Policy & regulation

Clean fleets

‘Green bank’ launches $250M effort to electrify California’s port trucks

The program, from Climate United and Forum Mobility, will help secure the EV trucks and charging stations needed to phase out diesel trucks at the state’s busy ports.

By Jeff St. John . 29 October 2024

A driver plugs in an electric truck at a Forum Mobility charging depot at the Port of Long Beach. — A driver at Hight Logistics, a drayage operator at the Port of Long Beach, plugs in an electric truck at a charging depot operated by Forum Mobility. (Forum Mobility)

Wind

How US protectionism is holding back the country's offshore wind plans

The Biden admin has an ambitious target for new offshore wind farms — but a 100-year-old law is slowing down construction and ratcheting up installation costs.

By David Jen . 19 February 2024
Liquefied natural gas

Mexico begins its own LNG buildout as US developers look to the south

At least a half-dozen LNG export projects are underway in the country — but whether most are completed will depend on politics to the north.

By Nicole Pollack . 15 February 2024
Food and farms

Cultivated meat could help decarbonize food. Florida wants to ban it

The state’s Republican-led legislature could ban the emerging tech, which some see as a long-term pathway to fixing the meat industry’s huge emissions problem.

By Maria Virginia Olano . 15 February 2024
Fossil fuels

New York could rewrite its relationship to fossil gas with this bill

The state needs to downsize its gas infrastructure and electrify its buildings to meet its climate goals. Legislation that would help it do that is gaining momentum.

By Dan McCarthy . 13 February 2024
Solar

Can solar for low-income families work in Georgia's tough market?

The state is among the least favorable toward rooftop solar. A new program thinks it’s cracked the code on making it accessible to low-income residents anyway.

By Jeff St. John . 12 February 2024
Liquefied natural gas

The unlikely coalition behind Biden’s liquefied natural gas pivot

Climate activists led the charge against LNG exports — but they’re not the only ones celebrating Biden’s pause.

By Naveena Sadasivam, Zoya Teirstein, Jake Bittle . 12 February 2024
Liquefied natural gas

Chart: How do voters feel about US LNG exports?

There’s been a lot said about U.S. LNG exports recently, but a poll by Data for Progress shows how the general public actually feels about the issue.

By Maria Virginia Olano . 9 February 2024
Liquefied natural gas

Biden paused LNG export approvals, but activists say fight is far from over

Climate activists celebrate the White House’s recent announcement that it will review LNG export approvals — while also preparing for a long battle.

By Maria Gallucci . 8 February 2024
Utilities

Bill would end California experiment with income-based electric bills

A controversial plan to tie utility bills to customer income is dividing clean energy groups — and drawing a challenge from lawmakers who want to stop it.

By Jeff St. John . 7 February 2024
Utilities

Duke Energy seeks to delay its 2030 climate target in North Carolina

Amid an expected surge in electricity demand, critics say the utility is “tripling down” on natural gas and snubbing clean energy.

By Elizabeth Ouzts . 6 February 2024