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Guest essay

Five smart policies can turbocharge clean US manufacturing

Federal investments have helped launch a clean manufacturing renaissance. Here are practical steps policymakers can take to ensure its success.

By Jeffrey Rissman . 1 November 2024

Solar

Solar is helping schools save big. Your district could be next.

Nearly 9,000 K-12 schools nationwide have installed solar panels. Here’s how you can help your district tap into the cheap, clean energy source.

By Akielly Hu . 31 October 2024

blue industrial building with trees and bushes around it

Green steel

Indiana residents push for a cleaner steel industry in their community

Nippon Steel wants to buy U.S. Steel. Locals near a steel plant welcome the move — as long as the Japanese firm converts the facility to be less polluting.

By Kari Lydersen . 31 October 2024

A driver plugs in an electric truck at a Forum Mobility charging depot at the Port of Long Beach.

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

Policy & regulation

The tax code change unleashing $25B in clean energy investment

The Inflation Reduction Act’s transferability provision is expanding opportunities to turn the value of clean energy tax credits into real-world projects.

By Jeff St. John . 28 October 2024

Solar

Maxeon’s world-leading solar tech faces hard road ahead

The U.S.-born firm makes the most efficient solar panels, but its finances are a wreck and the company — and its IP — are now majority-owned by a Chinese company.

By Eric Wesoff . 22 October 2024

Policy & regulation

Chart: The policy push to electrify lawn equipment, visualized

Dozens of states and municipalities across the U.S. have passed laws that aim to shift residents away from polluting, gas-powered lawn equipment.

By Carrie Klein . 18 October 2024

Air travel

DOE makes $3B commitment to two sustainable aviation fuel projects

Alternative jet fuels are seen as key to curbing emissions from today’s airplanes. The Loan Programs Office is backing SAF plants to boost U.S. supplies.

By Maria Gallucci . 16 October 2024

Hydrogen

One year in, US clean hydrogen hubs face questions — and have few answers

There’s little detail available on the $7B federal program to jump-start U.S. clean hydrogen, leaving environmental advocates concerned the projects may be off track.

By Jeff St. John . 16 October 2024

Solar

Puerto Rico closes $861M DOE loan guarantee for huge solar-battery project

The island has ambitious climate goals and a ton of rooftop solar, but has so far built few large-scale clean energy projects. Project Marahu could change that.

By Akielly Hu . 15 October 2024

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Five smart policies can turbocharge clean US manufacturing

Solar is helping schools save big. Your district could be next.

Indiana residents push for a cleaner steel industry in their community

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

The tax code change unleashing $25B in clean energy investment

Maxeon’s world-leading solar tech faces hard road ahead

Chart: The policy push to electrify lawn equipment, visualized

DOE makes $3B commitment to two sustainable aviation fuel projects

One year in, US clean hydrogen hubs face questions — and have few answers

Puerto Rico closes $861M DOE loan guarantee for huge solar-battery project