Friday, June 26, 2026

Tag: clean energy

Trump’s wind blockade collapses after states force major court retreat

A federal appeals court dismissal leaves intact a ruling that found the Trump administration’s freeze on wind approvals unlawful, preserving state clean-energy investments as new data shows renewable power growing despite political and legal headwinds.

Have we reached peak fossil fuels? Wind & solar met all...

That statistic requires us to conclude that there was no growth in fossil fuels globally during that period. Ember anticipates that Q4 will show the same result.

Renewables are a global economic engine, not a culture war threat

While oil is a cyclical commodity, and prices rise and fall over time, this time the decline is structural.

A ‘profound mistake’: Senate Republican rollback of IRA clean energy tax...

The plan would get rid of a $7,500 EV tax credit for consumers within 180 days, along with home energy rebates for heat pumps and other products.

Billions in clean energy projects canceled amid Republican tax bill and...

Clean energy investments are vanishing as the Trump administration’s tax plan and rollback of Biden-era climate policies threaten America’s transition to renewables.

Domestic solar energy production reaches milestone mark

Surpassing 50 GW in capacity, this is enough energy to power approximately 37.5 million homes.

Can recycling save the clean energy revolution?

It's necessary, but not sufficient.

Biden-Harris admin announces $428M for former coal communities to expand clean...

Led by small- to medium-sized businesses, the projects will address crucial vulnerabilities in the country’s energy supply chain.

Biden signs ADVANCE Act to boost nuclear power amid controversy over...

President Biden’s signing of the ADVANCE Act aims to accelerate nuclear power development for clean energy and jobs, but critics warn of safety and regulatory issues.

Increasing renewable energy use in the US brings billions in benefits,...

The United States’ increasing use of renewable energy has improved air quality and reduced the country’s greenhouse gas emissions while producing monetary benefits in the hundreds of billions of dollars.

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Bipartisan bill introduced in House to ban use of pesticide paraquat in US agriculture

The bill would "direct the Environmental Protection Agency to cancel all existing paraquat registrations, revoke any tolerances permitting paraquat residue in food, and ban the sale and use of existing stocks upon enactment."

Losing face, losing the base, losing the midterm race—a tidal trifecta 

Though daring MAGA lies seem tidal,/ Denying outcomes suicidal.

Why Biden’s debate disaster two years ago matters for the future

Looking ahead, a great need will be to overcome the ongoing culture of conformity that so badly damaged the Democratic Party in 2024 and helped Trump get back into the White House.

Anti-ICE protesters sentenced to decades as Trump turns ‘antifa’ label into prosecution tool

The Prairieland case transformed a July 4 protest outside a Texas immigration jail into a terrorism prosecution, with sentences from 30 to 100 years and warnings of a new federal playbook against left-wing dissent.

Alaska governor vetoes single-use polystyrene foam foodware ban

For now, polystyrene products will remain legal for use by commercial food vendors statewide.