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West Virginia Coal Festival teen beauty pageant winner Ava Johnson, 16, collects small pieces of coal left behind at the former Kay Moor coal town and camp in the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve near Fayetteville, W.Va., Thursday, April 17, 2025.
Energy
Trump's Push to Save Coal Industry Gets Warm Embrace in West Virginia
Residents say the industry is misunderstood.
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The smokestacks of the former coal-fired Homer City Generating Station crumble in a planned demolition to make way for a new natural gas-fired power plant in Homer City, Pa., March 22, 2025.
Energy
Big Tech's Soaring Energy Demands Are Making Coal-Fired Power Plant Sites Attractive
Unused high-voltage lines connecting to the electricity grid play a key role.
April 28, 2025
The Chevron Richmond Refinery in this view from Point Richmond, Calif., Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023.
Energy
World's Biggest Companies Have Caused $28 Trillion in Climate Damage, New Study Estimates
More than half of the total dollar figure came from 10 fossil fuel providers.
April 24, 2025
Britain's Secretary for Energy Security Ed Miliband looks on as Fatih Birol, Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA) speaks on day one of the International Summit on the Future of Energy Security at Lancaster House in London, Thursday April 24, 2025.
Energy
UK Says Green Power Will Boost Security, the U.S. Disagrees
The government will invest hundreds of millions in offshore wind components.
April 24, 2025
A wagon covered in signs protesting the installation of a Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline stands on a farm in Lake County, S.D., on Monday, March 10, 2025, in one of the counties that the pipeline would cut through.
Energy
South Dakota Panel Rejects Permit for An $8.9 Billion Carbon Capture Midwest Pipeline
Summit said it will refile its application with a reduced route.
April 23, 2025
Headlights illuminate cobblestone streets in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, during an island-wide blackout, Wednesday, April 16, 2025.
Energy
Puerto Rico's Government Demands Answers From Energy Company After Island-Wide Blackout
Luma Energy has five days to explain what caused the blackout.
April 22, 2025
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Appliance Efficiency Standards Save Consumers Billions, Reduce Pollution and Fight Climate Change
April 18, 2025
This 2024 photo provided by MP Materials shows an aerial view of the company's mine in Mountain Pass, Calif.
Chinese Export Limits Energize Push for More U.S. Rare Earths Mines
April 18, 2025
Theodore Tanczuk, left, and Brayan Santos, right, of solar installer YellowLite, work to put panels on a home in Lakewood, Ohio, Wednesday, April 16, 2025.
Trump's Tariffs Mean Higher Costs for U.S. Solar Industry
April 17, 2025
The Gen. James Gavin Power Plant, a coal-fired power plant, operates Monday, April 14, 2025, in Cheshire, Ohio.
Burning Coal Leaves Dangerous Waste. Trump's EPA Eyes Looser Rules For Handling It
April 17, 2025
The Colstrip Steam Electric Station in Colstrip, Mont., is photographed Sept. 30, 2014.
Trump Exempts Nearly 70 Coal Plants from Biden-Era Rule on Mercury, Other Toxic Air Pollution
April 16, 2025
The Dave Johnson coal-fired power plant is silhouetted against the morning sun in Glenrock, Wyo., July 27, 2018.
Trump's New Energy Order Puts States' Climate Laws in the Crosshairs of the Department of Justice
April 10, 2025
President Donald Trump shakes hands with coal miner Jeff Crowe during an event on energy production in the East Room of the White House, Tuesday, April 8, 2025, in Washington.
Trump Signs Executive Orders to Boost Coal
April 9, 2025
This undated file photo shows the Los Alamos National Laboratory in Los Alamos, N.M.
U.S. Energy Department Invites AI Data Center Development at Los Alamos, Other Federal Lands
April 4, 2025
The Shearon Harris nuclear plant in Holly Springs, N.C, Friday, June 14, 2013.
Rare Greenhouse Gas Law in Southern State Could Get Pulled Back By GOP Legislators
April 3, 2025
The smokestacks of the former coal-fired Homer City Generating Station crumble in a planned demolition to make way for a new natural gas-fired power plant in Homer City, Pa., Saturday, March 22, 2025.
Coal-Fired Power Plant, Now Retired, to Become Massive Gas-Powered Campus for AI, Data Centers
April 3, 2025
A Dow sign is shown in Midland, Mich., Aug. 2, 2019.
Dow Wants to Power Texas Manufacturing Complex with New Nuclear Reactors Instead of Natural Gas
April 1, 2025
A youth walks a dog past a Last Energy prototype of a microreactor on display at the corner of 10th and V Street NW in Washington, Tuesday, March 25, 2025.
New Wave of Smaller, Cheaper Nuclear Reactors Sends U.S. States Racing to Attract the Industry
March 31, 2025
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April 1, 2025
Wind turbines are operate in Goldendale, Wash., on March 27, 2025.
Energy
Trump Administration Cancels Clean Energy Grants
More than 300 projects are in jeopardy.
March 31, 2025
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Energy
How Silicon Carbide is Transforming Energy Systems
With new technology rolling out constantly, SiC is predicted to have a lasting presence.
March 28, 2025
SKF harnessing the Moon’s energy by leveraging the power of the tides.
Energy
SKF Plays Leading Role in Moon-Powered Renewable Energy Project
The "moon energy base" is firmly grounded on Earth.
March 28, 2025
A small dye-sensitized betavoltaic cell has radiocarbon on both the cathode and anode, which increases its energy-conversion efficiency.
Energy
This Little Nuclear Battery Could Mean Never Needing to Charge Your Phone Again
The prototype uses carbon-14, an unstable and radioactive form of carbon.
March 26, 2025
Wind turbines dot the coast line along a giant solar farm near Weifang in eastern China's Shandong province on March 22, 2024.
Energy
Renewable Energy Jumps to New High, Powered By China Solar Boom
Last year, early 64% of the new renewable electricity generated was in China.
March 26, 2025
Pumpjacks work in a field near Lovington, N.M., on April 24, 2015.
Energy
New Mexico Legislators OK Increase On Future Oil Royalty Rates For Prime Land
The proposal would increase royalty rate from 20% to 25% on New Mexico's state trust lands.
March 24, 2025
President Donald Trump, right, meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office at the White House, Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, in Washington.
Energy
What's Next for Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant
President Trump suggested that Ukraine consider giving the U.S. ownership of its power plants.
March 21, 2025
Pink dye is released into Tufts Cove along Halifax Harbour in Nova Scotia, Aug. 10, 2023.
Energy
Growing Industry Bets on Ocean to Capture Carbon
But whether it's a silver bullet that will save the planet — or just pollution — may depend on whom you ask.
March 21, 2025
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Building is shown in Washington, Sept. 21, 2017.
Energy
Judge Blocks Trump Administration From Terminating $14 Billion in 'Green Bank' Grants
The program was created in 2022 to finance clean energy and climate-friendly projects.
March 19, 2025
Wildflower Solar in DeSoto County, Mississippi.
Energy
Deriva Energy's 100 MW Wildflower Solar Facility Now Operational
Renewable energy from the Wildflower project stands at the forefront of Toyota's corporate sustainability initiatives.
March 18, 2025
In this Thursday Dec. 1, 2016 file photo, the Oceti Sakowin camp where people have gathered to protest the Dakota Access oil pipeline stands in the background as a children sled down a hill in Cannon Ball, N.D.
Energy
Closing Arguments Set to Begin In Pipeline Company's Lawsuit Against Greenpeace
The lawsuit stems from protests in 2016 and 2017.
March 17, 2025
Dolphin Labs logo and the xNode prototype.
Energy
Q&A: Dolphin Labs Captures Energy One Wave at a Time
What it took to get the startup's prototype into the water and the importance of powering remote data systems.
March 13, 2025
A worker in hazmat suit walks at the area under the Unit 5 reactor pressure vessel, which survived the earthquake-triggered tsunami in 2011, at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, run by Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (TEPCO), in Futaba town, northeastern Japan, on Monday Feb. 20, 2025.
Energy
'Nervous and Rushed,' Massive Fukushima Plant Cleanup Exposes Workers to High Radiation and Stress
After 14 years, those who enter reactor buildings still take extreme precaution.
March 11, 2025
A data center owned by Amazon Web Services, front right, is under construction next to the Susquehanna nuclear power plant in Berwick, Pa., on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2024.
Energy
Facing Competition From Big Tech, States Dangle Incentives, Loosen laws To Attract Power Plants
The spike in demand for electricity is being driven, in large part, by the artificial intelligence race.
March 10, 2025