A big boost for a climate solution: Electricity made from the heat of the Earth
Geothermal still accounts for less than half a percent of the United States' total large-scale electricity generation.
First Solar offers an example of how the Inflation Reduction Act, shaped by a team of lobbyists and potentially influenced by a flood of campaign cash, can yield mammoth returns for the well-connected.
Geothermal still accounts for less than half a percent of the United States' total large-scale electricity generation.
The California Contractors State License Board's new rule prevents solar contractors from installing or maintaining solar battery storage systems, and requires electricians to do the specialized work instead.
DES MOINES, Iowa — The Iowa Supreme Court affirmed the $4.75 million jury verdict against a natural gas company, whose underground pipeline’s stray voltage distressed and harmed a dairy farm’s milk cows. The stray electrical current caused many cows to get sick, extending workers’ workdays and reducing milk production, and the farm had to euthanize an unusually high number of the herd as a consequence.
The 13 plaintiffs from Hawaii took on the transportation sector, winning commitments for green infrastructure and investment in electric transit.
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Supreme Court reversed an appellate courts ruling against the Public Utility Commission in this case brought by an energy company who challenged the commission’s order to set the price of energy at its regulatory cap during 2021’s Winter Storm Uri, which caused deadly, widespread blackouts. The high court says the orders were properly adopted and declares they are not appealable actions.
U.S. District Court Judge Mark T. Pittman found that the shareholders' promises to not submit similar proposals in the future made ExxonMobil's lawsuit against them moot.
A new oil and gas field is set to be productive by 2027, but the climate group wants a national regulator to claw back the license over environmental concerns.
Proponents say biomass production could create clean energy and new jobs in rural California communities. Critics say biomass is not the green energy some claim it to be.
The Biden administration is being called in to help the justices decide whether or not to add a climate change fight to next term’s docket.
NEW ORLEANS — The Fifth Circuit reversed a Louisiana federal court’s determination that Chevron conceded that it had contaminated a property and must evaluate it and create a remediation plan. The appellate court says this was a misinterpretation of the oil giant’s limited admission, and notes the relevant law allows Chevron to determine whether remediation is necessary. Its plan to evaluate the property without a remediation plan complies with the law’s requirements.