On Wednesday, Dec. 3, the Plainfield Planning Board voted to approve New Leaf Energy’s application for a special permit for a 23-acre industrial solar farm, filed on behalf of my neighbor. The ...

St. Clair County passed regulations for solar farm development after residents voiced health and property value concerns. New regulations address noise pollution, limiting decibels near residential ...

Some of the thickest hay in the meadow at Jack’s Solar Garden, in Longmont, Colorado, is on the west side under an elm tree. The tree offers shade, absorbs the brunt of afternoon sun, and keeps more ...

A decades-long financial drain on Waukegan Community Unit School District 60, and a source of pollution potentially threatening Lake Michigan, is now environmentally friendly and a revenue source for ...

Despite broad opposition from the rural Texans its author says it would protect, a bill that would put new restrictions on development of renewable energy has sailed through the Senate. Critics say ...

Across farm country, a quiet experiment is reshaping how fields earn their keep. By pairing flocks of sheep with rows of solar panels, land that once had to choose between food and power is now doing ...