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Commentary: A just transition to clean transportation mustn't leave autoworkers behind
The shift to EVs presents an opportunity to lift up workers and build a fairer economy, write guest commentators Marcelina Pedraza and Gina Ramirez.By Marcie Pedraza .
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For this immigrant-led clean energy company, perspective is everything
Entrepreneur Senyo Ador explains how his experience working on big projects in Ghana is helping drive his mission to help the next generation of energy workers find their footing.By Audrey Henderson .
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Illinois wants to keep old solar panels from piling up in landfills
A new state law calls on a task force to consider banning the dumping of solar panels in landfills while studying recycling options, less than two decades before the state’s solar waste stream is expected to surge.By Kari Lydersen .
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Citing racial disparities and rising gas rates, Illinois groups call for building electrification
Illinois consumer and environmental groups are seeking “restorative justice” as part of a Peoples Gas rate case, including investments in energy efficiency and electrification for low-income customers.By Kari Lydersen .
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At rules hearing, U.S. EPA hears human toll of unaddressed coal ash pollution
“My husband and I had plans when I retired to travel; now he’s in the graveyard,” said the widow of a cleanup worker at the infamous 2008 Kingston, Tennessee, coal ash spill. Along with emotional stories, the agency heard testimony that its proposed exemptions would cause loopholes and confusion.By Kari Lydersen .
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Can affordable housing be energy efficient? These developers say yes
A $5.5 million affordable housing development in Northfield, Minnesota, challenges the notion that sustainability and affordability are mutually exclusive.By Audrey Henderson .
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Largest solar farm in Illinois will help Chicago’s city operations meet climate goal
When it’s completed in late 2024, the solar project is projected to offset about 70% of electricity use by municipal operations, with the remainder eventually coming from distributed solar installed within the city.By Kari Lydersen .
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With reboot, Illinois hopes for more orderly solar incentive rollout
After a transition and delays, solar incentives are flowing again. State officials say they expect to close an application backlog this summer.By Kari Lydersen .
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Untapped solar potential awaits atop warehouse roofs
As online commerce expands, and as tensions rise over renewable energy displacing farmland, large rooftops are a growing — if often challenging — space on which to install solar panels.By Kari Lydersen .
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A line too long: Grid interconnection delays threaten states’ clean energy goals
An environmental group’s new report warns that states in the Midwest and Eastern U.S. may not be able to meet their renewable energy targets because of a bottleneck around connecting projects to the PJM regional electric grid.By Kari Lydersen .
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