Utilities
Who pays when utilities get sued over wildfires?
With fire risk on the rise and neglected utility equipment sparking more deadly conflagrations, all electricity customers may be left holding the bag.
By Jake Bittle .
Climate crisis
Food and farms
Meati is turning fungi into climate-friendly steaks. Will diners bite?
The sustainable food startup just raised another $100 million to try and break through a tough market for alternative meats.
By Julian Spector .
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Carbon capture
Ebb Carbon wants to pull CO2 from the sky with electricity and seawater
The California startup is operating a first-of-a-kind system at a Pacific coast lab to bring more scientific certainty to nascent ocean carbon removal.By Maria Gallucci .
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Climate crisis
Chart: The US can't meet its climate goals unless states step up
But if the 24 states with aggressive emissions-reduction targets make good on their pledges, the country could get within striking distance of its 2030 commitment.By Maria Virginia Olano .
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Emissions reduction
The Inflation Reduction Act will drive down emissions. But how much?
Models predict that the law will get the U.S. much closer to its climate goals — but just how close will depend on how quickly it drives down power-sector emissions.By Julian Spector .
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Liquefied natural gas
Small Gulf Coast communities pay the price of booming LNG exports
The U.S. is now the world’s top exporter of liquefied natural gas, a superlative that carries a heavy cost for towns across southern Louisiana.By Lylla Younes, Jake Bittle .
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Clean energy
White House proposes new rule to speed up clean energy permitting
The Biden administration issued a plan to tweak a key environmental law in the hopes that changes will help clean energy projects move faster.By Akielly Hu .
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Culture
This Atlanta duo has a theory to drive climate action: Make it cool
Klean Energy Kulture, founded by a chart-topping producer and a seasoned organizer, aims to take a new approach to engaging Black Americans on climate issues.By Mike Munsell .
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Climate crisis
'Greenhushing' is the hot new trend in corporate climate shenanigans
Worried about lawsuits, big companies are withholding important information about their climate goals and their plans for meeting them.By Kate Yoder .
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Transmission
Large swaths of the US grid could be vulnerable to blackouts this summer
Soaring temperatures could cause widespread electrical outages as power generation fails to keep up with demand.By Nathaniel Scharping .
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Climate crisis
Here's what local climate action looks like in small-town USA
Canary's culture correspondent has a whale of a time connecting with fellow climate-conscious citizens in his New England hamlet.By Mike Munsell .
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