{
  "entity": "SolarNews",
  "subtitle": "An eCorp Venture",
  "domain": "solarnews.net",
  "vertical": "Climate & Energy",
  "count": 18,
  "generated_at": "2026-07-15T18:46:57.558Z",
  "articles": [
    {
      "title": "A swarm of solar ‘bees’ are coming to western North Carolina community hubs",
      "url": "https://grist.org/energy/a-swarm-of-solar-bees-are-coming-to-western-north-carolina-community-hubs/",
      "summary": "Small-scale solar microgrids for Appalachian communities could help keep communities warm and fed during future blackouts.",
      "source": "grist.org",
      "published": "Tue, 14 Jul 2026 08:45:00 +0000",
      "image": null
    },
    {
      "title": "The nation’s biggest public utility just doubled down on coal, gas, and nuclear",
      "url": "https://grist.org/energy/the-nations-biggest-public-utility-just-doubled-down-on-coal-gas-and-nuclear/",
      "summary": "In a revised energy plan, the Tennessee Valley Authority follows Trump administration directives and shies away from solar and wind.",
      "source": "grist.org",
      "published": "Fri, 10 Jul 2026 08:30:00 +0000",
      "image": null
    },
    {
      "title": "Fracking Ban in the Delaware River Basin Survives a Republican Challenge (For Now)",
      "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/15072026/delaware-river-basin-fracking-ban-survives-republican-challenge/",
      "summary": "A Republican-led effort to end the Delaware River Basin’s ban on fracking fell short on Tuesday after an amendment to the Water Resources Development Act was not brought before a congressional committee, allowing the longstanding restriction to stand for now. The amendment, autho",
      "source": "insideclimatenews.org",
      "published": "Wed, 15 Jul 2026 15:55:29 +0000",
      "image": null
    },
    {
      "title": "They wanted to hold Exxon accountable. Then they got hacked.",
      "url": "https://grist.org/article/exxon-lawsuit-hacking-environmental-activist-email-court/",
      "summary": "A decade after climate activists' emails were breached, a court case is shedding new light on who allegedly orchestrated the hacking.",
      "source": "grist.org",
      "published": "Wed, 15 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0000",
      "image": null
    },
    {
      "title": "Bay Program Delays Decision on Tribes’ Place in Chesapeake Agreement",
      "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/15072026/chesapeake-bay-watershed-agreement-tribes-inclusion/",
      "summary": "Virginia’s seven federally recognized tribes said they’re cautiously optimistic about their prospects of becoming full signatories to the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement even after program leadership missed the July 1 deadline for presenting a roadmap on how to include the tri",
      "source": "insideclimatenews.org",
      "published": "Wed, 15 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0000",
      "image": null
    },
    {
      "title": "A Bay Area financial analyst wants a piece of this mineral-rich seabed surrounded by 3 Pacific nations",
      "url": "https://grist.org/oceans/american-deep-sea-minerals-application-pacific-island-fisheries/",
      "summary": "As President Trump pushes seabed mining, the bid by an American startup reveals the limits of island nations' control over their neighboring waters.",
      "source": "grist.org",
      "published": "Wed, 15 Jul 2026 08:30:00 +0000",
      "image": null
    },
    {
      "title": "Nebraska wants data centers to come clean about water usage",
      "url": "https://grist.org/climate-energy/nebraska-wants-data-centers-to-come-clean-about-water-usage/",
      "summary": "The industry can be a black box of information. But as the state deals with persistent drought, residents and regulators want more answers.",
      "source": "grist.org",
      "published": "Wed, 15 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0000",
      "image": null
    },
    {
      "title": "For Indigenous peoples, conflict means so much more than war",
      "url": "https://grist.org/global-indigenous-affairs-desk/for-indigenous-peoples-conflict-means-so-much-more-than-war/",
      "summary": "Indigenous leaders say true peace requires self-determination and respect for their rights.",
      "source": "grist.org",
      "published": "Wed, 15 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0000",
      "image": null
    },
    {
      "title": "Governments Knew the Risks of Global Warming as They Chose Fossil-Fueled Growth in the 1950s and ’60s",
      "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/15072026/governments-knew-global-warming-risks/",
      "summary": "A new report strengthens the case that the United States and other major industrialized countries knew, long before they signed the 2015 Paris Agreement to limit global warming, that they could face legal obligations to reduce climate-damaging greenhouse gas emissions. The “What ",
      "source": "insideclimatenews.org",
      "published": "Wed, 15 Jul 2026 04:01:00 +0000",
      "image": null
    },
    {
      "title": "New York Becomes First State in the Nation to Pause New Hyperscale Data Centers",
      "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/14072026/new-york-first-data-center-moratorium/",
      "summary": "New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed an executive order Tuesday making the state the first in the nation to implement a moratorium on new hyperscale data centers. The Democratic governor said she would pause environmental permits while the state researches and develops a regulatory ",
      "source": "insideclimatenews.org",
      "published": "Tue, 14 Jul 2026 22:16:00 +0000",
      "image": null
    },
    {
      "title": "What Happens When Extreme Weather Becomes a Cycle You Can’t Escape",
      "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/14072026/todays-climate-extreme-weather-disaster-fatigue/",
      "summary": "An aggressive downpour over the weekend in the eastern areas around Tennessee’s Great Smoky Mountains triggered severe flooding and multiple mudslides across the region. The watery assault hit particularly hard in Del Rio—a community still recovering from 2024’s Hurricane Helene.",
      "source": "insideclimatenews.org",
      "published": "Tue, 14 Jul 2026 21:13:59 +0000",
      "image": null
    },
    {
      "title": "Trump Again Shrinks Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments, This Time by Much More",
      "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/14072026/trump-again-shrinks-utah-national-monuments/",
      "summary": "Monday morning, Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments stretched across over three million acres of public lands in southern Utah, protecting some of the country’s most remote landscapes and scores of archaeological sites sacred to local tribes. By that eveni",
      "source": "insideclimatenews.org",
      "published": "Tue, 14 Jul 2026 19:33:26 +0000",
      "image": null
    },
    {
      "title": "AI, Defense Spending Fuel the Rush to Mine Minerals, Report Says",
      "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/14072026/ai-and-defense-spending-fuel-critical-mineral-rush/",
      "summary": "The global rush to mine copper, lithium, cobalt and other so-called critical minerals has been framed by the mining industry as essential for addressing climate change. But a report released Tuesday says that much of the demand fueling today’s mining boom comes from elsewhere.  T",
      "source": "insideclimatenews.org",
      "published": "Tue, 14 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0000",
      "image": null
    },
    {
      "title": "The US may be hitting a tipping point for heat pumps",
      "url": "https://grist.org/energy/the-us-may-be-hitting-a-tipping-point-for-heat-pumps/",
      "summary": "In the first quarter of this year, heat pump sales beat fossil fuel furnaces by 32 percent. Here's what makes the appliance so powerful.",
      "source": "grist.org",
      "published": "Tue, 14 Jul 2026 11:00:00 +0000",
      "image": null
    },
    {
      "title": "The Dire Lengths Florida Farmworkers Go to Keep Working in ‘Scorching’ Heat",
      "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/14072026/florida-farmworkers-heat-health/",
      "summary": "It’s shaping up to be another hot Florida summer. Among the most vulnerable are those with the least resources for dealing with the heat: underserved communities and communities of color, who often are excluded from environmental and climate protections.  That includes the state’",
      "source": "insideclimatenews.org",
      "published": "Tue, 14 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0000",
      "image": null
    },
    {
      "title": "Trump EPA Moves to Approve Alabama Coal Ash Program Rejected by Biden Administration",
      "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/14072026/trump-epa-approves-alabama-coal-ash-program/",
      "summary": "The Trump administration is moving to approve a controversial program in Alabama that could allow millions of tons of toxic coal ash to remain buried in place alongside the state’s rivers, even though much of that material is sitting in groundwater where it can leach into the env",
      "source": "insideclimatenews.org",
      "published": "Tue, 14 Jul 2026 08:55:00 +0000",
      "image": null
    },
    {
      "title": "Europe Opens a New Front in the Mackerel Wars",
      "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/14072026/europe-turns-to-russia-as-atlantic-mackerel-supply-plummets/",
      "summary": "Norway, Denmark, Iceland, the United Kingdom, the European Union and Russia all share the world’s largest and most lucrative Atlantic mackerel supply, an industry valued at more than $1 billion annually. But they can’t agree on who gets what slice of the pie. In the midst of the ",
      "source": "insideclimatenews.org",
      "published": "Tue, 14 Jul 2026 08:50:00 +0000",
      "image": null
    },
    {
      "title": "A ‘crisis communication gap’ threatens Indigenous peoples",
      "url": "https://grist.org/global-indigenous-affairs-desk/a-crisis-communication-gap-threatens-indigenous-peoples/",
      "summary": "Most emergency alerts and warnings are not provided in languages spoken by Indigenous peoples, placing them at greater risk during fires, floods, and other disasters.",
      "source": "grist.org",
      "published": "Tue, 14 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0000",
      "image": null
    }
  ]
}