Current:Home > MarketsFrom the Heart of Coal Country, Competing Visions for the Future of Energy -WealthGrow Network
From the Heart of Coal Country, Competing Visions for the Future of Energy
View
Date:2025-04-13 09:31:13
Old and inefficient coal-fired power plants have been retiring across Kentucky. And with each retirement, Kentuckians are left making decisions about their energy future. “It’s the next generation that will be fully renewable here in Kentucky,” says one solar researcher. But that vision is up against quite another: the push from powerful corners to double down on coal energy as the endless future for the commonwealth. Read the story.
veryGood! (4661)
Related
- Nearly half of US teens are online ‘constantly,’ Pew report finds
- 18-year-old turns himself into police for hate-motivated graffiti charges
- Firefighters douse a blaze at a historic Oregon hotel famously featured in ‘The Shining’
- 3 Northern California law enforcement officers charged in death of man held facedown on the ground
- The city of Chicago is ordered to pay nearly $80M for a police chase that killed a 10
- Final alternate jurors chosen in Trump trial as opening statements near
- House speaker says he won't back change to rule that allows single member to call for his ouster
- What does Meta AI do? The latest upgrade creates images as you type and more.
- Why Sean "Diddy" Combs Is Being Given a Laptop in Jail Amid Witness Intimidation Fears
- Why Breaking Bad's Giancarlo Esposito Once Contemplated Arranging His Own Murder
Ranking
- The city of Chicago is ordered to pay nearly $80M for a police chase that killed a 10
- The Vermont Legislature Considers ‘Superfund’ Legislation to Compensate for Climate Change
- Utah and Florida clinch final two spots at NCAA championship, denying Oklahoma’s bid for three-peat
- 'American Idol' alum Mandisa dies at 47, 'GMA' host Robin Roberts mourns loss
- IRS recovers $4.7 billion in back taxes and braces for cuts with Trump and GOP in power
- Hilarie Burton Morgan champions forgotten cases in second season of True Crime Story: It Couldn't Happen Here
- Buffalo Bills QB Josh Allen publicly thanks ex-teammate Stefon Diggs
- San Francisco restaurant owner goes on 30-day hunger strike over new bike lane
Recommendation
Dick Vitale announces he is cancer free: 'Santa Claus came early'
Save $30 Off on the St. Tropez x Ashley Graham Self-Tanning Kit for a Filter-Worthy Glow
Stock market today: Japan’s Nikkei leads Asian market retreat as Middle East tensions flare
Attorneys argue that Florida law discriminates against Chinese nationals trying to buy homes
South Korea's acting president moves to reassure allies, calm markets after Yoon impeachment
Tennessee teacher arrested after bringing guns to preschool, threatening co-worker, police say
US restricts drilling and mining in Alaska wilderness
Florida baffles experts by banning local water break rules as deadly heat is on the rise