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Clean energy

Trump admin complicates New York’s clean-energy plans

Gov. Kathy Hochul faces tough choices amid cuts to federal grants and pressure from advocates to block gas pipelines that Trump officials are pushing for.

By Lauren Dalban, Inside Climate News . 16 October 2025
Clean industry

How Trump gutted the team meant to build America’s energy future

The Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations had over $25 billion to help companies scale novel low-carbon technologies. Trump is working to erase it.

By Maria Gallucci . 13 October 2025
Hydrogen

Trump’s cuts to billion-dollar hydrogen hubs rattle industry

The administration already slashed funding for two of seven hydrogen hubs and appears poised to target others, a move experts say will hurt U.S. competitiveness.

By Alexander C. Kaufman . 10 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
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

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
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
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