Stories by Benjamin Storrow

Obama-era rules could have reduced the chances of spills like the one caused by Hurricane Florence’s floodwaters

Though carbon taxes are spreading, they do not reflect actual climate costs

The Clean Power Plan replacement doesn’t change the economic headwinds hobbling coal power

The proposal to freeze fuel efficiency standards have dealt those efforts another setback

Cheap natural gas and subsidized renewables make coal plants an expensive prospect

Battery systems intended as backups may help companies like Microsoft increasingly employ renewable energy

The approach to buying renewable energy to offset electricity use was pioneered by major corporations

In a coal-dependent state, a Republican governor wants to focus on solutions to limit CO2 emissions

With few coal plants left to shutter, transportation is the main hurdle to meeting emissions targets

The finalists hope to transform carbon dioxide into cement, bioplastic and other useful materials

Emissions climbed in Asia and Europe, but declined in the U.S.

 Surprise decision could speed transition to greener forms of energy

U.S. demand was soft but exports rose significantly, to some unexpected places

The glaciers remain some of the least understood ice sheets in North America

Nine states announced a proposal to cut power plant emissions 30 percent between 2021 and 2030

The coal industry is contracting as plants retire and utilities replace them with natural gas and renewables

Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey and Maryland are all eyeing up manufacturing and maintenance businesses that would support wind energy

Can the state’s “net metering” law serve as a national model for integrating rooftop solar into the grid?

Republican governors in blue and purple states are confronting a gulf between Trump and voters frustrated with his decision on the Paris accord

Coal, jobs, China, blackouts all misrepresented

However, states cannot be expected to lead international efforts to tackle global warming

The governors of Massachusetts and Vermont say their states are already feeling the brunt of climate change

Wind’s competitiveness in the Lone Star State has been helped by the expansion of transmission capacity and market reforms

Rising prices and demand will heighten the fight between coal and natural gas for market share