Pew -Democratic state lawmakers passed a wave of bills this year they hope will reduce greenhouse gas emissions and combat climate change, even as the Trump administration moves in the opposite direction.
Most prominently, New Mexico, New York, Washington and the District of Columbia set standards requiring all electricity that utilities sell to consumers be generated from carbon-free energy sources, such as wind, solar and nuclear power, by 2050 or earlier. Maine and Nevada enacted laws aiming for the same goal, and Colorado did so for one utility.
Hawaii and California previously set 100% clean energy goals. Meanwhile, this year the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency scrapped the Clean Power Plan, an Obama administration policy aimed at reducing power plant emissions.
“Especially now, at a time when the federal government isn’t having the serious, evidence-based discussions necessary to address climate change, it’s up to the states to lead,” said New Mexico state Sen. Jacob Candelaria, a Democrat who sponsored clean energy legislation.
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