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2024 Year in Review: Clean Energy Progress Steeped in Solar and Storage

Union of Concerned Scientists

Heres a taste, from US projects, technologies, electrons, and investment, to happenings in the world as a whole. Installations of commercial solarsystems on businesses, schools, and government buildings, for examplewere potentially 13% higher in 2024, per Wood Mackenzie. 2024s growth was led by Texas, Florida, and California.

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The Mekong Dam Monitor Tracks a River Under Pressure

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The Mekong Dam Monitor (MDM), launched in 2020 by the Stimson Center, was developed to help track these changes. Fishermen along the Tonle Sap Lake are seeing reduced seasonal expansion. In northern Thailand, sudden dam releases upstream are triggering floods without warning. Now we have time to secure our boats and move livestock.”

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River of the Anthropocene

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Although the Khmer Empire is long gone, the use of the Mekong river system has only increased with population growth and the advancement of technology. Yet not enough attention is given to the river’s care by the local government or population. A young man with injuries from a landmine begs on the streets of Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

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Why the Climate Accountability Act Matters to Me—and Wisconsin 

Union of Concerned Scientists

The bill, introduced by State Representative Supreme Moore Omokunde and State Senator Chris Larson, creates an enforceable timeline with specific objectives, allowing flexibility for discussions of the various technology and policy approaches to come later. the federal government is trying to move us backwards on addressing climate change.

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River of the Anthropocene

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Although the Khmer Empire is long gone, the use of the Mekong river system has only increased with population growth and the advancement of technology. Yet not enough attention is given to the river’s care by the local government or population. A young man with injuries from a landmine begs on the streets of Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

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PA Environmental Council Honors Cynthia Carrow With Lifetime Achievement Award, Cambria County Conservation & Recreation Authority, DEP's RISE PA Industrial Decarbonization Program

PA Environment Daily

As the organizations head of government affairs, Ms. That system includes Pennsylvanias 2025 Trail of the Year, the Path of the Flood Trail in Johnstown, as well as the 49 -mile Ghost Town Trail , designated Trail of the Year in 2020. billion to reclaim abandoned mine sites and clean up polluted watersheds in Pennsylvania.

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From Pollution Catastrophe to a Just and Equitable Future

Vermont Law

Studies conducted in New Jersey indicate that many residents believe the government is not doing enough to regulate. Yet another, BlocPower, installs low-infrastructure Wi-Fi networks and other electric technologies in low-income neighborhoods. This legislation is underwhelmingly referred to as New Jerseys Environmental Justice Law.