A study published in Nature Reviews Biodiversity in September describes the extensive environmental toll of mining for ...

When New Yorkers grab their morning coffee, it’s their electric grid that really needs the kick. Dozens of power plants shift into gear as demand for electricity soars at breakfast time and keeps ...

Renewable energy reached nearly 25% of U.S. power generation in June, up from 18% last year. Texas, California and other states continue setting wind, solar and battery storage records as utilities ...

Oregon and Washington passed aggressive goals to decarbonize their power supply but left it to the Bonneville Power Administration to build the transmission lines needed for wind and solar. The agency ...

With no fossil fuel reserves to rely on and domestic demand rising, the country had to get creative—or go broke just trying to keep the lights on. Here’s how they did it. Illustration by Tim Robinson.