February 27, 2025
by Sarah Bosworth
Energy
Natural Resources
Renewable Energy
Artificial intelligence has taken the world—and the energy sector—by storm. To prevent AI from delaying the decarbonization of the electric grid, Virginia legislators have adopted a statutory scheme that incentivizes nuclear power.
February 14, 2025
by Philip Vachon
Agriculture
Legislation
Renewable Energy
Rural Energy Cooperatives should utilize this under-discussed program within the Inflation Reduction Act to build clean energy infrastructure, lower costs, and combat persistent rural poverty.
January 30, 2025
by Agnes Enochs
Climate change
Federal Rollbacks
Renewable Energy
Trump spent his first day in office issuing a series of executive orders reversing the Biden administration’s policies on climate change and energy. As Trump retreats from global climate cooperation, is the U.S. falling out of step with the rest of the world?
October 24, 2024
by Kathryn Blanco
Energy
Renewable Energy
State and Local
A bill before the D.C. Council, the Resilient and Energy Efficient Historic Properties Amendment Act, would amend the solar panel permitting process for residents in historic districts.
October 22, 2024
by Gabriel Hearn-Desautels
Energy
Fossil Fuels
Litigation
Oil and Gas
Renewable Energy
A regional utility’s role in a $52B lawsuit could have significant implications for the future of climate litigation.
April 4, 2024
by Can Cao
Climate change
Energy
International
Natural Resources
Oil and Gas
Renewable Energy
This article explores the Middle East's shift away from oil dependence towards renewable energies, highlighting how this energy transition has resulted in regional collaboration, economic diversification, and global implications.
April 2, 2024
by Aidan Bassett
Energy
Renewable Energy
To deploy renewables and meet its climate targets, the U.S. will need new transmission and grid-enhancing technologies to get the most from its existing power infrastructure.
March 21, 2024
by Damon Hays
Agriculture
Climate change
Natural Resources
Regulations
Renewable Energy
Sustainability
The current impasse over the nation's premier agriculture legislation is one that reflects the competing interests of modern food production practices and climate change mitigation efforts.
March 21, 2024
by Stefan Koester
Energy
Regulations
Renewable Energy
Sustainability
IRS comment period for the 45V clean hydrogen tax credit guidance closed on February 26, 2024. This credit provides a tiered production tax credit for clean hydrogen depending on its emissions intensity. The draft guidance relies on three pillars to ensure emissions integrity – additionality, temporal and geographic matching. Judging by some comment responses, controversial reactions to each of these pillars were significant, with many commenters suggesting that the courts will have the final say on how these tax credits will be finalized. Will all this uncertainty derail the clean hydrogen economy?
February 13, 2024
by Roman Carlitti
Climate change
Fossil Fuels
Renewable Energy
USPS’ decade-long effort to replace its antiquated vehicle fleet is threatened to be further delayed by multiple pending lawsuits challenging the agency’s compliance with NEPA.