Environment America

Environment America is a policy and action group with one mission: to build a greener, healthier world.

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NY's SUNNY Act, just passed by the state legislature, clears the way for NYers to utilize plug-in solar technology to power their homes and apartments once national standards are developed for the technology. https://t.co/R67JXz35zd

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US electricity demand is highest during summer. Thanks to growth in #solar, the US power grid is more prepared to meet surging summer electricity demand, per @NERC_Official's summer reliability assessment.

https://t.co/UUhB2B0QeY

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Making history, #solar power overtook coal as an electricity source for the first time in the month of May of 2026.

https://t.co/rWIJtz6lig

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This #WaterWednesday we’re highlighting Tischer Creek in Duluth, #MN. You can read about clean water progress there in our new report! https://t.co/NJebOoSbUt

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The nation's largest #wind farm is coming online in New Mexico. SunZia is expected to produce enough electricity to power more than 1 million homes. https://t.co/f8Gdo5YzQF

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The boreal forest is being torn down in significant part to make slightly softer toilet paper that will just get flushed away. Tell Costco: Don’t sell toilet paper made from critical habitat in the boreal forest. #LetTreesGrow #BorealForest #Costco https://t.co/ZkoMHYTnZ2

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Good news: the House Appropriations Committee approved level-funding for ENERGY STAR - the voluntary energy efficiency labeling program - into FY27. https://t.co/erl4beIc4V

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.#Wind and #solar energy, including small-scale solar most of which is located on rooftops, provided over a fifth of domestic electrical production during the first quarter of 2026. https://t.co/0rhE1epJRF

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With 10 examples from the #GreatLakes region, our new report shows what’s possible when we fund water #infrastructure. @HealthyLakes https://t.co/jop2BUwEYa

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Thank you @repbonnie for proposing increased funding for clean water infrastructure in the Appropriations Committee last week. Let's make all of our beaches and waterways #safe4swimming

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When it comes to energy, no one wants to pay more than they have to. But should we pay more for programs that promote energy conservation, energy efficiency and renewable energy? Even if we don’t benefit directly or immediately? We say yes. Here's why.
https://t.co/i6yxeCjOkX

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The Rhode Island House passed a bill which could establish an automatic solar permitting system to make it easier for residents of the state to switch to #solar. https://t.co/S5WUgIP7pN

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This story by @JenMcDermottAP includes great information from @SEIA and @joinember about how, despite opposition, #solar continues to grow -- 32 states now get the equivalent of 10% or more of their electricity from solar, #wind and #geothermal. https://t.co/7okEW3ZHyz

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Residential rooftop #solar projects can take days, weeks or months to be approved. It doesn't need to be that way. CA, MD, TX, VA, NJ and CT have all passed state laws that provide instant (or near-instant) permitting for rooftop solar and batteries. https://t.co/ORUDRHdovn

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Reducing energy use creates big savings—for our planet, our climate and our health. Read more about how efficiency standards and other policies have reduced energy waste in America. https://t.co/h2ZscjKM0J

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The more our senators hear from you about #publiclands, the more likely they are to do the right thing. Holding the line is going to take all of us, and we're glad you're standing with us.

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Thank you for taking action to urge your U.S. senators to protect public lands. Unfortunately, the Senate did not vote last night to make it harder to sell off our public lands – but the story doesn't end here.

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The threats are still very real. With support from people like you, we're working to defend our public lands from being sold to the highest bidder, as well as working to protect special places like Minnesota's Boundary Waters and New Mexico's Chaco Canyon.

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You may not know just how hard old-growth trees are working -- or what we could lose if we let them disappear. Here are just a few of the reasons old growth trees are worth protecting. https://t.co/Sfbw9GeqGS