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China raced ahead building renewable energy last year, installing more wind and solar power than ever before and continuing to leave all other countries in the dust.
Legal experts said the president was testing the boundaries of executive power with aggressive orders designed to stop the country from transitioning to renewable energy.
A bill to empower Wisconsin municipalities to block construction of solar and wind farms in their backyards was introduced a second time.
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