Alexandra Klass

There are a few ways to get help in handling high energy costs. Carme Parramon/DigitalVision Vectors via Getty Images

June 17, 2026

Energy costs are high and unaffordable – what utilities, governments, communities and you can do to help save consumers money

Sanya Carley, University of Pennsylvania; Alexandra Klass, University of Michigan; Alison L. Knasin, University of Pennsylvania; David Konisky, Indiana University, and Shelley Welton, University of Pennsylvania

There are opportunities at every level of the US energy market to save consumers money – if governments, companies, communities and individuals choose to act.

Young Montanans, including Rikki Held, center, sued their state government and won a key ruling forcing the state government to consider greenhouse gas emissions when reviewing proposed development projects. William Campbell/Getty Images

May 2, 2025

Despite Supreme Court setback, children’s lawsuits against climate change continue

Alexandra Klass, University of Michigan

Dating back centuries, a legal principle declares certain natural resources must be protected by the government for present and future generations to benefit from.

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