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October 28, 2025

The Enormous Opportunity Costs of the Trump Budget Bill’s Attacks on Clean Energy

Julie McNamara
Associate Director, Policy for Climate and Energy

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September 25, 2025

After a Long Pause, California Electricity Sector Emissions Are Down. What Happened?

Mark Specht
Senior Manager, Western States Energy

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September 4, 2025

How States Can Lead in Addressing Soaring Energy Costs

Guest Commentary

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July 28, 2025

Smarter Integration of Renewables Could Have Prevented the Blackout in Spain and Portugal

Lee Shaver
Senior Energy Analyst

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July 23, 2025

Who Really Pays for Data Centers Powered By Fossil Fuels?

Maria Chavez
Energy Analyst

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July 10, 2025

Power Hungry: Why Data Centers Are Developing Their Own Energy Sources to Fuel AI

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

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June 25, 2025

What Are the Environmental Impacts of Artificial Intelligence?

José Pablo Ortiz Partida
Director of Innovation and Collaboration

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June 16, 2025

Soaring US Clean Energy Momentum Now At Risk

John Rogers
Associate Director, Energy Analytics

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June 11, 2025

To Build True Resilience, Grid Planners Must Seek Community Wisdom

Sital Sathia
Energy Justice Research Associate

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June 9, 2025

With Proposed Budget Bill, House Crushes Clean Energy—And Risks Creating an Actual Energy Emergency

Julie McNamara
Associate Director, Policy for Climate and Energy

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June 3, 2025

Strength in Numbers: Why We Need More Climate Science in Power System Planning

Rachel Licker
Former Staff

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June 3, 2025

Planning For Climate Change Isn’t Happening. It’s Putting Communities at Risk.

Sam Gomberg
Senior Analyst

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May 1, 2025

What’s at Stake in the Budget Reconciliation Process (And What You Can Do About It)

David Watkins
Director of Government Affairs, Climate & Energy Program

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April 21, 2025

Will Congressional Republicans Attack Clean Energy in Budget Reconciliation?

Julie McNamara
Associate Director, Policy for Climate and Energy

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April 3, 2025

7 Things to Know About Burning Hydrogen in Gas Plants: An H2 FAQ

John Rogers
Associate Director, Energy Analytics

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March 25, 2025

The California Legislature: Where Global Warming is Real and Science Still Matters

Daniel Barad
Western States Policy Manager

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March 17, 2025

Why I Don’t Buy Data Centers’ Claims They Can Leapfrog over Utilities

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

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February 6, 2025

Why Data Centers and Nuclear Plants Can’t Just ‘Go It Alone’

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

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January 23, 2025

Does California Need New Nuclear Power Plants?

Mark Specht
Senior Manager, Western States Energy

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December 30, 2024

2024 Year in Review: Clean Energy Progress Steeped in Solar and Storage

John Rogers
Associate Director, Energy Analytics

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December 12, 2024

Power Moves: Billions in Benefits for the Midwest’s Transmission System

James Gignac
Midwest Policy Director

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December 12, 2024

Massive Investments in the Midwest Grid Are Worth Celebrating

Sam Gomberg
Senior Analyst

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December 3, 2024

$12 Billion Can Get You the Wrong Kind of Attention

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

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November 18, 2024

Hope Amidst the Heat: Massachusetts’ New Legislation to Combat Climate Crisis and Protect Communities

Paula Garcia
Senior Bilingual Energy Analyst and Energy Justice Lead