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This town is the first in America to ban new gas stations – is the tide turning?

A movement in California seeks a moratorium on new pumps – and a transformation of the US transportation system

Published: 1:16 PM

Imagining the climate-proof home in the US: using the least energy possible from the cleanest sources

Solar energy use will become more common as power use becomes smarter and more automated

Published: 7:00 AM

Biden sets goal for 50% of new US vehicles to be electric by 2030

President outlines plan to tackle the climate crisis by cutting emissions and tightening pollution standards for cars and trucks

Published: 10:00 AM

Washington state county is first in US to ban new fossil fuel infrastructure

Whatcom county’s council passed measure that bans new refineries, coal-fired power plants and other related infrastructure

Published: 11:45 AM

Biden’s clean energy plan would cut emissions and save 317,000 lives

A new report has found that a policy standard would be most effective to reach the goal of 80% renewable energy use by 2030

Published: 12:01 AM

Nasa leads push for electric planes in next frontier of cutting emissions

Flying on batteries presents major technological challenges but companies will be demonstrating their best efforts over the next year in California

Published: 6:00 AM

Solar pushback: how US power firms try to make people pay for going green

In states such as Kansas, energy companies are seeking to impose financial charges on people who install rooftop solar arrays

Published: 7:00 AM

Biden faces pressure to drive gasoline and diesel cars out of the US

The president has touted the benefits of a boom in electric cars – but as states move to phase out new polluting vehicles his administration is pressed to go further

Published: 6:00 AM

Advances mean all new US vehicles can be electric by 2035, study finds

Rapid electrification could save drivers $2.7tn by 2050 as cost of batteries to fall and recharge points to increase

Published: 12:01 AM

‘I’m hopeful’: Jerome Foster, the 18-year-old helping to craft US climate policy

The New York teenager has been included among a group of advisers to the president – a remarkable journey from protesting in front of the White House

Published: 2:00 AM

Hospitals try to curb astronomical emissions as pandemic brings new challenges

The healthcare climate footprint is equivalent to the greenhouse gas emissions from 514 coal-fired plants but health workers are finding ways to cut waste

Published: 6:00 AM

‘They aren't used to losing’: wealthy New York enclave battles over offshore windfarm

Wainscott, a hamlet in the Hamptons, offers a new obstacle in Biden’s renewable energy plans as ‘Nimbys’ fight back with petitions, lobbyists and lawsuits

Published: 6:00 AM

‘Reading the writing on the wall’: why Wall Street is acting on the climate crisis

The industry has backed polluters for decades. Now, amid growing pressure, Wall Street says it’s going green

Published: 6:00 AM

The race to zero: can America reach net-zero emissions by 2050?

Joe Biden wants zero emissions by 2050, but time is ticking. So how will the country have to change over the next 30 years?

Published: 6:00 AM