Wind energy has become one of the defining symbols of the global clean energy transition. Turbines now dot coastlines, plains, and mountain ridges across dozens of countries, and the narrative around ...

Read the stories in Mongabay’s series on offshore wind energy: Part One, Part Two and Part Three. Offshore wind has enormous potential as a source of renewable energy and is tipped to greatly expand ...

The National Academies will establish an expert committee of approximately 14 members to carry out a scientific study of the environmental impacts of wind-energy projects, focusing on the Mid-Atlantic ...

A Center of the American Experiment, authored by Sarah Montalbano, explores the environmental costs of wind, solar, and battery storage technologies. These “green” technologies are often hailed for ...

This is Part Three in a Mongabay series about trends in the offshore wind industry. Part One describes the sector’s untapped ...

Sarah Montalbano, energy policy fellow at the Center for the American Experiment, speaks about her research into the costs of wind and solar energy during an event Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025, at the ...

BOTETOURT COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - Virginia’s first wind farm is under construction in Botetourt County, raising concerns among residents about the project’s impact on the area’s natural beauty and ...

President Donald Trump has faulted the wind industry for harming birds, but government data shows other industries kill more of them. Birds die in numbers and in ways that can boggle the imagination.