New I.R.S. Rules for Large Wind and Solar Projects Released

The move comes as the Trump administration has issued a barrage of new restrictions on renewable energy across the country.

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The U.S. May Be Coming Around to Balcony Solar

Small, plug-in solar power systems have become popular in Germany and several other countries. So why haven’t they taken off in the United States?

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California Supreme Court Requires New Review of Rooftop Solar Policy

The court revived a legal challenge to a 2022 regulation that significantly reduced the compensation utilities paid to owners of home solar systems for the electricity they sent to the grid.

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How a Carbon Tax Plan in Europe Survived (Mostly)

Austria tried a combination of taxes and rebates to reduce emissions.

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Wind and Solar Projects Stall as Trump Cracks Down on Renewables

Federal agencies have recently issued a barrage of restrictions that could halt construction of solar and wind farms on public and private lands.

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E.P.A. Moves to Cancel $7 Billion in Grants for Solar Energy

If finalized, the move would escalate the Trump administration’s efforts to claw back billions of dollars in climate grants awarded under President Biden.

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What’s It Like to Deal With Brutal U.S. Tariffs? Ask Malaysia.

Once a cog in the Malaysian economy, the solar industry profited from Chinese investment. Now it’s becoming a case study of what happens when the United States closes its markets.

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Readers Sent Us Hundreds of Local Climate Solutions

As part of our 50 States, 50 Fixes series, more than 2,400 Times readers wrote in to tell us about climate action in their communities.

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How Native Homes in New Mexico Are Tapping the Sun

An Indigenous-led nonprofit group is bringing solar power to Navajo Nation and the Hopi tribe, where about 15,000 households lack access to electricity.

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U.S. Is Missing the Century’s ‘Greatest Economic Opportunity,’ U.N. Chief Says

In a speech on renewable energy, António Guterres cited “clear market distortion” in favor of fossil fuels by President Trump and others but called the transition to cleaner energy economically inevitable.

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