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100-MW battery outcompetes a natural-gas peaker plant in LA, Germany replaces feed-in tariffs with clean power auction, Chinese automaker unveils solar car, and more news of the week in climate and clean energy.
by Vlad Gutman-Britten on
Washington state officials continue working on a new set of rules to cap carbon emissions. Getting ir right will require setting more ambitious goals, in line with current science—and we'll still need more tools to protect our climate and our future.
by Gregg Small on
The first six months of 2016 were perhaps the most productive of our entire 18 year history. Here's a mid-year update, and a look at what's coming in the second six.
by Meredith Connolly on
Oregon has the highest per-capita ownership of emissions-cheating Volkswagens in the U.S. Now the state plans to spend some of the settlement money to clean up diesel and reduce emissions for real.
by Seth Zuckerman on
Solar prices fall 8 percent in first half of 2016, Oakland rejects coal export proposal, California plans for a future without baseload power plants, and more news of the week in climate and clean energy.
by Savitha on
Thanks to St. Thomas School for supporting us through your 2016 Walkathon. When we visited to talk climate with you, you inspired us.
by Caleb Smith on
Each week, some 60 million gallons of highly volatile Bakken crude oil speeds across the Pacific Northwest, in mile-long trains that pass along our waterways and through our cities and towns. What could possibly go wrong?
by Seth Zuckerman on
Union Pacific track maintenance blamed for oil-train derailment, VW will pay nearly $15 billion to settle US claims in emissions deceit scandal, rooftop solar spreads in Africa, and more news of the week in climate and clean energy.
by John McGarry on
More than 2.5 million people now work in the US clean energy sector. Moreover, continued trends in clean energy investment and falling prices of renewable energy suggest that clean energy job growth will continue to accelerate.
by Shayleen Macy on
Coal export projects pose an ongoing threat to native fishing rights, cultural traditions and even traditional foods—as well as the threat they pose to our climate. That's why native communities are speaking out against federal subsidies for coal mining on public land.
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