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      High voltage transmission towers are seen in Houston on February 21, 2021, in the wake of a deadly winter storm that left millions of Texans without power.

      Green Groups Outline How to Boost Electricity Transmission Without Gutting Environmental Laws

      "As we envision a clean energy future, we must actively ensure that the build-out sacrifices none and serves all," said one advocate.

      Kenny Stancil
      Jun 23, 2023

      As the United States ramps up clean energy production, the growing recognition that the nation's electricity grid currently lacks the capacity required to fully integrate renewables has prompted calls from across the political spectrum for so-called "permitting reforms" that proponents say are necessary to expedite the construction of transmission lines and related infrastructure.

      On Thursday, a coalition of environmental justice groups staunchly opposed to those calls—on the grounds that the reforms proposed so far amount to discarding hard-won regulations—published a white paper outlining how to "address the transmission bottleneck and rapidly scale up infrastructure that advances an equitable clean energy future... while preventing harm to impacted communities and without eroding bedrock environmental protections."

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      Collapsed portion of I-95

      Philadelphia Highway Collapse Could Impact Major Interstate 'For a Long Time'

      Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said he would declare an emergency on Monday so the state could access federal money for repairs, which could take months.

      Common Dreams Staff
      Jun 11, 2023

      A tanker truck fire caused a raised portion of Interstate 95 (I-95) to collapse in northeastern Philadelphia Sunday, indefinitely blocking one of the nation's busiest highways and threatening the Delaware River with an oil spill.

      The fire and collapse was triggered by a crash under the northbound ramp around 6:15 am ET, The Associated Press reported. The fire then caused the northbound lanes above it to collapse and "compromised" the southbound ones, Derek Bowmer, battalion chief of the Philadelphia Fire Department, said. There have been no injuries reported at this time.

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      U.S. Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) reintroduce the Green New Deal Resolution in front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on April 20, 2023.

      'We Need a Green New Deal': AOC, Markey Re-Up Visionary Climate Resolution

      "Across this country, millions of young people still dream of a Green New Deal," said the Sunrise Movement's leader. "Together, we will take over, classroom by classroom, school by school, city by city until we win."

      Jessica Corbett
      Apr 20, 2023

      Backed by climate, health, and labor groups, U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Ed Markey on Thursday reintroduced the Green New Deal Resolution, which the progressive leaders have been fighting for since they first unveiled it in February 2019.

      "In the four years since we first introduced the Green New Deal, the tides of our movement have risen and lifted climate action to the top of the national agenda," Markey (D-Mass.) said of the resolution, which envisions a 10-year mobilization that employs millions in well-paying union jobs to help the country respond to the climate emergency.

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