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Save Coastal Wildlife's Jenna Reynolds points at a pod of harbor seals swimming in Sandy Hook Bay, New Jersey (Save Coastal Wildlife)
AnalysisBiodiversityClimateElectricityEnvironmentIndigenousInfrastructurePoliticsWind

On US coast, wind power foes embrace ‘Save the Whales’ argument

Anti-wind power groups along the US East Coast blame whale strandings on offshore projects, despite no scientific evidence.

FILE PHOTO: A general view of electric lines as demand for power surged during a period of hot weather in Houston, Texas, U.S. June 27, 2023. REUTERS/Callaghan O?Hare/File Photo
ElectricityInfrastructureNewsSolarWind

US funds four power grid projects with $1.5 billion

The US government announced that public funding will enhance grid resilience and connect customers to clean energy.

Steam rises out of the nuclear plant on Three Mile Island, with the operational plant run by Exelon Generation, in Middletown, Pennsylvania (AFP)
AnalysisElectricityEnvironmentNuclear PowerPoliticsRegulations

Restarting nuclear power plants: The unprecedented gamble in the US

US energy companies plan to restart two nuclear plants to meet growing electricity demand and transition to clean energy.

FILE - A 2023 Ford Mustang Mach-E charges, Friday, March 8, 2024, at an electric vehicle charging station in London, Ohio. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel, File)
BusinessCritical MineralsElectric Vehicles (EVs)IndustryManufacturingMineralsNewsPolitics

US awards $3 billion for EV battery production in 14 states

The grants announced Friday mark the second round of EV battery funding under the bipartisan infrastructure law approved in 2021.

FILE - Sailboats and a passenger ferry dot Lake Champlain as seen from Battery Park, Aug. 14, 2015 in Burlington, Vt. (AP Photo/Wilson Ring, File)
BiodiversityEnvironmentNewsRegulationsResiliency

EPA says Vermont fails to comply with Clean Water Act through inadequate regulation of some farms

The EPA urges Vermont to fix regulatory flaws in controlling farm runoff to protect Lake Champlain from pollution.

FILE PHOTO: Morning commute traffic streams past the Meta sign outside the headquarters of Facebook parent company Meta Platforms Inc in Mountain View, California, U.S. November 9, 2022.  REUTERS/Peter DaSilva//File Photo
BusinessElectricityGeothermalNews

Meta strikes geothermal energy deal to power US data centers

Meta Platforms has struck a deal to buy up to 150 MW of geothermal power from Sage Geosystems to supply its data centers.

News Release

Sage Geosystems and Meta Announce Agreement for Next-Generation Geothermal Power Generation

Partnership between Sage and Meta Boosts Momentum for Geothermal as First Deal East of the Rocky Mountains, Showcases how Sustainable Energy Sources Can...

News Release

Eversource Secures Federal Funding for Offshore Wind Hub in Southeastern Connecticut in Collaboration with New England States

Montville-based project is part of the Power Up New England portfolio recently awarded $389 million through the U.S. Department of Energy’s “Grid Innovation...

FILE - Taillights trace the path of a motor vehicle at the Naughton Power Plant, Jan. 13, 2022, in Kemmerer, Wyo., next to a site where Bill Gates and his energy company are starting construction on a next-generation nuclear plant. (AP Photo/Natalie Behring, File)
AnalysisElectricityIn-DepthNuclear PowerSmall Modular Reactors

Next-generation nuclear reactors: Your questions answered

Ali Zaidi and experts at the Energy Department and Nuclear Regulatory Commission give an in-depth look at next-gen nuclear reactors

News Release

Sage Geosystems Partners with NREL and Romania’s Electrocentrale Bucuresti (ELCEN) to Conduct Feasibility Study on Decarbonizing District Heating System in Bucharest

July 24, 2024 02:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time BUCHAREST, Romania--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sage Geosystems is partnering with Electrocentrale Bucuresti S.A. (ELCEN), Romania’s leading producer of...

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