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Senators Shelley Moore Capito, Mike Lee, Sheldon Whitehouse, and Martin Heinrich hold a press conference to announce a deal on permitting reform at the U.S. Capitol on September 30.

The Monopolized Economy

The Senate’s Surprisingly Populist Permitting Reform Deal

by Kainoa Lowman October 13, 2026October 13, 2026

A bipartisan bill could lower electricity costs and speed the green energy transition by targeting utilities.

The Trump Administration and congressional Republicans have waged war on clean energy sources, and wind power in particular.

Why Won’t the Clean Energy Industry Play Dirty?

by Kainoa Lowman September 28, 2026September 28, 2026

Geothermal Moment: A drill rig stands at a geothermal site near Milford, Utah.

Geothermal: Clean Energy for People Who Like to Drill

by Markos Kounalakis and Theo Jan Snoey March 12, 2026March 11, 2026

November/December 2025

How to Crush the American Battery Boom

by James Hassett November 2, 2025November 2, 2025

Clean Energy Allergy: In August, the Trump Administration halted work on a nearly completed $4 Billion Wind Farm off the coast of Rhode Island. Here, a Wind Farm is seen on August 25, 2025 in Abescon, New Jersey.

Trump’s Opposition to Clean Energy Is Costing You Money

by Laura Gillam October 15, 2025October 14, 2025