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Inside Clean Energy: Here Are 3 States to Watch in 2021 Even with Biden in charge, much of the action on clean energy will remain at the state level. The Massachusetts State House the seat of Government in Boston. United States. Credit: Tim Graham/Getty Images Related Share this article The Biden administration promises to restart U.S. progress on clean energy and climate policy, after the backsliding of the last four years. But one thing that won’t change from the Trump administration is that state governments will be the most likely to pass far-reaching legislation, considering that, on t...

COVID death of Original Philly Cheesesteak supervisor triggers a lawsuit against meatpacking giant Sam Wood, The Philadelphia Inquirer © TIM TAI/The Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS The Original Philly Cheesesteak Co. plant on East Hunting Park Avenue in North Philadelphia, On April 2, Brian Barker’s supervisors at the Original Philly Cheesesteak Co. plant in North Philadelphia handed him an electronic thermometer. He was ordered to scan the temperatures of his fellow employees as they arrived for work. For Barker, 61, of Northeast Philadelphia, it would be his last day on the j...

Inside Clean Energy: Des Moines Just Set a New Bar for City Clean Energy Goals The city’s 24/7 energy plan signals a notable change in the way we talk about clean energy goals. January 14, 2021 The Des Moines City Council unanimously voted this week in favor of a resolution that sets a goal of reaching 24/7 carbon-free electricity by 2035. Credit: Steve Pope/Getty Images Related Cities setting clean energy goals now have a new leader to emulate: Des Moines, Iowa. The Des Moines city council voted 7-0 on Monday in favor of a resolution that sets a goal of reaching 24/7 carbon-free electricit...

Inside Clean Energy: The Energy Storage Boom Has Arrived After years of build up, a giant battery storage project is online in Moss Landing, California, and a huge one is on the way in Florida. January 7, 2021 A worker controls batteries in an electricity storage container on Sept. 29, 2020 in Fontenelle near Dijon in France. Credit: Philippe Desmazes/AFP via Getty Images Related Just five years ago, a 20 megawatt battery storage project was considered big. Now a 300 megawatt project, the largest in the world, has gone online in California, and even bigger battery projects are coming in 2021....

In Georgia Senate Race, Warnock Brings a History of Black Faith Leaders’ Environmental Activism Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church, where Martin Luther King Jr. once preached and Warnock is senior pastor, has been a leader in embracing climate action. December 31, 2020 The Rev. Raphael Warnock at the funeral in July of Rep. John Lewis at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia. Credit: Alyssa Pointer-Pool/Getty Images Related Share this article Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.  served as pastor and his funeral was held, has been a leader in a ...