Energy in America

Ohio town struggles to come back to life after coal plant closure

Manchester is a small village in Ohio's rolling hills of Appalachia. The downtown streets, just a block away from the Ohio River, still have storefronts, an indicator of a past where businesses were prevalent in the community that once was a busy river port and even a stop along the Underground Railroad for slaves who crossed into Ohio from Kentucky.

Biden boosts offshore wind energy, wants to power 10M homes

The Biden administration is moving to sharply increase offshore wind energy along the East Coast, saying Monday it is taking initial steps toward approving a huge wind farm off the New Jersey coast as part of an effort to generate electricity for more than 10 million homes nationwide by 2030.

Companies ask their customers to help them cut emissions

While consumer-goods companies have touted their success in cutting emissions in offices and factories, they are struggling to reduce what they say is the biggest source of emissions associated with their products: consumer use.