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Trump Administration to Pay RWE to Cancel Wind Leases
It was the fifth such deal struck by the administration to get companies to drop offshore wind projects.
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Trump Administration to Pay RWE to Cancel Wind Leases
It was the fifth such deal struck by the administration to get companies to drop offshore wind projects.
The deal on Wednesday follows agreements to refund wind leases off California, Maine, New Jersey, New York and North Carolina.
Federal Judge Orders Pentagon to Lift Freeze on Wind Power
Since April, the Defense Department has halted all military reviews for wind projects, stalling dozens of projects nationwide.
Federal Judge Orders Pentagon to Lift Freeze on Wind Power
Since April, the Defense Department has halted all military reviews for wind projects, stalling dozens of projects nationwide.
Turbines near Throckmorton, Texas. Defense Department reviews are meant to ensure that wind farms do not interfere with radar or flight paths.
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Appeals Court Says E.P.A. Cannot Block Billions in Climate Grants
The funds have been frozen since early in President Trump’s second term.
Another Trump Administration Payment to Stop Offshore Wind Farm
It was the fourth such deal struck by the administration to get companies to forfeit their offshore wind leases.
Duke Energy is one of the nation’s largest utilities. Here, a Duke Energy wind farm project in Rolling Hills, Wyoming.
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Renewable Groups Ask Courts to End Pentagon’s ‘Total Halt’ of Wind Power
More than 100 planned wind farms in 21 states are now stalled indefinitely as the Pentagon delays military reviews once seen as routine.
Renewable Groups Ask Courts to End Pentagon’s ‘Total Halt’ of Wind Power
More than 100 planned wind farms in 21 states are now stalled indefinitely as the Pentagon delays military reviews once seen as routine.
The freeze affects 41 wind projects in Texas, which produces more wind power than any other state in the U.S., as well as projects in Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, New Mexico, Oregon and Washington.
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Democrats Once Vowed to Stop Oil and Gas. Now They’re Not So Sure.
As the midterm elections approach, many leading Democrats are rethinking their approach to climate change.
Democrats Once Vowed to Stop Oil and Gas. Now They’re Not So Sure.
As the midterm elections approach, many leading Democrats are rethinking their approach to climate change.
A talk on rising energy costs on Capitol Hill hosted by Democrats, from left, Sen. Martin Heinrich of New Mexico, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island, in March.
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The Iran War is Forcing Energy-Importing Countries to Turn Inward
The Iran war is pushing countries to prioritize domestic energy in order to protect themselves from volatile oil and natural gas markets.
The Iran War is Forcing Energy-Importing Countries to Turn Inward
The Iran war is pushing countries to prioritize domestic energy in order to protect themselves from volatile oil and natural gas markets.
The president of Solaric, a rooftop-solar installer based near Manila, said people were now seeing the technology as “a way to survive this new age.”
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A Clean Energy PAC Helped Beat Chip Roy, and Now It Has New Targets
A PAC representing wind and solar energy interests spent $1.1 million to boost the Republican primary opponent of Chip Roy, an opponent of renewables. Now they are trying to save a Republican ally in Iowa.
A Clean Energy PAC Helped Beat Chip Roy, and Now It Has New Targets
A PAC representing wind and solar energy interests spent $1.1 million to boost the Republican primary opponent of Chip Roy, an opponent of renewables. Now they are trying to save a Republican ally in Iowa.
A group of renewable energy investors paid for this projection on the side of the Energy Department building in Washington gloating over Representative Chip Roy’s defeat in a Republican primary for Texas attorney general.
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The Quest for Clean Hydrogen Moves Underground
The dream of clean hydrogen has tantalized energy experts for years, but producing it has been tough. Many start-ups think the answer could lie beneath our feet.
The New ‘Gold Rush’ of Geothermal Energy
A new wave of start-ups are trying to harvest emissions-free energy from inside the Earth, but the industry still faces significant challenges.
Executives of Fervo and others celebrated the geothermal company’s I.P.O. on the Nasdaq on May 13.
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Scientists Tweaked the Global Warming Outlook. So Trump Weighed In.
Renewable energy has helped make the worst-case scenario a bit less bad. The president said, falsely, it shows that climate scientists were wrong all along.
Solar panels and wind turbines in north-central China. Renewable is becoming more affordable in many countries.
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