equity
Clean energy programs can help address some racial disparities, advocates say
Programs should recognize realities faced by Black Americans and other minorities, advocates add.
equity
Racial disparities persist in electric service. Is ‘willful blindness’ to blame?
Black Americans and other minorities are more at risk for disconnections, add-on utility fees, inefficient housing and more.
environmental justice
How energy issues and civil rights issues intersect
Systemic racism and energy issues are connected in multiple ways, NAACP’s Jacqui Patterson explains.
community solar
Utility lobbying and policy inattention hinder community solar, study finds
The shared ownership model could help low-income areas and provide economic payoffs too, a separate analysis says.
Murray Energy
Murray Energy bankruptcy still casts shadow on coal’s economic viability
Latest developments don’t resolve ongoing market problems for coal.