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New Rules to Overhaul Electric Grids Could Boost Wind and Solar Power

13 May 2024 at 18:22
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved the biggest changes in more than a decade to the way U.S. power lines are planned and funded.

Β© Renaud Philippe for The New York Times

A transmission line construction project near Bingham, Maine, in 2022.

Energy Dept. Aims to Speed Up Permits for Power Lines

25 April 2024 at 14:09
The Biden administration has expressed growing alarm that efforts to fight climate change could falter unless the electric grids are quickly expanded.

Β© Nina Riggio for The New York Times

Administration officials worry their plans to fight climate change could falter unless electric grids can quickly expand to handle more wind and solar power.

Earth Day 2024: A Look at 3 Places Adapting Quickly to Fight Climate Change

22 April 2024 at 14:33
Paris is becoming a city of bikes. Across China, people are snapping up $5,000 electric cars. On Earth Day, a look at a few bright spots for emission reductions.

Β© Ludovic Marin, Nicolas Garcia and Jade Gao/Agence France-Presse β€” Getty Images

Interior Department Rejects Ambler Road Project in Alaska

17 April 2024 at 13:05
A mining company wants to build a 211-mile industrial road through Alaskan wilderness to reach a large copper deposit. The Interior Department says it would harm wildlife and communities.

Β© Ken Hill/National Park Service, Alaska

The headwaters of the Ambler River in the Noatak National Preserve of Alaska, near where the proposed access road would end.

The U.S. Urgently Needs a Bigger Grid. Here’s a Fast Solution.

9 April 2024 at 10:15
A rarely used technique to upgrade old power lines could play a big role in fixing one of the largest obstacles facing clean energy, two reports found.

Β© Jim Wilson/The New York Times

Replacing existing power lines with cables made from state-of-the-art materials could roughly double the capacity of the electric grid in many parts of the country.
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