Energy

A portion of Grand Canyon National Park and the newly designated Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument

New national monument comes after more than a decade of advocacy by Native nations

4:43pm August 08, 2023

by Ryan Heinsius

The new national monument that President Biden is designating in Arizona today comes after Native nations advocated for decades to protect the area

National

A/C bill high this summer? Cool innovations promise more efficient air conditioning

5:04pm July 28, 2023

NPR's Juana Summers talks with MIT Technology Review climate and energy reporter Casey Crownhart about her latest reporting on innovations in air conditioning technology.

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National

Major automakers are teaming up to launch a new EV charging network in North America

4:36pm July 28, 2023

by Camila Domonoske

Automakers are teaming up to build more fast charging stations in North America. Their stated goal is to build a network larger than Tesla's to help address a major concern for EV customers.

Politics & Government

Supreme Court OKs completion of Mountain Valley gas pipeline

11:17am July 27, 2023

The case involved an emergency challenge to the final stages of development of the 303-mile pipeline, which is to span from northwestern West Virginia to southern Virginia.

National

Phoenix power providers keep up with demand through record-breaking heat wave

8:36pm July 26, 2023

by Katie Davis-Young

Phoenix has continued to break the number of days above 110 degrees for more than three weeks. That's created record demand for power, something electric providers say they've been able to meet.

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China dominates the EV battery industry. Can the rest of the world catch up?

9:39am July 22, 2023

by Jackie Northam

China is dominant in every aspect of electric vehicle battery technology. Now the rest of the world is trying to catch up.

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Workers install solar panels at the Port of Los Angeles in California.

The U.S. could slash climate pollution, but it might not be enough, a new report says

4:42pm July 20, 2023

by Michael Copley

The Inflation Reduction Act could help the U.S. cut greenhouse gas pollution up to 42% from 2005 levels by 2030. That's still short of what the country promised under the Paris Climate Agreement.

FTC Chair Lina Khan prepares to testify before the House Judiciary Committee on July 13.

FTC and Justice Department double down on strategy to go after corporate monopolies

5:01am July 19, 2023

New guidelines from the FTC and Justice Department are part of a broader push to promote competition and limit what the White House sees as excessive consolidation.

The iron ore mine in Kiruna, north of the Arctic Circle, is one of the world's largest iron ore mines.

It's a journey to the center of the rare earths discovered in Sweden

9:01am July 18, 2023

by Jackie Northam

Sweden says it found the largest deposit in Europe of rare earths — ingredients in a host of technologies from e-vehicles to wind turbines. Mining and processing them is another story.

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The natural gas production and supply system leaks the powerful greenhouse gas methane during drilling, fracking, processing and transport.

Natural gas can rival coal's climate-warming potential when leaks are counted

5:46pm July 14, 2023

by Jeff Brady

Climate-warming greenhouse gasses from natural gas could be as damaging as those from coal, according to a new analysis.