Gov. Janet Mills signed bills last week that advance energy storage, clean finance and floating offshore wind research in Maine.

The U.S. lags other wealthy countries in prioritizing sustainable investing, participants in virtual panel hosted by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) said last week. Despite progress in recent years, the panelists said, the mainstreaming of sustainable investing still faces structural hurdles, particularly at the institutional level, with financial service providers and …

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Dozens of climate justice advocates in Massachusetts occupied international pipeline company Enbridge’s office in protest of its Line 3 tar sands pipeline.

A Hawaii PUC status conference provided hope that HECO can find a timely way to fill the void left by the closure of Oahu’s largest electricity source.

Connecticut’s PURA directed Eversource Energy to offer interim rate riders to small businesses, which saw higher electric bills during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A bill on New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy's desk would allow offshore wind developers to override local authorities to site grid connection infrastructure.

Ohio has joined 18 other states in adopting legislation backed by the gas industry barring municipalities from blocking access to natural gas or propane.

The draft energy efficiency plan for Mass. cuts C&I sector funding by $200 million, but the energy efficiency council wants the funds to go to electrification.

The Sierra Club urged the Virginia SCC to reject APCo’s bid for $31.6 million in environmental costs for two coal-fired plants, saying they should be retired.

Consumers Energy plans to shutter its five remaining coal plants by 2025 while tripling its renewable capacity and increasing use of natural gas.