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Wyoming Lags in Clean Energy Jobs, According to New Report

Without a stronger commitment to renewables, some fear the state may miss out on the energy transition’s economic opportunities.

By Jake Bolster

One of the largest onshore wind farms in the country is being developed in south central Wyoming, but the state still has the second-fewest clean energy jobs, behind only Alaska. Credit: Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call
An array of solar panels is seen near a dairy farm in St George, Vermont. Credit: Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images

Digging Deep to Understand Rural Opposition to Solar Power

By Dan Gearino

A view of utility-scale solar panels on public land in the California desert. Credit: Tom Brewster/Bureau of Land Management

BLM Plan for Solar on Public Lands Sparks Enthusiasm and Misgivings in Different Corners of the West

By Wyatt Myskow, Jake Bolster

A heat pump is installed at a home in Standish, Maine. Credit: Brianna Soukup/Portland Portland Press Herald via Getty Images

New Federal Housing Grants Are a Win for Climate Change and Environmental Justice

By Kristoffer Tigue

Rapidan Dam is left damaged after days of historic flooding in Waterville, Minnesota on June 25. Credit: Christopher Mark Juhn/Anadolu via Getty Images

Midwest States Struggle to Fund Dam Safety Projects, Even as Federal Aid Hits Historic Highs

By Kristoffer Tigue

Former President Donald Trump debates Vice President Kamala Harris for the first time during the presidential election campaign at the National Constitution Center on Sept. 10 in Philadelphia. Credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images

A Trump Debate Comment About German Energy Policy Leaves Germans Perplexed

By Dan Gearino

The new Honda Prologue is displayed at the New York International Auto Show on March 27 in New York City. Credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images

When Will the EV Sales Slump End? Here’s What the Experts Say

By Dan Gearino

U.S. Sen. Jacky Rosen, a Democrat and Nevada’s junior senator, is challenged by Republican Sam Brown in the upcoming election. Credit: Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call and Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

In Nevada, Clean Energy Divides the Senate Race

By Wyatt Myskow

United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain at the Democratic National Convention on Aug. 19. He spoke about Lordstown, Ohio, where an auto assembly plant closed during the Trump administration and a battery manufacturing plant opened during the Biden administration. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

As the UAW Moves Into Battery Plants, New Research Shows the Shift to EVs Doesn’t Lead to Job Losses

By Dan Gearino

An aerial view of solar panels on the roof of a home in San Rafael, California. Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Bigger and Less Expensive: A Snapshot of U.S. Rooftop Solar Power and How It’s Changed

By Dan Gearino

Vehicles travel on U.S. Highway 20 along the Wind River through a canyon between the towns of Shoshoni and Thermopolis in central Wyoming. Credit: Don and Melinda Crawford/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

What’s Stalling Electric Vehicle Adoption in Wyoming?

By Najifa Farhat

University of Maryland graduate research assistants work on an elastocaloric cooling system prototype at the the school’s Center for Environmental Energy Engineering. Credit: Courtesy of CEEE

University of Maryland Researchers Are Playing a Major Role in the Future of Climate-Friendly Air Conditioning

By Hannah Marszalek

An aerial view of the MCE Solar One utility-scale solar farm on April 25 in Richmond, California. Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

The US Appetite for Electricity Grew Massively in the First Half of 2024, and Solar Power Rose to the Occasion

By Dan Gearino

Under the final Rock Springs Resource Management Plan, the wildlands surrounding Adobe Town will still be available for oil and gas drilling. Credit: Bob Wick/Bureau of Land Management

In Final Rock Springs Resource Management Plan, BLM Sticks With Conservation Priorities, Renewable Energy Development

By Jake Bolster

Cindy D. Taff, Chief Executive Officer of Sage Geosystems, explains how they use a well to store energy on March 22, 2023 in Starr County Santa Elena, Texas. The startup is testing storing energy in the ground. Credit: Gabriel Cárdenas/The Texas Tribune

How a Technology Similar to Fracking Can Store Renewable Energy Underground Without Lithium Batteries

By Dylan Baddour

QuantumScape of San Jose, Calif., is developing a solid-state battery. Credit: QuantumScape

Want an EV With 600 Miles of Range? It’s Coming

By Dan Gearino

Sen. Tammy Baldwin, the Democratic incumbent, is challenged by Eric Hovde in the Wisconsin Senate race. Credit: Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images and Angela Weiss/AFP

In Wisconsin Senate Race, Voters Will Pick Between Two Candidates With Widely Differing Climate Views

By Kristoffer Tigue

Utility solar, like the one pictured, have taken off in California. Wyoming could soon be home to similarly large projects, but it’s progress on solar development still lags behind many of its western peers. Credit: Tom Brewster/Bureau of Land Management

Will the Cowboy State See the Light on Solar Electricity?

By Jake Bolster

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks to reporters after a meeting with President Joe Biden at the White House on July 3. Credit: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Gov. Hochul Ponders a Relaxation of Goals Under New York’s Landmark Climate Law

By Peter Mantius

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