How deep-red Utah helped launch a portable plug-in solar movement
This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and The Salt Lake Tribune, a nonprofit newsroom in Utah.…
The state of solar: Despite partisan rhetoric, the industry is still booming
The future looked dire for renewable energy in the United States last spring. Republicans in Congress started gutting the Inflation…
Maine presses pause on large data centers. Will other states follow its lead?
This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.…
The World Needs an Oil Buyers’ Club by Isabella M. Weber & Gregor Semieniuk
As the world is plunged into another energy crisis, market allocation is leading to grossly unjust outcomes, as the rich…
Fossil-Fuel Investments Are a Fiduciary Risk by Nicole Martens
The Iran war has reminded everyone, but especially Africans, of the structural instability of fossil-fuel prices. For African trustees, directors,…
American farmers bet on solar. Then Trump changed the rules.
This story was published in partnership with The Associated Press. Over the past few years, Kentucky sheep farmer Daniel Bell…
Many companies want clean energy. Georgia Power will soon let them build it.
This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and WABE, Atlanta’s NPR station. Many corporations have pledged to…
Japan Emissions Drop Below 1 Billion Tons, Leaving 2030 Target Gap
Japan’s net greenhouse gas emissions dropped to 994 million tons in FY2024, the lowest level in over a decade Emissions…
How EVs could solve a problem with America’s rickety grid
There’s a technology sitting idle in garages and driveways across America that provides a solution to its own potential problem.…
Data centers are straining the grid. Can they be forced to pay for it?
Last month, President Trump sat alongside executives of the largest tech companies in the country as they pledged to pay…
The Iran war is changing how millions of people cook — and what they eat
About a decade ago, India’s government began subsidizing the purchase of liquid petroleum gas, or LPG, to promote greater adoption…
One acre, one vote: The bizarre election that could decide Arizona’s energy future
In a country characterized by antiquated systems for regulating how electricity is produced and transported to homes and businesses, one…
France Launches 12 GW Renewable Tenders to Boost Energy Security, Domestic Industry
12 GW of new renewable tenders aim to accelerate France’s energy independence and reduce exposure to volatile fossil fuel imports…
Trump’s ‘God Squad’ blocks endangered species protections in the Gulf of Mexico
The Endangered Species Act is the bedrock law that protects threatened plants and animals in the United States, and in…
Amid energy market turmoil, the people taking power into their own hands
As war exposes the fragility of global energy supplies, communities are showing how clean power can be local, affordable and…
Iran’s Energy-Warfare Strategy
In its response to Operation Epic Fury, Iran appears to be exploiting the structural fragility of the global energy trade,…
The culture war is coming for your electricity
This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and The Salt Lake Tribune, a nonprofit newsroom in Utah.…
Ski resorts are increasingly reliant on snowmaking. But at what cost?
This story was originally published by High Country News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.…
A tough Supreme Court hearing brings little clarity on Line 5 pipeline’s fate
This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and Interlochen Public Radio in northern Michigan. The U.S. Supreme…