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California Records One of Its Single Largest Drops in Climate Pollution on Record

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Renewables peak as fossil fuel power generation reaches historic low, while transportation emissions also plummet While not on target to reach 2030 climate goals, state continues to close the gap SAN FRANCISCO — In one of California’s single largest year-over-year emissions reductions on record, the state lowered its climate pollution … [continued]

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Advisory: D.C. Rally to Call Out Trump’s Plan to Dismantle Endangered Species Act

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Event at 8:30 a.m. Thursday, December 18, outside Interior Department WASHINGTON, D.C. — Conservation groups including Sierra Club and Center for Biological Diversity will deliver hundreds of thousands of comments on Thursday, December 18, to the Department of the Interior from people protesting Trump’s plan to dismantle the Endangered Species … [continued]

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A Solar-Powered Christmas: How Sunshine Powers The Philippines’ Largest Malls For More Holiday Cheer

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SM Bicutan, one of the many malls under the ShoeMart chain in the Philippines, is along the flight path as my Korean Air flight lands in Manila. I can see the bright Christmas light array from 200 feet up. As millions of Filipino families gather beneath towering Christmas trees illuminated … [continued]

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Court Sides with Sierra Club and Advocates to Strike Down EPA Clean Air Designation

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Decision wins stricter pollution rules in face of rising asthma rates. DETROIT, Michigan — Detroit area residents will be able to breathe easier as Sierra Club’s latest win for clean air will result in stronger pollution standards at a time when asthma rates in the region are rising. The legal … [continued]

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