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Climate crisis

A new wave of startups is tackling a huge emissions source: wildfires

The growing field of "firetech" is reinventing the age-old practice of prescribed burns and devising other novel methods of preventing and suppressing fires.

By Eric Wesoff . 10 November 2023
Climatetech finance

Chart: Clean energy attracting nearly twice as much investment as fossils

But for the world to meet its climate goals, the money needs to stop flowing to fossil fuels — and flow even faster into clean energy.

By Dan McCarthy . 10 November 2023
ENN

N.C. industrial group will drop challenge to Duke Energy low-income assistance program

The Carolina Industrial Group for Fair Utility Rates told state regulators Thursday that it would drop its objection to a Duke Energy aid program to lower monthly bills for residential customers struggling to pay.

By Elizabeth Ouzts . 9 November 2023
Nuclear

Future of small reactors at stake as NuScale deal flops

The startup’s most promising project has been canceled. It was supposed to build the first next-gen reactor in the U.S. — and usher in a new era for nuclear.

By Eric Wesoff . 9 November 2023
Carbon capture

America’s first commercial direct air capture plant just got going

The startup Heirloom says it’s capturing CO2 from the sky and locking away the planet-warming gas, making it the first and only commercial U.S. plant to do so.

By Maria Gallucci . 9 November 2023
Podcast

Mailbag episode! Interest rates, carbon dioxide removal, load growth and more

It’s another 'ask me anything' episode with Shayle.

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By Shayle Kann . 55 min . 9 November 2023
Politics

Michigan just passed one of the country’s most ambitious clean energy bills

The state’s Democrat-controlled legislature passed bills that aim to accelerate the energy transition — including a mandate for 100% carbon-free power by 2040.

By Jeff St. John . 9 November 2023
Western Energy News

NuScale, utilities cancel Idaho small modular reactor project

By Jonathan P. Thompson . 9 November 2023
GOP candidates’ attacks on climate action fall flat

By Ken Paulman . 9 November 2023
Midwest Energy News

Michigan reforms renewable energy permitting

By Andy Balaskovitz . 9 November 2023