"Attempts to lower emissions in the United States shouldn’t overlook this research. Focusing on battery-powered electric vehicles may neglect more fruitful means of emissions reduction. As the researchers write, 'the future is eclectic, not electric.'"

"A possible failure at the plant had been looming for weeks. Mr. Reeves said the facility had been operating on small backup pumps after the main pumps were severely damaged. He added that city officials had agreed to pay for half of the emergency improvement costs at the plant."

Scott Shackford of Reason writes on California’s plan to ban gas vehicle sales. “Of course, bans are just generally bad ideas, and most certainly Californians who want to buy gas-powered vehicles are going to purchase them in other states and bring them to California. Since Newsom isn’t willing to wait for technological advancements and market...

Henry Lee and Xin Sun write in The Hill about the need for new critical metal mines. “[T]he primary hurdle to meeting the demand for batteries will not be raw material availability but whether governments and industries can manage the environmental impacts of mining on a time schedule that will be compressed into 25-40 years....

"Environmentalist organizations who want to make a lasting difference for our climate will have to recognize the truth: Climate change is a long-term problem, and partisan legislation can only offer a short-term fix. Sustainable, meaningful change requires a dedicated effort to build a bipartisan coalition, coalesced around a common goal but open to debating different visions of how we get there."

"Regulatory reforms that trim back environmental reviews—and that prevent them from being weaponized by NIMBYs—would be useful not only for getting offshore wind projects built but also for a host of other infrastructure efforts. As Reason's Christian Britschgi has reported, environmental impact statements take 4.5 years on average and run over 650 pages."