power plants

US utility pledges more transparency after lack of notice it empowered CEO to make plant decisions

Politics
Amanda Smith

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The nation’s largest public utility on Thursday pledged to be more transparent after it took months to disclose ...

Amid decline, coal seeks new champions in Washington

Politics
Amanda Smith

Coal, the fading powerhouse of the U.S. electricity system, is about to see its fortunes turn even darker. New Biden administration pollution ...

Tough new EPA rules would force coal-fired power plants to capture emissions or shut down

Politics
Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON (AP) — Coal-fired power plants would be forced to capture smokestack emissions or shut down under a rule issued Thursday by ...

Can this ocean-based carbon plant help save the world? Some scientists are raising red flags

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

Editor’s Note: CNN Films ”Blue Carbon: Nature’s Hidden Power” takes viewers from the mangroves of Vietnam to the salt marshes of France to investigate ...

Mexico’s Sheinbaum Plans to Spend Billions on Gas, Solar Plants

World
David Turner

(Bloomberg) — Mexico’s leading presidential candidate would spend around $13.6 billion to boost her country’s use of renewable energy while still adding ...

Biden sets tighter standards for deadly soot pollution from tailpipes, smokestacks

Politics
Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is setting tougher standards for deadly soot pollution, saying that reducing fine particle matter from tailpipes, ...

Senate approves Biden pick to lead EPA air office as final rules near on power plants, vehicles

Politics
Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has approved President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency’s air pollution office just as ...