Stories by Benjamin Storrow

President-elect Trump vowed to promote fossil fuels, weaken pollution regulations and reverse Biden administration climate efforts

Two renewable resources, wind and solar, together have produced more power than coal through July—a first for the U.S.

A damaging downpour struck Vermont on the anniversary of last year’s flooding disaster, filling streets with mud and basements with water

Investments in carbon-free energy will be twice as large as fossil fuel spending in 2024, the International Energy Agency predicts

President Biden’s climate law is funding “green ammonia” projects in hopes of using the chemical to more cleanly power the grid, fuel cargo ships and make fertilizer

Inexpensive Chinese solar panels are pitting Americans who want cheap equipment against those who want to make it

The U.S. has never had as much wind, solar and hydropower. But experts say it’s not enough to meet future electricity demand

The contentious debate over whether liquefied natural gas is cleaner than coal has been elevated by President Joe Biden’s move to halt approvals of gas export terminals

Collapsing coal use drove a reduction in overall U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, but transportation emissions are still on the rise

Solar and natural gas surged last year in the U.S., while wind stumbled

Even as the COP28 climate meeting agreed to transition away from fossil fuels, global emissions are on the rise, coal consumption is set to break records, and oil and gas production is booming in the U.S.

The potential of geothermal energy as a carbon-free power source is well known. Now companies such as Google are helping to unlock it

A projected drop in U.S. greenhouse gas emissions—one of the largest of the past decade—is still not enough to meet the country’s commitments under the Paris climate accord

The two nations announced limited steps to address climate change. But even a modest agreement could have far-reaching effects

A surge in battery storage is helping Texas beat the heat without additional fossil fuels

Construction has begun on the Vineyard Wind project off the coast of Massachusetts. It could provide enough clean energy to power 400,000 homes per year

The president is close to fulfilling his promise to cut carbon pollution in half, but everything has to go right

Solar power has been crucial to keeping the power on in Texas while the state experiences a major heat wave, even as some politicians have attempted to make it more difficult to connect renewable energy to the grid

Wind and solar produced more U.S. power than coal during the first five months of this year, as several coal plants closed and gas prices dropped

The U.S. is in a better place to reach its climate goals after the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act and the bipartisan infrastructure bill, but the implementation of pollution rules and the outcome of the 2024 election could pose major hurdles

The U.S. installed more battery storage last year than ever before, with California and Texas leading the way

Scientists working for the oil giant Exxon in the 1970s and 1980s estimated temperature increases with remarkable accuracy. Those findings could now be used as evidence in climate litigation

Though renewable energy surpassed coal generation for the first time in 60 years, causing U.S. power emissions to decline, emissions from buildings and transportation went up in 2022

A slow economy, clean energy spending, electric vehicles and heat pumps could offset coal combustion to level carbon emissions