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Nation Aug 07

EPA kills Biden-era grant program to boost solar energy for lower-income households

By Alexa St. John, Matthew Daly, Associated Press

World Jan 23

Fence made of solar panels stands along a garden in Amsterdam
While Trump pursues more fossil fuels, Europe posts a record year for renewable energy use

Nearly three-quarters of the EU's electricity doesn't emit planet-warming gases into the air.

By Sibi Arasu, Associated Press

Politics Apr 22

FILE PHOTO: Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidate Biden walks past solar panels in Plymouth
WATCH: Biden marks Earth Day with new grants for solar power

President Joe Biden is announcing $7 billion in federal grants for residential solar projects serving 900,000-plus households in low- and middle-income communities.

By Alexa St. John, Will Weissert, Associated Press

Nation Nov 29

Rows of solar panels at the Toms River Solar Farm which was built on an EPA Superfund site in Toms River, New Jersey, U.S., 26 May, 2021. Photo by Dane Rhys/REUTERS
Coal-producing West Virginia is converting an entire school system to solar power

The project in Wayne County Schools represents what a developer and U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin's office touted on Wednesday as the biggest-ever single demonstration of sun-powered renewable electricity in Appalachian public schools.

By Leah Willingham, Associated Press

World Sep 12

Power-generating windmill turbines and the church of Noreuil village are pictured during sunset at a wind park near Cambrai, France, March 18, 2022. Photo by Pascal Rossignol/REUTERS
EU lawmakers approve a deal to raise renewable energy target to 42.5 percent of total consumption by 2030

European Union lawmakers endorsed a deal Tuesday to raise the share of renewables in the bloc's energy mix, another step to accelerate its green transition away from fossil fuels.

By Associated Press

Dec 21

Biden administration approves expansion of solar power on U.S. land

By Matthew Brown, Associated Press

U.S. officials have approved two solar projects in California and are opening public lands in three other Western states to potential solar development — part of the Biden administration's effort to counter climate change by shifting from fossil fuels.

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Sep 13

Biden’s proposed tenfold increase in solar power would remake the U.S. electricity system

By Joshua D. Rhodes, The Conversation

A decade ago, solar power was a tiny sliver of the US energy supply. Today it’s expanding rapidly – and the Biden administration wants to make it much, much bigger.

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Sep 08

Solar could power 40 percent of U.S. electricity by 2035, report says

By Matthew Daly, Associated Press

The report says the United States would need to quadruple its annual solar capacity — and continue to increase it year by year — as it shifts to a renewable-dominant grid in order to address the existential threat posed by…

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May 03

New solar power plant for California desert gains federal approval

By Associated Press

The Crimson Solar Project includes a 350-megawatt  energy storage system and could supply enough power for 87,500 homes. The approval comes amid President Joe Biden's plans to fight climate change.

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May 11

Biggest U.S. solar project approved in Nevada despite critics

By Scott Sonner, Associated Press

The Trump administration has approved the largest solar energy project in the U.S. and one of the biggest in the world despite objections from conservationists who say it will destroy thousands of acres of habitat critical to the survival of…

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