Sen. Ed Markey is joining Democrats in a plan to use budget reconciliation for funding programs that address the climate crisis.

Oregon lawmakers approved a bill requiring major utilities to rely solely on clean energy in 2040, making the West Coast carbon-free by midcentury.

PSEG is accelerating its greenhouse gas reduction efforts to reach net-zero emissions by 2030, 20 years earlier than its previous target.

Connecticut’s EV program got a two-pronged boost with the announcement of improvements to a consumer rebate program and the award of a federal grant.

A House panel heard testimony on Democratic proposals to address cost allocation problems and increase federal authority over siting of transmission lines.

Gov. Janet Mills signed bills last week that advance energy storage, clean finance and floating offshore wind research in Maine.

The U.S. lags other wealthy countries in prioritizing sustainable investing, participants in virtual panel hosted by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) said last week. Despite progress in recent years, the panelists said, the mainstreaming of sustainable investing still faces structural hurdles, particularly at the institutional level, with financial service providers and …

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Dozens of climate justice advocates in Massachusetts occupied international pipeline company Enbridge’s office in protest of its Line 3 tar sands pipeline.

Clean energy advocates mounted new attacks on the Southeast Energy Exchange Market, saying it would offer a fraction of the benefits of an organized market.

A Hawaii PUC status conference provided hope that HECO can find a timely way to fill the void left by the closure of Oahu’s largest electricity source.