Environmental & Social Justice
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The Vermont Senate passed a bill 28-1 that would, for the first time, legally define what environmental justice means in the state.
The quarterly New England Electricity Restructuring Roundtable took on the topic of equitable decarbonization for its first event of the year.
Washington lawmakers passed a bill to provide low-income residents access to solar energy through community-based projects.
New York’s plan to increase its distributed solar target to 10 GW received wide support in comments to state regulators, with some caveats.
Washington passed a bill requiring the state to consult with local tribes when allocating certain climate change funds to projects that may affect tribal resources.
New York officials on Thursday outlined a schedule to complete a final scoping plan by year-end to reduce economywide greenhouse gas emissions.
A tribal representative of CARB's EJ committee wonders if the timeline for Calif.'s climate change scoping plan allows enough time to have a meaningful impact.
A bill that would have set a goal of net zero GHG emissions by 2050 failed in the New Mexico legislature, but proponents expect a similar proposal next year.
More than 90 companies, governments, universities and other organizations pledged to cut their GHG emissions 50% by 2030 in DOE's Better Climate Challenge.
Vermont has a preliminary plan for federal EV infrastructure funding to support the installation or upgrade of 15 fast-charger stations along state highways.
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