Energy & Fuel

"Trump Admin Redirects Carbon Capture Funds To Prop Up Old Coal Plants"

"The Energy Department is planning to prop up old and shuttered coal plants using more than half a billion dollars that Congress originally set aside to advance carbon capture technologies and improve energy resiliency and environmental protection in rural areas."

Source: E&E News, 01/20/2026

Geothermal a Valuable, But Overlooked Clean Energy Source?

More heat pumps than ever are going into homes and businesses in the United States these days. But they are just one small-scale use of geothermal energy, a promising utility-scale technology that is growing worldwide — and with a minimal carbon footprint to boot. But there are drawbacks as well. The new Issue Backgrounder explains how it all works.

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"At Detroit Auto Show, Spotlight Dims For EVs"

"At the North American International Auto Show, tires squeal as gearheads put shiny new vehicles through their paces on a pair of indoor tracks that sprawl across the event space. One of those tracks used to be set aside exclusively for electric vehicles as U.S. automakers sought to quickly build out the cars of the future."

Source: AP, 01/16/2026

"New York Offshore Wind Project Allowed to Restart Construction — for Now"

"A federal judge issued a temporary injunction, allowing the developer of Empire Wind, an offshore wind project off the coast of Long Island, to resume construction after the Trump administration suspended work there in late December."

Source: Inside Climate News, 01/16/2026

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