Across the nation, utility companies are trying to keep solar power out of the hands of everyday people. The fires that razed huge swathes of California this year reinforced a stark point: We need to act faster and more boldly on clean energy. We're working to harness our wealth, technology and imagination to make our communities and our country greener and healthier places to live for all of us. Environment America, a national nonpartisan network of state environmental groups, contributed to numerous environmental victories in 2020.
"Tiny, toxic particles spewed by wind-whipped wildfires resulted in 10 times as many hospitalization s due to respiratory illness as compared to other types of pollution."
While there have been countless rollbacks in clean and efficient energy at the federal level over the past four years, the Biden administration is now planning for significant advancements in financing clean energy adoption, increasing building efficiency, and modernizing schools.
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