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Energy efficiency

Weatherization can keep you cool this summer — and warm next winter

Insulating, weatherstripping, and sealing your home could make it much more energy efficient, keeping you comfy for less money while helping out the grid.

By Alison F. Takemura . 11 July 2024
Fossil fuels

The battle to block Duke Energy's new gas plant

In North Carolina, community members and advocates see a path — however narrow — to defeating a proposed gas plant that would threaten state climate goals.

By Elizabeth Ouzts . 16 July 2024
Electric vehicles

Tires wear out fast on EVs. This startup wants to fix that

EV adoption will help cut CO2 from cars, but the heavy, battery-laden vehicles could make tire pollution worse. Better tires can help.

By Carrie Klein . 17 July 2024
Clean energy

Chart: 85% of new electricity built in 2023 came from renewables

A whopping 473 gigawatts of clean energy capacity was installed last year, yet another indicator of the rapid rise of solar and wind power.

By Carrie Klein . 19 July 2024
Clean energy

Goodbye to the first climate president

President Joe Biden has done more to support clean energy than any president before, giving the U.S. a fighting chance to cut emissions at the speed climate change demands.

By Jeff St. John, Dan McCarthy . 22 July 2024
Clean energy

Keeping US carbon cuts on track will hinge on the upcoming election

The Biden admin has made progress on cutting emissions, but a new report says those gains are fragile — and could be undone by a Republican victory in November.

By Jeff St. John . 23 July 2024
Electrification

This little-known agency has billions to make federal buildings green

With nearly $3.4 billion from the climate law, the U.S. General Services Administration is working to slash emissions from building operations and construction.

By Alison F. Takemura . 24 July 2024
Nuclear

The US nuclear industry is stuck. Can this startup get it rolling again?

The Nuclear Company launched last week with big ambitions and a fresh thesis. Now all that’s left is the hard part: building nuclear reactors.

By Eric Wesoff . 25 July 2024
Clean energy

Can you ‘Trump-proof’ clean energy gains? Advocates in Ohio are trying

If elected, the former president plans to slash the federal climate and clean energy programs that are pouring money into states across the nation.

By Kathiann M. Kowalski . 29 July 2024
Solar

This nuclear waste site could soon host a massive solar installation

The Hanford Site in Washington state, a radioactive relic of the Manhattan Project and Cold War, was selected by DOE to be outfitted with up to 1 GW of solar.

By Carrie Klein . 30 July 2024