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• A cheat sheet to clean-energy tax credit changes under Trump’s new law July 14, 2025
  Well, it happened: President Donald Trump signed his “big, beautiful” bill earlier this month, sounding an early death knell for many of the incentives that helped Americans clean up the power grid, cut their home energy bills, and buy cars that pollute less and are typically cheaper to run. It’s the culmination of…
• Critics fear Trump will use flawed DOE report to push pro-coal agenda July 14, 2025
  The Trump administration has made clear it intends to use the authority of the federal government to prevent fossil-fueled power plants from closing, despite their environmental and economic costs. Last week, the Department of Energy issued a report that energy analysts agree is designed to push that agenda — and…
• An Ohio solar project overcomes local opposition and misinformation July 14, 2025
  A contested solar agrivoltaics project avoided having its permit denied by Ohio regulators, likely thanks to the neutral stances of a county board and one of its townships. The Ohio Power Siting Board approved construction of the 120-megawatt Frasier Solar project late last month despite local groups’ organizing…
• Amid setbacks for the U.S., the global energy transition goes on July 11, 2025
  This analysis and news roundup comes from the Canary Media Weekly newsletter. Sign up to get it every Friday. It’s been a bad week for the U.S. energy transition. President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans effectively repealed large swaths of the landmark Inflation Reduction Act last Friday, a move that…
• Chart: The world is investing more in clean energy than fossil fuels July 11, 2025
  See more from Canary Media’s "Chart of the week” column . As the Trump administration doubles down on fossil fuels, the rest of the world is investing more and more in clean energy. This year, $2.2 trillion will be invested in clean energy , efficiency, and electrification globally, according to the International…
• Rural North Carolina town forges ahead on clean energy, despite headwinds July 11, 2025
  ENFIELD, N.C. — On a sweltering Saturday last month, climate activists, local elected leaders, and their families and friends gathered around a boarded-up home on the main strip of Enfield, North Carolina, donning sun hats and wielding garden tools. To a hip-hop soundtrack blasting loud enough that the entire town…
• States, enviro groups fight Trump plan to keep dirty power plants going July 10, 2025
  In late spring, the Department of Energy ordered two aging and costly fossil-fueled power plants that were on the verge of shutting down to stay open. The agency claimed that the moves were necessary to prevent the power grid from collapsing — and that it has the power to force the plants to stay open […]
• What’s the best time to buy an EV? Right now. July 10, 2025
  Canary Media’s " Electrified Life ” column shares real-world tales, tips, and insights to demystify what individuals can do to shift their homes and lives to clean electric power. Have you been thinking about getting an electric vehicle? It may be time to put your foot on the accelerator. On July 4, President…
• Wind and solar developers face a year of hard calls with new GOP law July 9, 2025
  The megabill passed by Republicans in Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump last week creates many challenges for clean energy — enough to choke off lots of new solar and wind power projects , and cast uncertainty over everything from battery storage deployments to EV factories. The only saving…
• Geothermal survives in 'big, beautiful' budget bill — but hurdles remain July 9, 2025
  Geothermal energy was spared in President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax and spending law , which made deep cuts to incentives for other forms of clean energy. But developers of the resurgent energy source may still face difficulties ahead due to complex stipulations folded into the new law, among other Trump…