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Can we expand solar power dramatically without damaging protected lands?

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imageRenewable energy developers choose sunny locations, which can be near protected lands. jsmoorman/flickr, CC BY-NC-SA

California has seen a rapid expansion of large-scale renewable energy development in the past decade, part of a state policy to lower pollution from power generation. Yet, our current power plant siting practices could dramatically...

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