Department of Energy

For the second year in a row, climate advocates disrupted the U.S. government's attempts to promote coal and other fossil fuels at the United Nations climate conference.

• By Kate Wheeling

Northwest Innovation Works promises to bring jobs to rural Washington—but at what cost?

• By Arvind Dilawar

Numerous officials from the federal nuclear safety board are saying that it does, and, in the process, puts the health of workers at serious risk.

• By Rebecca Moss

New data on voter purges emerges, companies will no longer pay for their damage to public lands, and the Department of Energy gets some heat for an old tweet.

• By Rebecca Worby

Coal emits more carbon than any other fuel source.

• By Candace Butera

A leaked budget proposal from the White House cuts funding to renewable energy research programs by 72 percent.

• By Kate Wheeling

And it's one that even big businesses can get behind.

• By Brian Palmer

Until we find a way to effectively store energy, the power on California's electricity grid will rise and fall with the sun.

• By Sinduja Rangarajan

The Obama administration maintains that the proposed international trade agreement would be good for the American people and the economy, but there's a reason all negotiations have been shrouded in secrecy.

• By Alisa Opar

Dear coal industry, stop reminiscing over outdated power plants. They’re holding you—and us—back.

• By Brian Palmer

In California, hydrogen-fueled cars are gaining in popularity. Will their safety issues garner greater scrutiny?

• By Naveena Sadasivam