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More Proof That Trump’s War On Renewable Energy Is Failing, Badly

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For all the damage US President Donald Trump has done to the domestic wind and solar industries, they just keep persisting. The latest example is the massive, 550-mile, 3-gigawatt SunZia SouthWest Transmission Project linking renewable energy assets in sunny (and windy) New Mexico with Arizona and California. Construction began less … [continued]

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U.S. Senate Disapproves Mining Ban in Boundary Waters

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Senate voted to approve a controversial proposal, backed by the Trump Administration, to allow toxic sulfide mining in the watershed of one of the country’s most visited wilderness areas. In a 50-49 vote, Senate Republicans utilized a baseless interpretation of the Congressional Review Act to overturn a … [continued]

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