renewable energy

The U.S. government has finished another environmental review of a proposed multibillion-dollar transmission line that would send wind-generated electricity from rural New Mexico to big cities in the West.

The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded more than a million dollars to the Navajo Nation to bring electricity to two-dozen homes. It’s part of a broader renewable energy initiative within the Biden administration designed to create tribal energy resilience.

More than $11 million is set to be invested in Arizona for electric vehicle charging stations. The funding comes from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act signed into law in November.

Arizona’s utility regulators have again rejected new rules drastically boosting the use of renewable energy. The 2-3 vote by the Arizona Corporation Commission drew sharp criticism from clean energy advocates who say the decision leaves the state far behind what's needed to address climate change.

U.S. officials have approved two solar projects in California and are opening public lands in three other Western states to potential solar development — part of the Biden administration’s effort to counter climate change by shifting from fossil fuels.

Indigenous nations are at the frontlines of climate change, but they’re also leaders in how to adapt to changing weather conditions and transition to…

U.S Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm met with Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and other tribal leaders at a power plant in northwest New Mexico to…

An Arizona Corporation Commission vote moves the state closer to boosting the renewable energy requirement for state-regulated utilities, but under a…

The Navajo Nation is moving ahead with two more solar power plants.They’re expected to generate millions of dollars in revenue for the tribe over their…

A fire and explosion in April 2019 halted the expansion of batteries for Arizona Public Service Co., but the state’s largest utility has restarted the…