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Feds cite national security to stall 54 Texas wind projects

After years of trying to stop offshore wind projects, the Trump administration is now pausing routine federal permits for 165 land-based projects, including dozens in Texas.
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California may give Big Oil billions in free climate permits

A new carbon market proposal could send billions in free permits to industry while cutting money for California programs.
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Utah's fragile desert could feel like the Sahara if America's biggest data center gets built

The Great Salt Lake is drying up. What happens when a data center as large as Washington, D.C., sits next to it?
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Germany and Japan test hydrogen future with BMW, Toyota cars

During a recent visit to Japan, Germany's transport minister Patrick Schnieder toured hydrogen projects aimed at bringing the fuel into the mainstream.
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Are solar panel prices about to surge? Why now might be the perfect time to invest

Geopolitical uncertainty, supply shortages and China’s recent tax reform are threatening to send the prices of solar panels soaring. But is it really that severe?

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A detailed look at offshore wind in the US and globally

Donald Trump is stopping offshore wind projects in the United States, just as the industry was poised to grow significantly.

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Platner’s energy plan prioritizes lowering costs and taking on Big Oil and the ‘oligarchy’

Senate candidate Graham Platner’s key energy goal is to reduce costs for Mainers. He’d also like to tax the “ever-living hell out of the companies that made a lot of money on fossil fuels while they destroyed the planet.”
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The Tennessee Valley Authority produced a booklet downplaying coal ash risks. Top researchers call it ‘dishonest’

A 35-page booklet distributed in a public meeting by the Tennessee Valley Authority about coal ash is filled with “lies” and misleading information, according to coal ash researchers.

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Alex Honnold: 'You just see how much it matters'

At Grist’s Turning the Tide event at SF Climate Week, free solo climber and solar energy advocate Alex Honnold shared how his love of climbing became a passion for empowering communities.

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Appeals court weighs legality of orders extending Michigan coal plant life

West Michigan’s J.H. Campbell coal power plant was scheduled to be retired before Donald Trump took executive action in 2025.

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Watchdog groups urge Senate to investigate Samuel Alito over oil stock conflicts

Groups say supreme court justice, who owns stock in oil companies, may be violating ethics codes by participating in certain cases

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