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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Some environmentalists are having a problem with solar panels

    In the Mojave Desert, the sprawl of solar panels would help the U.S. get off fossil fuels, but it threatens habitats of native plants and animals.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jul 5, 2023 • 1 min read

    In the Mojave Desert, the sprawl of solar panels would help the U.S. get off fossil fuels, but it threatens habitats of native plants and animals.

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    The full episode

    3 of 4
    Must-read books for summer, solar panel fight in Mojave Desert
    1. 0:00Will Facebook’s ‘Threads’ be a serious rival to Twitter?
    2. 16:04What Canada’s fires might mean for California
    3. 25:01Some environmentalists are having a problem with solar panelsYou’re reading this
    4. 34:48Need a good summer read? Critics recommend these 6 new books
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