Tariffs, layoffs and federal funding clawbacks stress budgets.
Renewable energy
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The nation’s energy dominance falters
Trump is killing clean energy, and it’s not even helping fossil fuels.
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The Trump administration’s war on wind
How energy companies and states are navigating federal policy that’s hostile to wind.
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How to make electricity in the West cheaper and more reliable
Regionalized power markets give utilities more buying options, driving down prices and boosting stability.
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How Interior is using environmental laws to suppress renewable energy
The Trump administration is turning environmentalists’ legal playbook against them.
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The Trump team sets double standard on migratory bird rules
The administration said it will go hunting for cases of wind energy companies unintentionally killing migratory birds — something it has long argued is not a violation of federal law.
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Law enforcement surveilled Nevada lithium mine protesters, according to records
Activists opposed to the Thacker Pass mine were ‘under the microscope’ for years.
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An Interior Department veteran looks to the future
Jacob Malcom, founder of Next Interior, shares his fears for the agency and his hopes for a post-Trump reconstruction.
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Why isn’t agrivoltaics taking off in Arizona?
Logistical hurdles and a lack of solar incentives keep panels and plants apart.
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How worker-ownership helped California Solar create good jobs
For small solar companies, cooperative structures can build resiliency, wealth and worker power.
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At U.N., mining groups tout protections for Indigenous people
Even as Oak Flat moves ahead, the mining industry commits to voluntary guidelines to consult with communities.
Posted inMay 2025: The Art of the Cruise
Colorado’s rural electric co-ops are determined to go green
The federal government promised to pay for upgrades to keep utility rates down. Now what?
Posted inMay 2025: The Art of the Cruise
Behavior change is society change
How leaders influence our ideas about climate.
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El cambio de comportamiento es un cambio social
Cómo los líderes influyen en nuestras ideas sobre el cambio climático.
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Can Trump bring back ‘clean, beautiful coal’?
The fossil fuel-fetish once again trumps economics and common-sense.
Posted inMarch 2025: The Berry Pickers
A renewable diesel plant may put the Columbia River at risk
Farmers, tribes and environmental advocates in rural Oregon raise alarms about the empty promises of biofuels.
Posted inFebruary 2025: Immigrant Stories
The climate fight endures
Despite a hostile administration, local governments in the West recognize the need to
continue the energy transition, and they have plans.
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How communities, officials and developers can work together on renewable energy development
Researcher Katherine Hoff explains how negotiation and dialogue can smooth the energy transition.
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How to solve local opposition to green development
Bespoke community benefits agreements can offer residents tangible gains in return for the disturbance of development.
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Outgoing Bureau of Land Management director optimistic about public lands
Tracy Stone-Manning discusses the BLM’s achievements and talks about the future as we enter a new political era.