WHEN SHE ANNOUNCED a massive procurement of offshore wind earlier this month, Gov. Maura Healey promised the purchase would create a stronger economy, bolster economic development, and, “importantly, lower electricity…
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Cornel West speaks at the National Press Club February 21, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has upheld a lower court ruling that…
South Carolina utility companies want to bill customers along the way for the cost of new construction, before power plants become operational. Consumer and environmental groups warn lawmakers to beware.…
Image via iStock / Getty Images Plus A safe and reliable place to live is a vital component to a good quality of life. Affordable housing is the bedrock of…
A fireball rises into the sky over Nevada after the U.S. government detonated a 61-kiloton device on June 4, 1953. Nuclear weapons experiments at the Nevada Test Site spread fallout…
Entergy Arkansas’ 100 megawatt solar and storage plant in Searcy, Arkansas, covers about 800 acres (Robert Zullo/ States Newsroom). Pennsylvania wants to remain a manufacturing powerhouse. But state leaders also…
If a new plan proposed by Indiana’s iLab coalition is implemented as expected, the apprenticeship pathway will open up to students by the 2025-2026 school year. (Getty Images) A coalition…
The Seal of the State of New Mexico inside the Roundhouse on Jan. 10, 2024. (Photo by Anna Padilla for Source NM) About 16 percent of lawmakers have taken the…
A GRID Alternatives employee installs solar panels on the rooftop of a low-income household in Pomona, Calif. Funding from the federal climate law is providing billions of dollars to support…