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Colorado lawmakers have advanced legislation aimed at addressing a growing chorus of concerns about spikes in utility bills by reducing the state s dependence on natural gas, a volatile globally traded commodity. Sarah Snead - senior campaign representative with the Sierra Club - said she believes the proposal will address the root cause of rising energy prices, in part by removing financial incentives to continue building out natural gas infrastructure. "To us the solution is simple," said Snead. " .
By Kate Wheeling for Nexus Media News.Broadcast version by Suzanne Potter for California News Service reporting for the Solutions Journalism Network-Public News Service Collaboration After a series of winter storms pummeled California this winter, thousands of trees across the state lost their grip on the earth and crashed down into power lines, homes, and highways. Sacramento alone lost more than 1,000 trees in less than a week. Stressed by years of drought, pests and extreme weather, urban trees are in trouble. .
Throughout Earth Month, elected officials across the U.S. are celebrating renewable energy projects. In New York, several wind, solar and hydroelectric developments were completed that will power more than 150,00 homes across the state with clean electricity. .