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New data from the Sierra Club shows Duke energy is slow to reduce fossil fuel dependence and lower costs for customers. The utility and its subsidiaries received a combined D in a report for plans to transition to wind, electricity and other renewable energy sources - a slight improvement from last year. Sierra Club s North Carolina Field Manager Mikaela Curry said the utility s choices are forcing North Carolinians to be locked into polluting infrastructure, and bear the costs. .
A new report from Yale University looked at the effectiveness of green resilience hubs in Connecticut communities. The hubs are made up of renewable energy and storage installed in a place bringing a community together. If a natural disaster strikes, the hub could provide necessary power if the main electrical grid is strained or out of service. .
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Nevada environmentalists are celebrating almost $16 million in funding opportunity grants slated to be used for urban forestry projects, in an effort to help some of the most vulnerable neighborhoods impacted by climate change. Lisa Ortega, executive director of the nonprofit Nevada Plants, said the money coming from the Inflation Reduction Act will be used to address urban heat islands and ensuring equity when it comes to tree canopies. She pointed out there is currently a real tree shade disparity in the Silver State, disproportionately affecting poorer and minority-majority neighborhoods. .