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August 30, 2023

A Hot Summer for Clean Energy in Michigan

James Gignac
Midwest Policy Director

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August 23, 2023

How Reliable Are Gas Power Plants? What ICAP, UCAP, and ELCC Tell Us.

Mark Specht
Senior Manager, Western States Energy

UCS

August 22, 2023

Extreme Heat Makes Electricity More Expensive, More Polluting, and Less Reliable

John Rogers
Associate Director, Energy Analytics

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August 17, 2023

Too Many Gas Power Plants Are the Problem, Not the Solution

Vivian Yang
Western States Energy Analyst

An electric car charges at a transportable, off-grid, solar powered, solar tracking, electric vehicle charger at a National Renewable Energy Laboratory facility.

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August 16, 2023

EVs Can Support Power Grid Reliability and Reduce Costs. Here’s How.

Mark Specht
Senior Manager, Western States Energy

US Navy

August 10, 2023

How Will EPA’s Proposed Power Plant Carbon Rule Impact Public Health?

Brady Watson
Senior Campaign Coordinator

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August 8, 2023

Can California Cropland Be Repurposed for Community Solar?

Vivian Yang
Western States Energy Analyst

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August 4, 2023

Batteries Now Can Replace Old Power Plants

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

Against a bright blue sky, a power plant emits clouds of white smoke

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July 31, 2023

Danger Season Underscores Need for Strong EPA Power Plant Carbon Standards

Johanna Chao Kreilick
Former President

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July 19, 2023

Yes, Climate Change Worsened that Heatwave, Flood, Wildfire. Yes, Fossil Fuels are the Root Cause. Policymakers, Please Act and Stop the Madness.

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

Four men work together on the construction of a transmission tower, part of the Bonneville Power Administration in the US Pacific Northwest.

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July 17, 2023

States Can Plan Ahead for Clean Energy

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

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July 7, 2023

An Attack on the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant Could Still be Catastrophic

Ed Lyman
Director, Nuclear Power Safety

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June 26, 2023

Update the Electricity Grid Without Undermining Environmental Protections

Sam Gomberg
Senior Analyst

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June 14, 2023

Ask a Scientist: Top Takeaways from the New EPA Carbon Pollution Rules

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

Pedro Castellano

June 12, 2023

Fossil Fuels vs. Renewables: A Price on Reliability?

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

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June 2, 2023

OMB Proposes Science-Based Guidance for Modernizing Regulatory Review

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

John Rogers

May 30, 2023

Three Reasons Why Spring is a Great Time for Renewable Energy

John Rogers
Associate Director, Energy Analytics

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May 30, 2023

Long-Duration Energy Storage is Key to Cleaning up the Power Grid

Maria Chavez
Energy Analyst

A Utah power plant releases clouds of pollution gases under a moody gray sky

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May 25, 2023

Biomethane Threatens to Upend the Clean Hydrogen Tax Credit

Julie McNamara
Associate Director, Policy for Climate and Energy

A massive power line transmissions structure looms against a green and yellow field of grain

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May 23, 2023

Good News from Midcontinent Grid Operator—But We Still Need Market Reform

Guillermo Pereira
Former Contributor

Angel S. Fernandez-Bou/UCS

May 22, 2023

El reúso de tierras de cultivo puede aportar la justicia ambiental, socioeconómica y del agua a California

Ángel S. Fernández-Bou
Senior Climate Scientist

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May 18, 2023

Realizing Maine’s Tremendous Offshore Wind Potential

Steve Clemmer
Director of Energy Research & Analysis

A burnt down house in the foreground, while two houses in the back were untouched by the Carr Fire in Redding California.

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May 16, 2023

Both Utilities and Fossil Fuel Companies Are to Blame for Western Wildfires

Mark Specht
Senior Manager, Western States Energy

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May 11, 2023

Repurposing Cropland Can Bring Environmental, Socioeconomic, and Water Justice to California

Ángel S. Fernández-Bou
Senior Climate Scientist

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