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Fossil fuels

New Yorkers to stop paying for other people’s gas hookups under new bill

For decades, utility customers in the state paid the costs of connecting new buildings to nearby gas lines. Legislators just passed a bill to end the practice.

By Alison F. Takemura . 25 June 2025

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Fossil fuels

Under Trump, Indiana and other states may decide their own coal ash rules

The EPA is encouraging state-level regulation of the toxic substance produced by coal plants. That could lock in lax standards for years to come, advocates warn.

By Kari Lydersen . 17 June 2025

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Clean energy

Support for renewables shrinks as fossil fuel interest grows

Observers blame "culture wars,” while a Republican consultant says messaging for clean energy must emphasize economic, not environmental, benefits.

By Pam Radtke, Floodlight . 11 June 2025

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Politics

A Michigan coal plant was about to close. Trump ordered it to stay open.

Environmental and consumer advocates say the DOE has “manufactured an emergency” to keep a costly, polluting coal plant running and serve Trump’s pro-coal agenda.

By Jeff St. John . 26 May 2025

Fossil fuels

Some of the most polluted US cities are home to coal-based steel plants

Seven factories still use blast furnaces — and worsen pollution in the cities they are located, according to an analysis by climate research group Industrious Labs.

By Alexander C. Kaufman . 21 May 2025

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Fossil fuels

Federal regulators reject MISO’s plan to fast-track gas plants

FERC says the Midwest grid operator’s proposal would cause more problems than it would solve in a victory for clean power, reliability, and energy developers.

By Jeff St. John . 19 May 2025

Fossil fuels

Gas stoves increase cancer risk, especially for kids, new study finds

The appliances emit benzene, a potent carcinogen. Exposure varies depending on ventilation and other factors, but there’s no safe level.

By Alison F. Takemura . 16 May 2025

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Emissions reduction

The country’s biggest grid operator has a new tool to track emissions

Utilities, states, and Big Tech firms want to know how dirty their grid power is. MISO and startup Singularity have rolled out a tool that can show them.

By Jeff St. John . 14 May 2025

Transmission

How fast-tracking fossil gas could snarl the Midwest grid

MISO’s plan to let gas plants cut the interconnection line is unfair, costly, and counter to grid reliability goals, former federal regulators and advocates say.

By Jeff St. John . 6 May 2025

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Utilities

Is Georgia Power quietly planning a massive buildout of fossil gas?

Watchdog groups and tech giants want more clean energy. But some fear the utility is pursuing a big fossil-gas expansion plan outside of public scrutiny instead.

By Jeff St. John . 23 April 2025

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Fossil fuels

New Yorkers to stop paying for other people’s gas hookups under new bill

Under Trump, Indiana and other states may decide their own coal ash rules

Support for renewables shrinks as fossil fuel interest grows

A Michigan coal plant was about to close. Trump ordered it to stay open.

Some of the most polluted US cities are home to coal-based steel plants

Federal regulators reject MISO’s plan to fast-track gas plants

Gas stoves increase cancer risk, especially for kids, new study finds

The country’s biggest grid operator has a new tool to track emissions

How fast-tracking fossil gas could snarl the Midwest grid

Is Georgia Power quietly planning a massive buildout of fossil gas?