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Western Energy News

New Mexico lawmakers reject emissions bill

By Jonathan P. Thompson . 13 February 2026
Canary Media Daily

Today's headlines: FEOC rules are here, offshore wind plots a post-Trump course, and more

By Kathryn Krawczyk . 13 February 2026
Policy & regulation

The EPA’s biggest emissions-fighting tool is dead — at least for now

The Trump administration has repealed the endangerment finding, setting up legal battles that could determine the future of the bedrock climate policy.

By Dan McCarthy, Kathryn Krawczyk . 13 February 2026
Heat pumps

Heat pump sales dipped in 2025. They still beat gas furnaces.

Yet again, heat pumps were the most-shipped heating appliance in the U.S. And experts say the factors behind last year’s sales slide are temporary.

By Alison F. Takemura . 13 February 2026
Climate justice

Residents along Louisiana’s Cancer Alley have a new worry: blue ammonia

The facilities would rely on carbon capture, which has yet to successfully scale up, and would still emit thousands of tons of pollution.

By Ames Alexander . 16 February 2026
Virtual power plants

Why Xcel’s bid to reinvent the virtual power plant is so controversial

Most VPPs rely on customers’ solar and batteries. Xcel says its utility-owned alternative can do a better job in Minnesota — but critics question the cost.

By Jeff St. John . 17 February 2026
Climate crisis

States push climate superfund bills despite Trump’s opposition

The legislation would make oil and gas firms pay for climate damages from burning their products. Trump has referred to such laws as “extortion.”

By Sarah Shemkus . 17 February 2026
Canary Media Daily

Today's headlines: New York backs off wind, a California/U.K. clean energy deal, and more.

By Kathryn Krawczyk . 17 February 2026
Food and farms

Fear of farmland loss slows solar and wind development

Renewable energy projects can help small-scale farmers make ends meet, but some rural residents don’t like changes to the agricultural landscape.

By Claire Carlson . 18 February 2026
Energy storage

New England’s biggest grid battery is up and running in Maine

The region has little to show for its big storage goals, but the new 175-MW project will help close that gap — and provide a needed boost in electricity capacity.

By Julian Spector . 18 February 2026