Under Trump, the National Renewable Energy Lab is losing 'renewable' from its name

Under Trump, the National Renewable Energy Lab is losing 'renewable' from its name

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Colorado is getting a name change. The groundbreaking research institute will no longer have the word “renewable” in its title, the U.S. Department of Energy announced earlier this month, and will instead be called the “National Laboratory of the Rockies.” The announcement does not specify how, or whether, the name change will significantly shift the facility’s work, but says it “reflects the Trump adm…