In a first, Utah got more power from solar than any other source
This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and The Salt Lake Tribune, a nonprofit newsroom in…
How Advanced Industrial Zones can help states thrive in the electro-industrial economy
In an era of rising energy demand, global industrial competition, and growing risks of climate change, the United…
Can a carbon price lower power bills? Virginia is betting yes.
Abigail Spanberger won a landslide victory in the Virginia governor’s race last November with a platform that focused…
The Iran conflict’s energy shocks are not yet fully realized
The United States and Israel began their attacks on Iran one month ago. Due to Iran’s retaliatory actions,…
Between dependence and delay: Chinese investment and America’s clean energy future
Toggle section navigation Sections As the United States races to scale its clean energy sectors while China leads…
Fiscal policy for sustainable development: Achieving social and ecological goals
Introduction The world is facing multiple challenges to sustainable development, exacerbated by deficits in care and ecological sustainability…
Corps to careers: Expanding career opportunities for young adults involved in service and conservation programs
Service and conservation corps programs offer young Americans a chance to address needs across the country’s built and…
Nonpartisan conservation, energy policy, and rural stakeholder relations with Benji Backer
In the latest episode of the Reimagine Rural podcast, Tony Pipa, Senior Fellow at Brookings’ Center for Sustainable Development, learns how trusted…
Why AI demand for energy will continue to increase
DeepSeek, a Chinese startup company, announced the release of its AI reasoning model, DeepSeek R1, in January. It…
Interwoven frontiers: Energy, AI, and US-China competition
The fates of breakthrough technologies and the energy to power them are deeply interwoven, with progress at scale…
How local leaders and communities are leading the transition to clean energy
In this episode of Metro Blueprint, Xavier de Souza Briggs, senior fellow at Brookings Metro, Melanie Allen, founding…
The enduring dilemma of managing American high-level nuclear waste
Nuclear energy expansion represents a rare American policy topic that garners considerable political support across partisan and regional…