politics
Three state legislative battles could swing zero-carbon energy plans
Voters could flip legislatures in Minnesota, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina, potentially opening the door to more aggressive climate policy.
Massachusetts
Massachusetts set to pass landmark clean energy law to reach net-zero by 2050
Massachusetts is expected to pass clean energy and climate legislation in the coming months that would require the state to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, dividing conservative groups and environmentalists in atypical ways.
coal
States are banning coal. Will it change the electricity mix?
States banning coal — including Hawaii — had mostly already committed to reducing carbon emissions.
Just Transition
Thousands of coal workers lost jobs. Where will they go?
As the long-shrinking coal industry hemorrhages jobs, states and local groups are seeking new ways to transition to a lower-carbon economy without leaving coal workers behind.
Future Energy Jobs Act
Booming Illinois solar industry falls off ‘funding cliff’
Illinois’ exponential solar growth is already slowing, putting the state’s renewable energy goals further out of reach.