California’s New Law Lets Homeowners Choose Clean Energy Over Mandatory Gas Line Replacements
When one of the nation’s largest investor-owned utilities, Pacific Gas and Electric, wanted to replace Merrian Borgeson’s aging gas service line in her Berkeley, California home, she asked the company…
The Great Coal Paradox: Why a Short-Term Fossil Fuel Surge Hides a Long-Term Clean Energy Future
Just last year, the global trajectory for coal appeared to be heading firmly toward a definitive end. According to forecasts issued by the International Energy Agency (IEA), global demand for…
Clean Energy Industry Learns Hard Lessons as Trump Administration Targets Federal Permits
The clean energy industry has learned the hard way that having the law on your side doesn’t always mean you win. Since taking office for his second term, President Donald…
Clean Energy Industry Confronts Permitting Cracks as Bipartisan Reform Bill Faces Political and Legal Headwinds
The clean energy industry has learned a difficult and costly lesson in recent years: having the law firmly on your side does not always guarantee a victory in the face…
Google Partners with Georgia Power to Fund Nuclear Upgrades in Landmark Clean Energy Deal
(This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and WABE, Atlanta’s NPR station.) The Georgia Public Service Commission has officially approved a novel agreement between Georgia Power and…
Federal Appeals Court Rules U.S. Constitution Does Not Guarantee Right to Clean Drinking Water Amid Jackson Crisis
A federal appeals court has delivered a consequential legal blow to residents of Jackson, Mississippi, ruling that the U.S. Constitution does not guarantee Americans a fundamental right to clean and…
From Ban to Reconsideration: A Rural Idaho County Revisits Its Clean Energy Future
Jeff Hough did not pull any punches. Standing before a packed courthouse in Pocatello, the Bannock County commissioner warned his fellow officials that what they were about to do would…
Federal Appeals Court Rules U.S. Constitution Does Not Guarantee Right to Clean Drinking Water Amid Jackson Crisis
A federal appeals court has delivered a consequential legal blow to residents of Jackson, Mississippi, ruling that the United States Constitution does not guarantee citizens a fundamental right to clean…