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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee angered Republicans when he vetoed a section of a bill that called for study of the impact of solar and wind farms on rural areas.
A healthy project pipeline notwithstanding, New Jersey has dropped in solar industry rankings for annual new capacity, from No. 9 in 2019 to 20th in 2021.
Washington Senate Democrats greenlit a bill that would expand the authority of the body that makes citing decisions for energy facilities in the state.
In a case with statewide implications, Michigan appeals court ruled local officials improperly rejected eight new wind turbines near a rural airport.
New Yorkers were generally in support of the entirely in-state Clean Path NY transmission project and opposed to the line to import Canadian hydropower.
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The Maine Generation Authority bill would create a state-run entity that builds renewable generation and is modeled after the Maine Turnpike Authority.
Two Washington bills seek opposite outcomes for the state’s Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council.
Net-zero advocates are not just "tilting at windmills" but opening a debate that could lead to technological advances as consequential as the 1960s Moon Shot.
U.S. renewable energy deployment is dependent on an import-heavy supply chain, and the outlook for a domestic supply of components isn’t getting better.
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A public health expert says that “health protection and equity need to be the focus as countries move to control pollution and slow climate change.”
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