Energy
Why a natural gas storage climate ‘disaster’ could happen again
A year after a major methane leak from underground gas storage, a new study identifies potentially thousands of similarly risky wells across the United States.
Read MoreThe climate case for a career in mining
The clean energy transition requires minerals mining, but young workers are reluctant to join an industry known for exploitation.
Read MoreThe big question behind Biden’s liquefied natural gas pause
The Biden administration will weigh the climate impacts of exporting LNG before approving new terminals. It won’t be easy.
Read MoreHow California is casting a cloud over residential solar
Led by California, rooftop solar installations are poised to fall 12 percent nationally this year. It’s the first decline since 2017.
Read MoreMeet the communities trying to take over their local electric utility
Activists say public power would lower bills and expand clean energy. But they face tough opposition from investor-owned utilities.
Read MoreOil companies used to run this town. Now they’re back — to mine for lithium.
Fossil fuel companies are turning to rural communities for critical minerals, raising familiar hopes and fears.
Read MoreWhy humans are putting ‘coal’ and ‘oil’ back in the ground
Startups are processing plant waste into concentrated carbon to be buried or injected underground. It’s like fossil fuels, but in reverse.
Read MoreHow an oil boom in North Dakota led to a boom in evictions
New study links surge of oil workers to long-term residents losing their homes.
Read MoreThere’s still a chance for America to reach net-zero, but it requires drastic action
That includes building more renewables, selling more electric vehicles, and fixing up more buildings.
Read MoreAcross the Midwest, communities grapple with the idea of a future without coal
The fossil fuel defined economies and local traditions. What happens when it goes away?
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