Environmental

Northam Steers Virginia Towards a Clean Economy

Governor Ralph Northam has signed the Virginia Clean Economy Act, which establishes bold energy efficiency standards and provides a pathway for new investments in...

Mayors’ Letter to Congress Urges Tax Credit Extensions

A bipartisan coalition of 64 mayors, representing cities in 25 states across the country, have joined with Environment America to call on Congress to...

Biden Unveils Plan to Combat Climate Change

In a recent speech, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden unveiled his plans to steer the U.S. toward a carbon-free future. In order to curb climate...

NREL: No Plans to Manage PV Modules at End of Lifespan

Researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have conducted the first global assessment into the most promising approaches to end-of-life management for solar...

IHS Markit: Oil and Gas Operations Turn to Renewables

Oil and gas companies are starting to utilize zero-carbon sources to reduce carbon emissions associated with operations, according to a new database and analysis...

Clean Energy’s Policy Response to COVID-19 is Paramount

While the COVID-19 pandemic has reduced air pollution in the U.S., the longer-term impact on the environment is unclear. In a recent study, MIT...

The Moving Forward Act Moves Forward to the Senate

The House of Representatives has passed the H.R.2, the Moving Forward Act, a $1.5 trillion infrastructure bill that is aimed at improving the country’s...

Coal is Becoming Increasingly Difficult to Justify

New renewable energy is already cheaper than continuing to operate coal plants in much of the world, according to a recently released report by...

Green Tax Package to be Considered in the House

House Democrats have revealed a green tax package that offers tax incentives to the renewable energy industry, for electric vehicles (EVs) and for other...

Amazon Unveils Climate Pledge Fund to Invest in Decarbonizing the Economy

Amazon has launched The Climate Pledge Fund to support the development of sustainable technologies and services that will enable Amazon and other companies to...

Argonne Labs Developing Avian Monitoring Project

As more solar energy systems are installed across the U.S., scientists are quantifying the effects on wildlife. Current data collection methods are time-consuming, but...

COVID-19 Strangles Global Energy Investment

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused the largest drop in global energy investment in history, with spending expected to plunge in every major sector this...

COVID-19 Continues to Wreak Havoc on Clean Energy Jobs

Nearly 600,000 U.S. clean energy workers have lost their jobs since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic after 447,208 new workers filed unemployment claims...

Global Energy Demand Plunges due to COVID-19

The Covid-19 pandemic represents the biggest shock to the global energy system in more than seven decades, with the drop in demand this year...

Duke Energy Progresses Toward Climate, Sustainability Goals

Duke Energy has released a pair of data-driven reports outlining the company's recent accomplishments and path to advance its critical environmental, social and governance...

Solar Adds More New Capacity than Natural Gas

Solar, wind and hydropower have provided 85.7% of new U.S. electrical generating capacity added during the first two months of 2020 - notably more...

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Fall Despite Growing Economy

Since 2005, national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions have fallen by 10%, and power sector emissions have fallen by 27% - even as our economy...

New York Passes Accelerated Renewable Energy Act

New legislation in New York will speed up the siting and construction of clean energy projects to combat climate change and help the state’s...

Falling Cost of Hydrogen Offers Route to Cut Emissions

The falling cost of making hydrogen from wind and solar power offers a promising route to cutting emissions in some of the most fossil...

NYSERDA Selects Future Grid Challenge Winners

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has awarded five winning teams under the first two rounds of the Future Grid...

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