Heidi Binko, Executive Director of the Just Transition Fund, discusses the challenges coal communities face in adapting to a post-coal future, and strategies for economic transition.
Europe Maps Out Its Hydrogen Energy Strategy
Hydrogen energy is a key part of Europe’s plan to zero out carbon emissions by mid-century. But can the bloc build hydrogen capacity, and demand, in time to reach its goal?
How Georgia’s Runoff Election Will Shape Joe Biden’s Clean Energy Strategy
Georgia’s runoff election will determine the balance of power in the Senate, and the degree to which Joe Biden will count on Congress to back his ambitious clean energy agenda.
Grid Forward Debate: Has Electricity Deregulation Let to Better Community Outcomes?
Electricity market deregulation promised to bring more affordable and reliable electricity to consumers. A quarter of a century after deregulation began, has its promise delivered for all Americans?
Zoning Rules Stifle Urban Clean Energy. Can The Rules Be Rewritten?
Outmoded and often discriminatory zoning laws block clean energy development in low-income urban neighborhoods. An effort is underway to update rules, and enable clean energy equity.
Sale Of Largest East Coast Refinery Closes With Last Minute Drama
As Hilco and PES’s creditors squabbled over the refinery’s final sale price, concern grew that the sale would falter.
How a Green New Deal Could Redraw America’s Map
Climate change, and the policies to address it, will change where we live and work and how we produce energy and food. Two environmental designers discuss an atlas of our country’s future.
Clean Energy Generates Jobs. Why Does Washington Look Away? (Forbes)
Efforts to stifle clean energy development extend into the fabric of federal government.
How Interest Groups Shape U.S. Clean Energy Policy
Political scientist Leah Stokes examines interest groups’ power to shape, and resist, progressive energy policy.
The Struggle for Local Control Over Energy Development
Energy projects bring economic opportunity, but host communities often suffer disproportionate health and environmental impacts. An expert in environmental regulation looks at community efforts to exert control over energy development.