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Despite climate goals, California will let three gas plants keep running

Sometimes, breaking news is spectacularly unsurprising — but still hugely consequential. That was the case Tuesday, when California officials finalized a decision they’d been telegraphing for months, voting to extend the life of three gas-fired power plants along the state’s southern coast through 2026, instead…

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Schumer promises to build on climate law if Dems win

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Tuesday pledged a unified Democratic Congress would pursue a “multifront approach” to combatting the climate crisis, acknowledging that lawmakers must enact policies that further cut carbon emissions to slow the dangerous warming of the planet.

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Pragmatic Policies Can Foster a Clean Energy Future

The U.S. is at a critical moment in defining its energy future, as we seek to balance emissions reductions, efficiency and energy security with rising consumer costs across the economy. Incentivizing the adoption of developed and emerging natural technologies like renewable natural gas and hydrogen…

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Biden stuck between 2 priorities as UAW confronts EVs

Autoworkers are threatening to strike unless they get major concessions to ensure they aren’t left behind in the transition to electric vehicles, leaving Democrats stuck between competing priorities that the Biden administration admits won’t be easy to solve.

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The clean energy future is roiling both friends and foes

If there is anywhere in the country primed to welcome the clean energy transition, it is Penobscot Bay in Maine. Electricity prices there are high and volatile. The ocean waters are warming fast, threatening the lobster fishery. Miles offshore, winds blow strong enough to heat…

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