Inflation Reduction Act

‘Renewable energy growth is truly a 50-state story now’: New report shows big jump in solar, wind, EVs

A coalition of environmental groups finds U.S. renewable energy development has tripled in the past decade

Gulf Coast

California calls plastics recycling tech a ‘stunt’; to Louisiana it’s economic development

ExxonMobil wants millions in tax breaks for a Baton Rouge project that would create no jobs, pollute the environment and recycle few plastics

Inflation Reduction Act

EV myths: Are they keeping people from getting rid of their gas guzzlers?

Advocates say oil and gas interests are fearmongering to keep people from transitioning to electric-powered vehicles

Inflation Reduction Act

Nuclear power could solve US electricity needs. But at what cost?

As Three Mile Island and a Michigan reactor aim to restart, critics question whether the cost of nuclear power makes sense.

Gulf Coast

Black women are leading the fight against polluters in Louisiana — and they’re winning

Philanthropic and government investments in environmental justice are helping nonprofits push back against industrial development

Fueling Disinformation

Fossil fuel interests are working to kill solar in one Ohio county. The hometown newspaper is helping.

A retired gas industry executive, a shadowy 'grassroots' group and a controversial media company are spreading misinformation while turning residents against a proposed solar farm — and each other

Coal

West Virginia coal plant conversion seen as a ‘miracle.’ Not everyone is a believer.

The state is betting $50 million on a plan to produce hydrogen and graphite from coal with no greenhouse gasses — an approach never done before

Power Play

‘They stole an election’; Former Florida senator convicted in ‘ghost candidates’ scandal

Frank Artiles was found guilty on three election-related counts after running a no-party spoiler candidate in a 2020 Florida Senate race.

Gulf Coast

Crowd size forces Louisiana to postpone hearing on proposed ammonia plant

The public hearing for the St. Charles Clean Fuels Plant will be rescheduled after more than 200 people show up in space meant for 60

Food

Congress members hear about digesters as a solution to curbing methane emissions

Unfortunately, it’s not that simple.

Gulf Coast

Unlikely alliance forms to boost community air monitoring in Louisiana

A bulk storage facility plans to join with the Louisiana Environmental Action Network to monitor air quality in a ‘Cancer Alley’ community

Polluting Democracy

This Florida ‘ghost candidates’ scandal puts the entire utility sector on trial

As former Sen. Frank Artiles's case unspools in Miami, will the power company linked to the political scandal ever be held responsible?

Gulf Coast

As funding dries up for Louisiana’s coastal restoration program, advocates are strategizing to sustain it

A coalition of environmental groups is pushing 18 projects to protect Gulf Coast communities from land loss and storm damage

Gulf Coast

Fishers, environmental groups fight massive LNG terminal in court

In the last two months, judges rejected approvals on three Gulf Coast methane facilities, sending them back to a federal agency for further review

Fueling Disinformation

Study: Colleges with fossil fuel funding can become 'vehicle of climate obstruction'

Researchers found donations are part of a strategy by the industry to embed itself in universities to influence research and gain credibility

Gulf Coast

Mississippi regulators to solar boosters: Sit down and be quiet

State utility regulators have increasingly placed barriers to development of the renewable energy source in one of the sunniest states in the U.S.