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Solar power hits new milestones in the US even as Trump boosts coal over clean energy
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Solar power hits new milestones in the US even as Trump boosts coal over clean energy

  • By JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press

Even as President Donald Trump boosts coal over clean energy, solar power is hitting new milestones in the U.S. and remains the leading source of new power. New reports released Wednesday by global energy think tank Ember and the Solar Energy Industries Association show the continued growth of solar and decline of coal in the United States despite federal policy. Ember says in May, for the first time, solar supplied more of the nation's electricity than coal, or 12.8%. Coal supplied 12.2%, its fourth-lowest monthly share ever. The Republican president has been helping the struggling U.S. coal industry while curtailing solar and wind. A Democratic California congressman says the coal industry is dying.

At long last
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At long last

  • By Greg Wilson

I’ve kept tabs on the progress of countless development projects in and around Redwood City, but there are few that I’ve monitored more closel…