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The EPA just walked back Hawai‘i’s plan to retire its dinosaur power plants

By throwing a wrench in the state’s Regional Haze State Implementation Plan, advocates say Hawaiian Electric Co can sidestep rules years in the making.

YESTERDAY

Solar to overtake coal on Texas grid for the first time ever this year

The Trump administration likes to cast renewables as a socialist scam, but solar has soared in the competitive markets of the Lone Star State.

MAY 22. 2026

Why hybrids — not EVs — are winning over US consumers

High gas prices are driving EV growth in other parts of the world — but American drivers are favoring hybrids.

In a rare show of global unity, countries adopt landmark climate ruling

About six years ago, law students at the University of the South Pacific convinced the government of the small island nation of Vanuatu to take the harms wrought by climate change all the way to the International Court of Justice, the world’s highest legal authority.

MAY 21. 2026

As seas rise, where will Louisiana’s fishers go?

Experts says New Orleans must relocate. That's hard when your economy revolves around seafood.

Georgia’s PSC elections have become a referendum on energy prices

Democrats won big in last year’s election. This year, they’re aiming to win a majority on the commission.

MAY 20. 2026

The Iran war is destroying oil demand. Could it also spark a shift to clean energy?

As the oil crisis deepens across the globe, households and industries are using less fossil fuel — maybe permanently.

Trump’s EPA vows to fight ‘forever chemicals’ by loosening regulations

“It seems like they have largely adopted the positions of the chemical industry. ”

Once a climate leader, Canada is now doubling down on oil

Mark Carney is counting on Alberta’s oil sands to help him survive Trump’s trade agenda.

MAY 19. 2026

Trump gutted USAID. Hunger and violence followed.

Researchers are just beginning to understand the human cost of America's retreat from international aid.

Māori climate risk worsened by colonization, report finds

A national climate assessment finds that exclusion from decision-making has increased Indigenous vulnerability to floods, storms, and erosion.

MAY 18. 2026

Utah’s fragile desert could feel like the Sahara if America’s biggest data center gets built

The Great Salt Lake is drying up. What happens when a data center as large as Washington, D. C. , sits next to it?

Gas prices are rising. So is public transit ridership.

Mass transit systems are seeing more riders as fuel prices rise, but experts say most Americans still have little choice but to drive.

MAY 17. 2026

Chevron wants a school district tax break for a data center power plant

The move could save the oil company hundreds of millions in Texas, even as state lawmakers start looking at reining in incentives for data centers.