Articles by John Light
John Light is a writer and journalist sometimes based in New York. He writes a lot about climate policy, both inside and outside of the U.S. Twitter: @lighttweeting
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States are polluting less and their economies are doing just fine
Even as power plant pollution has decreased in a big majority of states, economic growth has continued, a new report finds.
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Here’s more evidence that cutting CO2 pollution can be good for the economy
The Northeast’s cap-and-trade program, the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, generated $1.3 billion in economic benefits over three years.
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The South still doesn’t have any wind farms — but that’s about to change
The Southeastern U.S. lags the rest of the country on renewables, but a new wind project in North Carolina could be a sign of changing times.
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Enviros, Tea Partiers, and the Christian Coalition all agree: Florida needs more rooftop solar
The battle over a solar ballot amendment just keeps getting more interesting.
