Natural gas can rival coal's climate-warming potential when leaks are counted
Climate-warming greenhouse gasses from natural gas could be as damaging as those from coal, according to a new analysis.
Energy
Biden frames his clean energy plan as a jobs plan, obscuring his record on climate
President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act invests $369 billion to address the climate crisis. But as the president focuses on the law's economic benefits, is his climate win getting lost?
The U.N.'s nuclear watchdog says Japan can release nuclear waste water into the ocean
The International Atomic Energy Agency has approved a plan by Japan's government to dump nuclear waste water from the destroyed Fukushima power plant into the Pacific Ocean.
China imposes export controls on 2 metals used in semiconductors and solar panels
As trade tensions between the U.S. and China continue, Beijing is now requiring buyers of germanium and gallium to ask for approval from the Chinese government.
This electric flying taxi has been approved for takeoff — sort of
Joby Aviation said this week that it got the green light to flight test its factory-made air taxi, which it hopes to launch commercially in 2025. It's one of several companies reaching for the skies.
Sweden's Northvolt wants to rival China's battery dominance to power electric cars
Northvolt's CEO says the key driver behind the startup is to make Europe self-efficient and less reliant on China for supplies.
Texas; fragile power grid is holding up through increased demand due to extreme heat
Much of the southern part of the U.S. is under a heat advisory this week. In Texas, the heat is so extreme it's taxing the power grid.
Western tribes' last ditch effort to stall a large lithium mine in Nevada
Western tribes are making a last ditch effort to thwart a large lithium mine in a federal appeals court.
EV charging station network is among Biden administration's green energy ambitions
Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm is traveling across the Southeast to promote the Biden administration's plans for green energy, including building a network of charging stations for electric cars.
Republican attacks on ESG aren't stopping companies in red states from going green
Conservatives attack financial firms that consider environmental, social and corporate governance issues. But companies in red states won't stop trying to operate more sustainably.