relentless setbacks from the Trump administration, solar and storage pros are finding solace in booming demand for electricity.

By Julian Spector . 16 September 2025
Green steel

A coal-burning steel plant may thwart Cleveland’s climate goals

The facility is the city's biggest source of greenhouse gas emissions. Advocates say its dirty blast furnaces need to be replaced with cleaner technology.

By Kathiann M. Kowalski . 18 September 2025
EV charging

EV Realty lands $75M to expand electric truck charging in California

The startup has four mega-charging sites planned in the state, and says the underlying economics of electric freight hauling can withstand federal policy reversals.

By Jeff St. John . 18 September 2025
Utilities

Utilities are doing even worse on climate than they were five years ago

Major U.S. utilities earn an "F" on a new report card because they're planning to build far too little clean energy and far too many gas-fired power plants.

By Jeff St. John . 22 September 2025
Energy efficiency

Cuts to Rhode Island energy-efficiency plan bad for residents, study says

Rhode Island has long led on efficiency. A proposal to slash funding may cost the state $90 million in benefits — while saving each household less than $2 a month.

By Sarah Shemkus . 22 September 2025
Solar

Pennsylvania’s solar ambitions face high federal and state hurdles

Even if Pennsylvania can reclaim its share of Solar for All funds clawed back by Trump’s EPA, a bitter impasse in its legislature may block implementation.

By Audrey Carleton . 2 October 2025
Fossil fuels

Trump’s sweeping plan to prop up coal

Coal’s health and climate impacts get no mention in the administration’s latest attempt to breathe life back into the industry.

By Kathryn Krawczyk . 3 October 2025
Solar

Community solar set to struggle amid federal and state headwinds

Installations of the shared-solar arrays fell by 36% in the first half of 2025, and the longer-term outlook is sluggish, too.

By Alison F. Takemura . 7 October 2025