Green energy projects face stark environmental, local opposition nationwide
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Green energy projects — including wind, solar and hydropower — have face an uptick in resistance from local and national opposition groups who argue the projects harm the environment.
Shortly after taking office, President Biden announced a lofty goal of achieving 50% emissions reduction by 2030 and a carbon-free electric grid by 2035. Just 18% of U.S. electricity generation came from wind, solar and hydropower in 2021. Another 2% came from other renewable sources. Thomas Catenacci is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.
"Across the country, we're really running into these permitting and social acceptance challenges with a lot of these technologies," Rich Powell, the CEO of clean energy advocacy group ClearPath, told Fox News Digital in an interview.