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This May 2 story ponders how extract can again wreak undue harms on tribal nations if the United States government mines uranium from those nations in a bid to squeeze Russia.

Each building owner, with a team of investors, needs to work out a particular electrification schedule. Broad public policies, though, can advance new technologies or marketing strategies that can help more buildings go electric sooner. This sequel to our earlier explainer sets out some scalable policies from across the United...

Can Clean Peak Standards brighten the view in this part of Brooklyn? — Activists in Brooklyn's Sunset Park neighborhood have explored whether Clean Peak Standards can address air quality and energy inequity. (Photo by Victoria Belanger via Flickr Creative Commons.)

One state has tried requiring power at peak demand periods to come from clean sources. This mandate can improve air quality in low-income communities. Critics question its effect on emissions, though, and its optimal design as clean-energy storage for utilities evolves.

Utility Solar in Spotsylvania County VA — (Photo by Hugh Kenny, Piedmont Environmental Council.) A solar array in Virginia stands for the kinds of investment that could crowd in with a properly targeted federal carbon price.

Climate scientists in the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Report warned that without immediate large-scale reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, climate change will cause devastating economic and human losses. Policymakers must come together to implement a comprehensive climate change strategy in the United States.

In a Boxing Day op-ed, two specialists spell out the case for building Arizona's economic recovery through green jobs.

Louisville Gas and Electric's solar share program allows ratepayers to purchase a share of a large solar field and get a credit on their utility bills for the solar energy the share generates, WKYU-FM reports.

In 2015 Hawaii became the first U.S. state to mandate a total transition to renewable energy. With exceptionally high energy prices and an ingrained environmental ethos, Hawaii has positioned itself as a pioneer in the quest to move toward a future free of fossil fuels.

Brandon Cheshire is board president of the Arizona Solar Energy Industries Association and founder of SunHarvest Solar, as well as a licensed electrician. In this interview, Cheshire lays out a solar industry perspective on how to advance clean energy in the state.

The Aloha State’s GEM$ program enables renters and low-income households to install solar and energy-saving equipment with no upfront costs.

The city's municipal utility, the Tennessee Valley Authority's largest customer, has launched a study to explore whether it can save money by breaking away from TVA, possibly by developing or buying renewable energy sources like solar and wind.

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Collateral Damage? A Shadow Over Nuclear Prospects in Countering Russia

Explainer: How Do Public Policies Reinforce Building Electrification Financing (Part Two)?

Explainer: Can Clean Peak Standards Make Energy Economics Meet Energy Justice?

Policy Memo: Lower Price, Higher Potential

In Arizona, Staking the Claim for Clean-Energy Jobs

Low-Income Kentucky Families Get Shares in Solar Field

How Hawaii Has Built Momentum to Become a Renewable Energy Leader

Solar Industry Looks for a Way Forward in Arizona

Hawaii’s On-Bill Financing Program Unlocks Energy Upgrades for the Masses

Cities Pressure TVA to Boost Renewable Energy as Memphis Weighs Breaking Away