Solar manufacturing is booming. Advocates say it could go bust without incentives
Abruptly ending tax incentives that encourage solar developers to buy American could upend a booming manufacturing sector.
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The Northeast bet big on offshore wind. Trump wants to halt the industry entirely
Northeast states have bet big on offshore wind to meet spiking power demand and drive economic growth. But the industry's future is much more uncertain under President Trump.
N.C. A&T researchers use unique design to produce renewable 'green hydrogen'
A research team at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has a unique design for a material to assist with the production of a renewable energy source.
Under Trump, an 'all of the above' energy policy is poised for a comeback
Trump promised to "drill, baby, drill." What does that actually mean for the U.S. oil and gas industry – and other types of energy, too?
Petroleum drilling technology is now making carbon-free power
A new technique for harvesting geothermal energy being pioneered in Utah has passed a significant milestone: Southern California Edison has contracted for enough of the energy to power 400,000 homes.
How do you build without over polluting? That's the challenge of new Catan board game
A new version of the popular board game Catan aims to make players wrestle with a 21st-century problem: How do you develop and expand without overly polluting the planet?
Boone climate plan calls for community-wide carbon neutrality by 2050
The Boone Town Council has adopted a community climate action plan that sets new goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
This is what happens when a wind farm comes to a coal town
Keyser in West Virginia represents a national shift in American energy production. And in a town that was defined by coal for generations, change can be difficult.
A year in, landmark U.S. climate policy drives energy transition but hurdles remain
One year ago, President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law, directing hundreds of billions of dollars to speed the transition away from fossil fuels.
It's a journey to the center of the rare earths discovered in Sweden
Sweden says it found the largest deposit in Europe of rare earths — ingredients in a host of technologies from e-vehicles to wind turbines. Mining and processing them is another story.