Nadja Popovich

Aug 2, 2024 | flipboard.com | Nadja Popovich

How Does Your State Make Electricity? America isn’t making electricity the way it did two decades ago. Fossil fuels still generate the majority of America’s electricity, but the shift from coal to natural gas and renewable power has helped reduce planet-warming carbon dioxide emissions and other harmful pollution. Last year, coal was the …

Jun 7, 2024 | seattletimes.com | Brad Plumer |Nadja Popovich

When President Joe Biden signed the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, it was expected to set off a boom in renewable energy, with hefty tax breaks that would make solar and wind power cheaper than fossil fuels. So far, however, that dream has only come partly true. Solar panel installations are indeed soaring to record highs in the United States, as are batteries that can store energy for later. But wind power has struggled, both on land and in the ocean.

Jun 7, 2024 | sanjuandailystar.com | Brad Plumer |Nadja Popovich

By Brad Plumer and Nadja PopovichWhen President Joe Biden signed the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, it was expected to set off a boom in renewable energy, with hefty tax breaks that would make solar and wind power cheaper than fossil fuels. So far, however, that dream has only come partly true. Solar panel installations are indeed soaring to record highs in the United States, as are batteries that can store energy for later. But wind power has struggled, both on land and in the ocean.

Jun 5, 2024 | infobae.com | Brad Plumer |Nadja Popovich

Cuando el presidente Joe Biden firmó la Ley de Reducción de la Inflación en 2022, la expectativa era que desencadenaría un auge en la energía renovable debido a las enormes exenciones fiscales ofrecidas, que harían más barata la energía solar y la eólica que los combustibles fósiles. Sin embargo, hasta ahora ese sueño solo se ha vuelto realidad en parte.

May 16, 2024 | nytimes.com | Christopher Flavelle |Nadja Popovich

Two years ago, the Great Salt Lake became an omen for the risks of climate change: The water level dropped to a record low, threatening the ecosystem, economy and even the air quality of the area around Salt Lake City, home to a majority of Utah's population. Now, after two unusually wet winters and a series of conservation measures, the lake has gained about six feet. Despite that increase the lake is still below the minimum levels considered healthy.