U.S. carbon emissions increased in 2025, even as clean energy installations surged . Economy-wide emissions rose by 2.4%, according to a new analysis of federal data by the research firm…
Trump’s DOJ turns its attention to local gas bans
The Trump administration is going after gas bans in two California cities. Last week, the federal government sued to block the San Francisco Bay Area’s Morgan Hill and Petaluma from…
What a fracking-waste dispute says about Ohio’s energy double standard
In the far reaches of Appalachian Ohio, DeepRock Disposal Solutions and other companies pump salty, hazardous waste from oil and gas fracking thousands of feet underground at high pressure. Last…
Why Thousands of Nurses Are Striking in NYC—and What It Could Mean for Patients
Almost 15,000 nurses at several major New York hospitals are on strike, raising concerns about how staffing shortages could affect the city’s health care system. The strike, which began on…
Even When Healthcare Has a Clear Price Tag, Are We Getting What We Pay For?
By OWEN TRIPP Move over, GLP-1s. This year the healthcare spotlight is on alternative plan design. Alternative health plans offer cost transparency and a consumer-friendly shopping experience. But can the…
2025 wasn't a great year for green steel ambitions. What happens now?
I spent much of 2024 writing about the ambitious plans that U.S. steelmakers had to clean up the coal-reliant industry. But by the start of 2025, it was fast becoming…
Clean energy will take center stage in Virginia’s legislature this year
Voters worried about rising electricity prices and the onslaught of power-hungry data centers helped Democrats earn a governing trifecta in Virginia last year. Now, as state lawmakers prepare for a…
The biggest US solar-storage project yet takes shape in California
Out in the fertile yet water-constrained farmlands of California’s western Central Valley, a massive solar, battery, and power grid project that could provide a quarter of the state’s clean energy…
Finally, New England’s clean-energy transmission line is ready to go
Nearly 10 years after Massachusetts announced plans to buy 1.2 gigawatts of carbon-free hydropower from Canada, the clean electrons are finally set to start flowing into the state. As soon…
6 books to start 2026
Here are 6 inspiring books discussing oceans, critiques of capitalism, the Indigenous fight for environmental justice, and hope—for your upcoming reading list this year. The Deepest Map: The High-Stakes Race…