How Energy Companies Corrupt State Politics
Virginia's Dominion Energy gives generously to candidates to get what it wants. But a political revolt is brewing.
Environment and Energy
States Are Using Taxpayer Money to Greenwash Dirty Nuclear Power
New Jersey is the latest state to subsidize aging reactors with credits designated for clean energy.
Trump Is Big Coal’s Last Gasp
With the industry in its death throes, the administration is seizing on an old, toxic myth.
A New Solidarity in the North Country
An unlikely coalition of Trump voters, lefty activists, and indigenous people is trying to stop the construction of a power line in New Hampshire. What does it bode for the future of politics?
The Troubling Return of Al Gore
"An Inconvenient Truth" turned the former vice president into a climate hero. Will he reclaim the mantle with "An Inconvenient Sequel"? Many activists in the environmental movement hope not.
The Small Town That Took on Big Coal—and Won
"We don’t do IOUs," says Routt County, Colorado's Republican treasurer.
There Is Still Time to Stop the Injustice at Standing Rock
The Dakota Access pipeline, a symbol of America’s casual racism and endless money-worship, is the perfect opportunity to write a new chapter.
Trump’s Energy Plan Doesn’t Put “America First”
Ignoring greenhouse gas emissions will pose a climate threat to the economy.
The Ugly Truth Lurking Behind the Climate Talks
As a climate deal nears, power players want accountability (just not for themselves).
Sleepless in Paris
The climate talks are coming down to the wire.
The Climate Talks Are All About Money
Negotiators are relying on fuzzy accounting as the deadline for a deal approaches.
Let’s Make a Deal: Climate Negotiators Eye the Endgame
"We’re talking about life itself," says France Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius.
The Beauty of the World’s Largest Solar Project
Deep in the Mojave Desert, the mirrors of Ivanpah Solar follow the sun.
