Today’s Top Good News Story

The site of Pennsylvania’s former largest coal plant will soon be home to the state’s largest solar farm

The Homer City coal plant, once the largest in the state of Pennsylvania closed its doors in July of 2023. Now, thanks to a $90 million grant, 2,700 acres of the land will be home to the state’s largest solar farm.

The Mineral Basin Solar Project will be a utility-scale solar farm producing enough clean energy to power 75,000 homes. Its the first in a series of similar projects planned in the region on former coal mine sites over the next five years.

The project is moving forward thanks in part to federal funds in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which allocates $550 billion in federal funds to improve the country’s infrastructure — including investing in clean energy.

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​More good solar energy news:

• ​Over the past 10 years, solar energy has experienced growth every year in the United States, and as of 2021, there is enough capacity installed to power 23 million homes.
• Covering California’s 4,000-plus miles of canals with solar panels would reduce evaporation of precious water, help meet the state’s renewable energy goals, and save money.
• Addressing a critical issue faced by many reservations, a Native-led company is installing solar farms for Tribal nations across the U.S.​

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​A new Netflix committee is awarding life-changing grants to trans, nonbinary, and female filmmakers. Industry giants like Greta Gerwig and Lily Gladstone joined the committee to award $50,000 grants to eight underrepresented filmmakers.

​The UN Security Council approved a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and release of hostages. While the council has no means of enforcing the resolution, it is a sign of progress — especially after many past resolutions, which would help allow more aid to reach the region, have failed to pass.

​Chemists just developed a first-of-its-kind “self-healing” plastic that is also biodegradable. The chemistry is a bit over our heads, but the plastic can be produced at room temperature in water, which is much more energy efficient and doesn’t require toxic solvents.

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💧 Conservation is [Avatar:] The Way of Water.

📺 In case you were wondering why we can’t stop sharing good news about the world’s deadliest (curable) disease.​

🌌 Here’s a good place to go ​if you’ve got your head in the stars.​​

☀️ When you’ve made billions off non-renewable energy… and still know the renewable stuff is a way better investment.

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What’s good?

Good solar energy news for individuals, too: Federal incentives are making it easier for people to install solar panel systems of their own.

If you have the option, would you install solar panels on your home? (Have you already?!)

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— ​​Megan