solar energy

The NPR climate desk finds organized opposition to local solar projects stemming from a group founded by a conservative operative called Citizens for Responsible Solar.

An NPR/Floodlight investigation found that a longtime Republican insider is stoking solar opposition by spreading bad information about health and environmental risks. Her influence is growing.

A federal study shows Puerto Rico can meet its goal of 100% renewable energy by 2050. The path includes a focus on solar power panels installed across the territory.

India, on track to become the world's most populous country, gets about 70% of its electricity from coal. But the government is aggressively investing in renewable energy — particularly solar.

Around 50,000 solar and battery power systems have been installed on homes in Puerto Rico in recent years, and most seemed to continue working during Hurricane Fiona.

Two counties in Kansas approved regulations allowing the construction of what would be the largest utility-scale solar farm in the state. But while residents say they support green energy, there's a vocal contingent pushing back against building 2,000 acres of panels so close to their communities.

This episode of Focus: Black Oklahoma features reports on efforts to find Black teachers amid a teacher shortage in Oklahoma, lagging mental health funding and unrestricted gun access, and more.

The new climate bill raises the tax credits on solar panels to 30%, which means millions of Americans could be motivated to get them for their home.

Some of the Act's $369 billion in energy and climate spending aims to make it easier and cheaper for Americans to live more sustainably.

Saul Griffith is the founder of Otherlab, a celebrated engineering firm in San Francisco. He’s also a MacArthur genius grant recipient who has been advising the Biden Administration on renewable energy.