The U.S. is taking a giant step toward meeting its climate goal
An EPA plan would drive massive emissions cuts from coal and natural gas power plants to help meet the president’s ambitious global climate pledge.
By Timothy PukoBiden announces new fund to help low-income housing get climate upgrades
The Department of Housing and Urban Development on Thursday will announce the availability of new funding to make low-income homes more energy-efficient.
By Maxine JoselowWhy Texas, a clean energy powerhouse, is about to hit the brakes
The state’s clean energy boom could be impeded by Texas leaders’ push for legislation that would boost natural gas and place new restrictions on wind and solar projects.
By Anna PhillipsIs BlackRock’s Larry Fink blowing it for the climate?
As Larry Fink becomes the "anti-woke" campaign's favorite villain, Wall Street's willingness to curb warming has been thrown into question.
By Evan HalperN.Y. ditches gas stoves, fossil fuels in new buildings in first statewide ban in U.S.
The ban on natural gas in new buildings could face legal challenges but marks a new milestone in the energy transition sought by climate activists.
By Anna PhillipsBiden’s renewable energy goals blow up against a painful WWII legacy
Biden's renewable energy goals are facing a wave of opposition, including from survivors and descendants of a WWII Japanese incarceration camp in Idaho.
By Dino GrandoniThis power plant offers a peek into the future
As the EPA prepares to crack down on power plants, Entergy, an energy company, is building a plant that can run on hydrogen to lower climate emissions.
By Timothy PukoNew York set to pass first statewide law banning gas in new construction
New York's ban on gas hookups would take effect in 2026 for buildings under seven stories, say climate advocates. Taller buildings would be affected by 2029.
By Anna PhillipsAnti-China fervor casts a dark cloud over solar and U.S. climate goals
Momentum is ramping up for Congress to pass a resolution that would reinstate tariffs on Chinese solar components, which the U.S. solar industry says would be devastating.
By Evan Halper and Maxine JoselowEPA plan would impose drastic cuts on power plant emissions by 2040
The EPA will soon unveil a long-awaited plan -- sure to face legal challenges -- that would push fossil-fuel burning plants to use carbon-capture technology or hydrogen.
By Timothy PukoWhat is Willow? How an Alaska oil project could affect the environment.
Alaska's Willow would be the nation's largest U.S. oil project, and it has survived an early court challenge. Why did Biden approve this Arctic drilling site?
By Timothy PukoSpaceX didn’t want to blow up its launchpad. It may have done just that.
Videos shared on social media showed debris slamming into a van several hundred feet away and striking the nearby beach and the shoreline as if they were a war zone.
By Christian DavenportA fight brewing in Oregon could decide how we heat our homes and cook
The gas industry plans to spend millions to defeat Eugene, Ore.’s ban on gas in newly built homes. If it succeeds, it could shape the industry’s national strategy.
By Anna PhillipsBiden pledges $500 million to curb Amazon deforestation
President Biden announced new plans to fight climate change and called on the world's top economies to step up to the “collective challenge” of staving off devastating global warming.
By Amy B Wang and Timothy PukoU.S. has inventoried old-growth forests. Will protection be next?
The U.S. has now inventoried old-growth forests, as President Biden ordered. Will protection be next?
By Anna PhillipsThe unlikely center of America’s EV battery revolution
Georgia is gaining thousands of jobs from electric vehicle manufacturing as part of the growing "battery belt." But lawmakers are hesitant to fully embrace EVs.
By Shannon OsakaBiden’s ambitious climate plan for EVs faces these big hurdles
Many pieces must fall into place for electric vehicles to be the majority of those sold in the U.S. by 2032, as the White House hopes.
By Evan Halper and Timothy PukoBill Hellmuth, pioneer in sustainable architecture who led HOK, dies at 69
Architect Bill Hellmuth of HOK designed dozens of major buildings around the world, including many in D.C.
By Michael S. RosenwaldBiden to remake U.S. auto industry with toughest emissions limits ever
New rule updates for cars and trucks could lead to 67% of all passenger car sales to be EVs by 2032, the EPA says, as it pushes new climate proposals.
By Timothy PukoClimate deniers ejected from teachers conference for pro-carbon comic
Members of the CO2 Coalition attended a science teachers convention and handed out comic books depicting carbon as good for planet. They were kicked out.
By Maxine Joselow