Efforts to block wind and solar energy have grown along with advances in the technology, especially since 2021. USA TODAY’s analysis found by the end of 2025, 24% of counties nationwide had some ...

As wind and solar power expand rapidly worldwide, researchers are confronting a growing challenge: how to effectively ...

EIA’s latest monthly “Electric Power Monthly” report (with data through July 31, 2025), once again confirms that solar is the fastest growing among the major sources of US electricity. In July alone, ...

Worldwide solar and wind power generation has outpaced electricity demand this year, according to a new analysis. Plus, for the first time on record, renewable energies combined generated more power ...

Bill McKibben speaks during the Sun Day renewable energy fair, Stuyvesant Square Park, Manhattan. McKibben has written books for 35 years, is considered an environmental and climate thought leader, ...

As the United States grappled with Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz — a choke point for one-fifth of the world’s crude ...

Worldwide solar and wind power generation has outpaced electricity demand this year, and for the first time on record, renewable energies combined generated more power than coal, according to a new ...

A new Climate Central report found that U.S. solar and wind generation in 2025 more than tripled 2016 levels. Solar grew rapidly (up 28% year-over-year), while wind also expanded. California and Texas ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - Wind turbines operate as the sun rises at the Klettwitz Nord solar energy park near Klettwitz, Germany, Oct. 16, 2024. (AP ...