Florida among states appealing to US Supreme Court to halt EPA’s carbon rule
They say the Biden administration rule threatens to shutter the country’s remaining fleet of coal-fired power plants.
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Natural gas remains an important part of Florida’s energy portfolio
While moving toward renewable energy sources is commendable, Floridians need reliability within our energy grid.
Energy-sucking cryptocurrencies good for criminals, bad for consumers
The electricity consumed to mine cryptocurrency continues to grow, with the majority coming from non-renewable sources.
New EPA regulations target air, water, land and climate pollution from power plants, especially those that burn coal
The new rules require utilities to drastically slash greenhouse gas emissions from coal-fired power plants or close them down.
Pollution from coal power plants contributes to far more deaths than scientists realized, study shows
Pollutants from the plants were associated with nearly half a million premature deaths of elderly Americans from 1999 to 2020.
Report: Florida Power & Light scores high in transition to clean energy
The Sierra Club gave an overall 'D' grade to utilities, but FPL was an exception for pledging to end coal ...
EPA’s crackdown on power plant emissions is a big first step – but strong certification needed to ensure captured carbon stays put
The U.S. can’t afford to pin a large chunk of its climate strategy on carbon storage without proof.
Biden’s strategy for cutting carbon emissions from electricity generation could extend the lives of fossil fuel power plants
The proposed regulations attempt to thread the needle between meeting the Biden administration’s climate commitments and avoiding another court defeat
From peak to plummet in 15 years: Coal continues its precipitous decline
The U.S. energy sector has made a dramatic pivot away from the greenhouse gas-spewing fossil fuel.
US renewable power surged ahead of coal for the first time last year
A new report marks a major milestone in the transition to clean energy.
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