Renewable Energy

As the number of wind and solar farms increases, so does opposition in the rural areas where they’re being built. While more counties and townships passed restrictions in the last year, some states are responding by passing laws making it harder for local governments to say no to wind and solar.

A federal program is sending free electric school buses to districts across the country. The buses are better for the environment and drivers say they’re fun to drive, but there are some downsides.

An analyst finds a minor increase in renewable energy use in Missouri and a major increase in Illinois encouraging.

There isn’t a specific path for the state’s vision of zeroing out carbon emissions by 2050 and ensuring areas overburdened by past pollution fully benefit from the growing green economy.

The wind energy industry is now facing a new challenge: what to do with old wind turbine blades when it’s time to replace them.

The new law promises significant changes for communities in the state, but it will take a few years before residents start to see them where they live.

Earlier this year, the Sierra Club released “The Dirty Truth About Utility Climate Pledges,” a report grading 50 utility companies across the U.S. on their transition from coal to clean energy. Ameren Missouri is among them and received a D.

Gasses captured from landfills or compost piles could be separated and used on vehicles in new tanks.

The House passed a bill that could essentially block the Grain Belt Express from connecting wind farms in Kansas to customers to the east.

The specially designed bricks are powerful enough to illuminate an LED light and could someday provide a new way to store renewable energy.