clean energy

New Gov. Maura Healey was sworn in Thursday at the Massachusetts State House.

After a campaign during which she was criticized for being light on details, Maura Healey made a handful of firm commitments in her inaugural address to a joint session of the House and Senate, and to the people of Massachusetts.

Gov. Maura Healey gave her first speech in office on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023, at her historic inauguration.

Scientists have announced a major advance in the long-running quest to harness fusion, the energy that powers the sun and stars.

The Department of Energy is set to make an announcement on a major development in the push toward creating clean energy.

The global energy crisis, sparked by Russia’s war in Ukraine, has sparked “unprecedented momentum for renewables,” the IEA said.

Gov. Charlie Baker has signed the compromise offshore wind and climate bill that Massachusetts lawmakers sent back to him July 31 after having addressed some of his initial concerns with it. “The Governor has just signed H5060. It’s a great day for Massachusetts,” Rep. Jeff Roy, the chief House sponsor of the bill, tweeted. The new law seeks to reshape…

The Maine Department of Environmental Protection’s citizen board on Thursday rejected the latest effort to stop a $1 billion power line, and the next hurdle for the project lies with the state Supreme Court. The Board of Environmental Protection unanimously upheld the permit for the project, which would supply up to 1,200 megawatts of Canadian hydropower to the regional power…

A compromise bill mandating some of the steps Massachusetts needs to take to meet a goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 was approved by House and Senate lawmakers on Thursday. The Massachusetts House approved the compromise bill on a 143-9 vote. The Senate then voted 38-2 in favor of the bill. Republican Gov. Charlie Baker has 10 days…

Researchers at the University of Maine are attempting to work ahead to prevent problems between one of Maine’s heritage industries and a new clean energy sector. Over the past several years, Maine lobstermen have raised concerns about offshore wind development in the Gulf of Maine and its potential to disrupt where and how they fish. Hundreds of people in...

The airport collects nearly 32,000 pounds of cooking oil each month and stores it in tanks until it can be hauled off and refined into sustainable aviation fuel.

CNBC has created an interactive map to show where nuclear power plants already exist, where they are shutting down, and where they are being built.

Finance, geopolitics and cybersecurity will all be crucial in determining the scope and success of any energy transition.

A new Gallup poll shows Americans are worried about the cost and availability of energy, but Democrats prioritize climate protection.

Both the energy transition and energy security have become topics of significant debate and discussion.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen spoke to CNBC’s Andrew Ross Sorkin about the United States’ goals on both climate and national security.

Oil and gas giant says agreement is “subject to merger control approvals.”

The Securities and Exchange Commission released a proposed rule that would require companies to disclose climate risk. Here’s a look at potential impacts.

Air pollution in London has become a major talking point in recent years.

IQAir, which sells air purifiers and quality monitors, analyzed PM2.5 air pollution from more than 6,000 monitors around the world. Here are its results.