EPA Takes Historic First Step to Plug the Leaks on Methane Pollution
In a historic announcement today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized the first national standards for reducing methane pollution from the oil and gas sector. These methane rules are part…
Take a sneak peek at WINDPOWER 2016 in New Orleans
This blog entry is a guest post from American Wind Energy Association's Stefanie Brown. This blog series is part of the Southern Wind Energy Association’s Windy Wednesday series leading up to the wind energy industry’s largest annual…
To Drink or Not to Drink: A Change in Advice for North Carolina Well Owners Near Coal Ash Ponds
This is a guest post originally written by Robin W. Smith for the SmithEnvironment Blog. Smith is a lawyer with more than 25 years of experience in environmental law and policy. Before…
Leilani Munter's Letter to NC DOT About Tesla, Free Market Economics and the Future of Electric Vehicles
Tesla Motors, the all-electric car company, is changing the car-buying business. Or, at least they are trying. Compared to the traditional way of buying cars from dealerships, they are selling directly to consumers.…
Why is 2016 the Year of the Wind?
This blog is part of the Southern Wind Energy Association’s Windy Wednesday series leading up to the wind energy industry’s largest annual event, WINDPOWER 2016, being hosted in New Orleans May 23-26. Registration and details…
Shady Solar States
What do you call a super sunny state with regressive and oppressive solar policy, actively working to prevent the healthy development of this clean and affordable source of power? Ironic? Shameful? For…
South Carolina Leads Southeast in Coal Ash Cleanup; NC and TN Taking Action
This post is part one of a two-part series exploring the state of coal ash regulation and clean up in the Southeast. Part one focuses on North and South Carolina and Tennessee. Part…
Celebrating One Million Solar Installations
They say the first million is the hardest… Based on the increasing rate of solar installations coupled with the continuously decreasing cost of solar, we’re thinking that saying is true when it…
By Any Other Name... The Battle Over "Community Solar"
What’s in a name? When it comes to solar, a whole lot. In any industry, accurate use of terminology is pretty important. In the rapidly evolving and policy driven solar industry, it…
Congress Must Prevent Utilities From Skirting Coal Ash Landfill Requirements
U.S. Representative Hank Johnson (D) of Georgia recently introduced a bill, H.R. 4827, that would close a dangerous loophole in a federal coal ash rule by extending it to cover household garbage…