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Trump Tried to Kill Renewables. He Failed.

Solar panel array in CA desert

Despite assaults by Trump and his Congress, renewables are still growing.

Trump has done everything within his power to bless the US with more air pollution and carbon emissions from fossil fuels. Congress did its part, rolling back billions in spending and set accelerated phaseouts for tax credits.  Yet renewable energy hasn’t died. It hasn’t even slowed down all that much.

Here are the numbers. Solar alone accounted for almost three-fourths of new generation capacity in Trump’s first ten months, and wind added another 13%, for 87% total.  And this year should also be strong.

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What does ‘Drill, Baby, Drill’ Mean in California?

The Drain is a weekly roundup of environmental and climate news from Legal Planet.

A court fight over oil drilling off the coast of Refugio State Beach near Santa Barbara. Proposals to drill around public schools in Ojai and Los Osos. The potential for oil operations directly adjacent to popular national monuments. New risks to our ecosystems that sustain imperiled species like the California condor. This is what “Drill, …

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