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A reality check about solar panel waste and the effects on human health

The coming surge in photovoltaic panel waste is tiny compared to other categories, and most health concerns about solar equipment are unfounded.

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Environmental groups are united in California rooftop solar fight, with one notable exception

A policy debate over rooftop solar subsidies in California is pitting one of the largest environmental groups in the world, the Natural Resources Defense Council, against dozens of its peers in environmental advocacy.

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Fees from Pepco put rooftop solar panels out of reach, D.C. residents say

Some Pepco customers in D.C say significant electrical upgrade costs from Pepco are thwarting their plans to go solar — even as the District tries to combat climate change through promoting solar energy.
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EPA chief dismisses dozens of key science advisers picked under Trump

EPA Administrator Michael Regan will dismiss outside experts appointed by President Trump from two key advisory panels, a move he says will reduce the heavy influence of industry over the agency’s environmental regulations.
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Idaho PUC rejects settlement to cut solar power compensation

The Idaho Public Utilities Commission rejected a proposed settlement that would have allowed Idaho Power to cut payments to solar customers from 10 cents per kilowatt hour to 4.4 cents over 10 years.
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Miami Beach is doing what it needs to survive sea level rise

Miami Beach's $500 million attempt to elevate and pump itself out of sea level rise's path has drawn criticism, but an expert Urban Land Institute panel concluded Thursday that the city's doing what it needs to survive.

Science-loving government cuts funding for science

It's hard to understand why Ottawa isn't renewing the Climate Change and Atmospheric Research program, the only dedicated federal program that funds long-term, large-scale research into the effects of climate change.

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