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New research shows that cities, utilities, hyperscalers, community-based organizations, and other stakeholders can work together to prioritize community-focused energy investments to manage rapid load growth while delivering direct local benefits.

The data center pressures seen in the United States and Europe are likely to spread as digital infrastructure expands worldwide. Countries need guardrails to avoid fossil lock-in, protect communities, and keep costs from rising.

Accessing basic energy needs and a comfortable home shouldn’t be a luxury. But for families like mine, the barriers are built in.

In its attempt to obscure greenhouse gas pollution from public view, the Trump administration’s EPA vastly understates the costs this repeal would have on Americans. 

California is re-evaluating how to more equitably reduce the catastrophic wildfire risk that’s driving up electricity bills and insurance premiums.

By pairing stronger insurance market oversight with risk-reduction programs and better last-resort insurance options, state regulators can help make our safety net reliable again.

Getting all the lead service lines out is complicated, but it is worth it and necessary for the viability of its future.

Residents of the communities surrounding warehouses that use dangerous chemicals to kill pests are standing up to demand transparency and protection from the toxic fumes.

A new white paper from the Center for Impact Finance, NRDC, and Climate Impact Advisors provides detailed insights from the field.

State leaders can address major water affordability challenges by protecting financially vulnerable customers, ensuring transparency, and providing dedicated state funding for water infrastructure. 

There is a very clear need to invest in lead pipe replacement in the state, and the budget should do just that.  

There are real fiscal risks of failing to plan for the volatility of the fossil fuel industry when the industry inevitably winds down.

Even with some bumps along the way, countries across the globe rallied behind the need to accelerate the transition toward a climate-resilient, fossil fuel–free, prosperous economy.

The Trump administration’s proposal to allow new oil and gas leasing and drilling in the area comes after years of nearby exploitation that’s had devastating health and cultural impacts on Indigenous communities.

Up to $13.6 billion is available from settlements, but key actions to claim funds must be taken by January 1, June 30, and July 30 in 2026.

As risks of disasters rise, so do insurance prices.  

Nearly a year since governments agreed on a set of new international climate finance goals, here’s an assessment of progress and what COP30 needs to deliver to keep on track.