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After relentless setbacks from the Trump administration, solar and storage pros are finding solace in booming demand for electricity.

Utah Clean Energy is asking state regulators to direct PacifiCorp to speed up development of solar, wind, and storage projects, arguing that early action could save ratepayers billions through federal tax credits.

Conventionally generated electricity in Pakistan has become very expensive, but consumers don’t have to buy it. They are adopting solar panels.

California state lawmakers gave their stamp of approval over the weekend to a slate of sweeping energy and climate-related bills, which will now head to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) desk.

Some days it can feel as if climate catastrophe is inevitable. But history is full of cases – such as the banning of whaling and CFCs – that show humanity can come together to avert disaster.

They watched climate change ravage their home countries as rich, polluting nations did nothing. Then they had an idea.
EU lawmakers have given a final green light to a law on slashing the mountains of food wasted in Europe each year, and curbing the environmental impact of fast fashion.

Bill McKibben: We’re beyond Mel Gibson’s Mad Max era. We no longer need oil to make it through the apocalypse.

Renewables are thriving, with Africa breaking solar energy records – but action is needed to plug the financing gap.

Drilling for fresh water under the salt water off Cape Cod, Expedition 501 extracted thousands of samples from what is now thought to be a massive, hidden aquifer stretching from New Jersey as far north as Maine.

The case is the first citizen suit to successfully settle over “nurdles” in an inland waterway. State regulators weighed in to help.

Despite waning U.S. support for renewable energy, solar power is booming worldwide, with new capacity hitting 380 gigawatts in the first six months of 2025—driven largely by China’s massive expansion and exports.

Thanks to a change in regulations, residents in social housing can now access the clean, affordable energy coming from their own roofs.

Hayden, Colorado, a small former coal town, is building a geothermal heating and cooling network for its new business park, aiming to attract companies while cutting energy costs.

Phil McKenna and Jake Bolster report for Inside Climate News.

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A group of Columbus residents is lowering the cost and hassle of going solar by banding together to buy panels in bulk through a cooperative.

Claire Brown reports for The New York Times.

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When a Chinese-owned copper mine in Zambia spilled toxic waste into rivers and farms, veteran lawyer Jingjing Zhang stepped in to help communities fight back, part of her global campaign to hold Chinese companies accountable.

Katie Surma reports for Inside Climate News.

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A French startup is breeding billions of black soldier fly larvae to turn food waste into protein for fish and livestock feed, aiming to reduce carbon emissions and reliance on soy and forage fish.

Nicolás Rivero reports for The Washington Post.

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After a 2020 oil spill devastated marine life and livelihoods in southeast Mauritius, a group of women turned to farming and built a thriving agricultural collective from ruined coastal land.

Lorraine Mallinder reports for The Guardian.

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