Cabinet officials
Rising projections for nuclear power expansion highlight the urgent need to bolster capacity, access to financing, and streamlined deployment to meet the growing energy demands of Africa and the G20 countries. The first-ever high-level G20 meeting on nuclear energy, jointly organized by South Africa's Department of Electricity &
Coal fired power plants
Coal miners and their families have been waiting months for the government to enforce federal limits on silica dust, a carcinogen that has led to a recent spike in black lung disease. However, the Trump administration has paused enforcement while lawsuit plays out, leaving miners at risk. The miners, who
Green technology
Iowa's utility companies, including MidAmerican Energy and Interstate Power and Light Company, have scored poorly in a report by the Sierra Club, failing to adequately plan for a transition to clean energy. The report, titled "The Dirty Truth 2025," rates utilities' plans to retire coal,
Green technology
Dominion Energy's plans for renewable energy have failed to keep pace with national peers, abandoning climate and environmental justice commitments, according to the Sierra Club's annual Dirty Truth About Utility Climate Pledges report. The report grades 75 utilities across the country on their plans to retire
Green technology
Dominion Energy Virginia has fallen short of its clean energy goals, earning a dismal 0% score in the Sierra Club's annual Dirty Truth About Utility Climate Pledges report. The report evaluates 75 utilities based on their plans to retire coal plants by 2030, avoid new gas plants through
Green technology
We Energies has earned an F grade with a score of 6% in the Sierra Club's annual Dirty Truth Report, its worst grade since 2021. The report grades 75 utilities on their plans to retire coal plants, not build new gas plants, and transition to clean energy by
Green technology
Utility bills for North Carolinians have been drastically increased due to Duke Energy's failure to invest in renewable energy, according to an annual report by the Sierra Club. The report, titled "The Dirty Truth About Utility Climate Pledges," grades 75 utilities across the country on their
Renewable energy
A new study has highlighted the crucial measures China must take to achieve its net-zero emission target. Researchers from Tsinghua University have emphasized the need for immediate cessation of investments in new coal-fired power plants, but worry that the removal of coal power from China's energy system may
Renewable energy
The idea that the global shift away from fossil fuels is glacially slow is a misconception that can encourage climate fatalism. In reality, the transition to clean energy is happening at an unprecedented speed, with renewables becoming cheap and reliable in the past decade. The rapid growth of solar farms,
Renewable energy
The shift away from fossil fuels is underway at an unprecedented pace, with clean energy investment reaching record highs and renewables outpacing fossil fuels in many parts of the world. Despite claims that progress is slow, the scale of the change is becoming clear. Solar and wind power are leading
Renewable energy
Community members and state officials in Virginia expressed strong opposition to Dominion Energy's proposed peaker gas plant in Chesterfield during a Department of Environmental Quality air permit hearing on September 8, 2025. The $1.4 billion project aims to provide reliable energy during peak demand days, but critics
Renewable energy
AboitizPower and JERA launched the 'Global Technical Center of Excellence' (GTCOE) in the Philippines, a training facility aimed at developing world-class technical talent. The partnership, which began in December 2021 with JERA's investment in AboitizPower, expanded in July 2023 with the launch of a talent exchange
