It’s no coincidence that critical clean energy technologies have gotten affordable right when we need them most. — For a big job, you need the right tools. And for the very big job of preventing the worst impacts of global warming, some of the most important tools are clean energy technologies including wind turbines, solar panels, electric vehicles, energy storage and electric heating and cooling for buildings.

What can the CFPB Consumer Complaint Database tell us about the tricks and scams faced by consumers buying or leasing a vehicle? And what can we do about? — Last week we released , a report looking at vehicle loan and lease complaints in the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB’s) Consumer Complaint Database. …

What happens when policymakers prioritize ribbon cutting over repairs to critical infrastructure? — A recent Guardian article reported that, in the last five years, 1.6 billion gallons of sewage spilled in Florida, in nearly 14,000 separate incidents. These sewage spills are every bit as gross and as dangerous as you’d imagine, threatening human health, wrecking ecosystems, and causing toxic algal blooms. Sewage spills…

Electric buses are a superhero of clean energy tech — like personal electric vehicles, but with even bigger and better benefits — Just a few weeks ago, the Delaware Transit Corporation announced it had received new federal funding for what feels like the platonic ideal of a clean energy project: A solar array on top of an electric bus facility in Dover. …

Homeowners badly need relief during the coronavirus crisis. Evidence suggests they’re already running into problems with servicers. — Tens of millions of Americans with mortgages have been put in a tough spot by the coronavirus crisis. As of May 3, around 4 million homeowners were in forbearance plans, and mortgage delinquencies were on the rise. …

It’s time for the CFPB to step up — The Consumer Complaint Database of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is a “canary in the coalmine” for problems in the financial marketplace. …

Taxpayers have been forced to foot the bill for fossil-fuel messes for years — and more may be to come — “Clean up your mess.” It’s a command that every parent has given, and every child has heard. It also applies beyond the home. …

Officials should prioritize giving the public the ability to engage with the process from home — In the year of coronavirus, government decisions are impacting our daily lives more directly than at any time in recent memory. At the same time, our ability to stay involved in those decisions is diminished. …

But a NEPA rollback could leave us in the dark — As the Trump Administration presses forward in its attempts to gut the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), much has been written about the negative environmental impacts that would follow. As Gina McCarthy, former administrator of the U.S. …