Energy
Colorado Lawmakers Eye Renewable Natural Gas Mandate
When the legislative session starts this winter, lawmakers are expected to again take up a proposal to mandate the state's largest utility use so-called "renewable natural gas." But some environmentalists are critical of RNG, saying other strategies will be more effective at combating climate change.
Can a Future Ban on Gas-Powered Cars Work?
With more than 270 million motor vehicles registered in the U.S. and a long tradition of powering cars and trucks with fossil fuels, how will it be possible to make the switch to electric vehicles?
The New Plans to Remake Appalachia’s Economy
Mayors from the region and others want the Biden administration to embrace their proposals for billions of dollars of spending, with a heavy emphasis on clean energy projects, as a way to reinvent the region as coal declines.
Federal Regulators Are Rewriting Environmental Rules So a Massive Pipeline Can Be Built
Federal regulators and West Virginia agencies are rewriting environmental rules again to pave the way for construction of a major natural gas pipeline across Appalachia, even after an appeals court blocked the pipeline for the second time.
In One State, a $100 Million Push to Keep the Heating on This Winter
Minnesota is encouraging residents to take advantage of more than $100 million in grants to pay for their heating bills. Several other states, cities, and counties are doing the same.
Delinquent Electric Bills from the Pandemic Are Coming Due–Who Will Pay Them?
COMMENTARY | Unpaid electric bills reach into the billions.
West Virginians Were Promised an Economic Revival. It Hasn’t Happened Yet.
The coal industry continues to decline. Natural gas isn’t bringing the prosperity it promised, and now the pandemic has wrecked the state’s economy.
Kill Your Gas Stove
It’s bad for you, and the environment. If you can afford to avoid it, you probably should.
Supreme Court to Hear Energy Companies’ Appeal in City Climate Change Lawsuit
The suit brought by Baltimore is part of a national trend of cities, counties, and state governments suing oil and gas companies over the impact of climate change.
In Santa Monica, City Hall Makes its Own Water, Power—and Goodwill
COMMENTARY | Municipal leaders can build new facilities that recycle water and generate power, as well as uplift staff and citizens.
In Slumping Energy States, Plugging Abandoned Wells Could Provide an Economic Boost
North Dakota may be the only state using CARES Act money to plug abandoned oil wells.
Electric Grid Investment on Track to Fall $208 Billion Short Over Next Decade, Civil Engineers Say
The new estimate comes as California, Iowa and Louisiana have all seen significant power outages in recent weeks.
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