Energy

An Energy Company Behind A Major Bribery Scandal In Ohio Will Pay A $230 Million Fine

1:08pm July 23, 2021

by Jaclyn Diaz

FirstEnergy Corp. agreed to pay as part of a deferred prosecution agreement. Acting U.S. Attorney Vipal Patel calls it the "largest criminal penalty ever collected" by his office

Wind turbines in a field in Adair, Iowa. Democrats' budget deal would use financial carrots and sticks to encourage utilities to shift to clean energy.

Democrats' Budget Plan Pushes A Shift To Clean Energy. Here's How It Would Work

10:24am July 16, 2021

by Jeff Brady

The budget blueprint would use financial carrots and sticks to encourage utilities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The "clean energy standard" is key to President Biden's climate goals.

Politics & Government

NC House Passes Sweeping Energy Bill

4:47pm July 15, 2021

by Paul Garber

The state House passed wide-ranging energy legislation during a rare midnight session early Thursday.

US Faces Crossroads On Renewable Energy Future — Go Big or Go Local

1:58pm July 15, 2021

by Dave Davies

NY Times reporter Ivan Penn unpacks the debate over infrastructure: Do we fund huge wind and solar farms with new transmission lines, or go local, with rooftop solar panels, batteries and micro-grids?

Queue Listen Now

Hoover And Glenn Canyon Dams Are Low On Water, Threatening Power Production

5:13pm July 13, 2021

by Luke Runyon

Two of America's biggest hydroelectric generators, Hoover and Glenn Canyon dams, are in danger of reducing output due to historically low water levels.

Joy Banner at the Fee-Fo-Lay Cafe in Wallace, La., on Juneteenth. Her community is mobilizing to fight the grain silo complex that could be built on their fence line.

Environment

Descendants Of Slaves Say This Proposed Grain Complex Will Destroy The Community

7:23pm July 07, 2021

A bitter fight is ongoing between powerful backers of a giant terminal on the Mississippi River and residents of the historic Black town of Wallace, La., who say this is environmental racism.

Environment

When Oil Companies Say They're Going Green, Should We Believe Them?

6:38pm July 07, 2021

by Camila Domonoske

Oil companies pledge to invest billions in renewable energy and nascent carbon capture technology. That sounds like a lot of money, but it's practically pocket change for the biggest of companies.

Arguments And Changes In Demand Are Driving The Recent Yo-Yoing Of Gas Prices

5:08pm July 06, 2021

by Camila Domonoske

Crude oil prices hit their highest levels in years — then took a U-turn — as the powerful oil cartel, OPEC, squabbles over how much to produce. This is what that means for you and the economy.

Exxon Mobil has apologized after one of its lobbyists talked about undermining climate action in an undercover video.

Exxon Lobbyist Caught On Video Talking About Undermining Biden's Climate Push

3:03pm July 01, 2021

by Jeff Brady

Exxon Mobil has condemned the comments of one of its lobbyists who was secretly recorded by undercover climate activists. He discussed urging lawmakers to weaken President Biden's infrastructure bill.

Construction underway on the Chicago Transit Authority's Belmont Flyover project.

Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal May Be A Tough Sell To The Rest Of Congress

8:00am June 26, 2021

by David Schaper

Infrastructure spending is considered one of the few issues on which the two parties can agree, but there are still differences that seem to reflect the nation's broader partisan and cultural divide.