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Earth Day 2025: Embracing renewable energy for our planet

A Greener Life

By Shadia Haq Earth Day 2025 focuses on the theme Our Power, Our Planet and urges a global shift to renewable energy. 2025 The theme “Our Power, Our Planet” calls for tripling renewable energy by 2030. 2025 The theme “Our Power, Our Planet” calls for tripling renewable energy by 2030.

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Developments in Opposition to Renewable Energy Facilities Through December 2023

Law Columbia

Local opposition has proven to be a significant barrier to the rapid expansion of renewable energy facilities across the United States. The report also identifies 395 local restrictions across 41 states, along with 19 state-level restrictions, that are so severe that they could have the effect of blocking a renewable energy project.

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What Happened in the California Legislature in 2023?

Union of Concerned Scientists

The remaining bills, Assembly Bill 460 and Assembly Bill 1337 , were unable to make it out of the Senate Natural Resources and Water committee. UCS served as a resource to stakeholders, legislators, and legislative staff on all sides of this bill by writing a detailed policy brief explaining the risks and benefits of the proposal.

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Mainers Opposing Clean Renewable Energy? What’s Wrong?

Acoel

Environmental groups are split: the Conservation Law Foundation supports it, but the Natural Resources Council of Maine opposes it. Note also that the hydropower is a “base-load” contribution, not an intermittent source like solar or wind power. The post Mainers Opposing Clean Renewable Energy? Stay tuned.

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Michigan Court of Appeals Considers Challenge to New Process for Siting Renewables

Law Columbia

Over the last five years, several states, including New York (2020), California (2022), Illinois (2023), and Michigan (2023) have adopted comprehensive permitting reforms that curtail the power of local governments to block development of large-scale renewable energy projects.

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Brandywine Conservancy Launches New Climate Resiliency Initiative To Help Local Municipalities, Landowners Address Climate Change

PA Environment Daily

By utilizing the benefits derived from the protection and stewardship of natural resources, and the installation of green stormwater infrastructure, we can both mitigate and adapt to climate change now and into the future. We're thankful for the expert guidance the Conservancy has provided in this endeavor.”

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Renewable Energy Efforts Highlighted in Draft Plan to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Louisiana

The Energy Law

Some of the actions are related to development of renewable energy in Louisiana, whereas others aim to manage emissions. For example, strategy 9 is to “increase resources for decommissioning legacy oil and gas infrastructure.” Noteworthy actions include: ACTION 5.6 Associated Submitted Action Proposals: n/a).