The Center for Biological Diversity has filed lawsuits against the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), alleging that the agencies have withheld public records and failed to outline plans to use “resilient” renewable energy to rebuild communities ravaged by climate change. The center alleges that FEMA focuses almost exclusively on restoring centralized fossil fuel-based energy systems as it spends billions of taxpayer dollars each year rebuilding communities after disasters. The lawsuit against FEMA alleges that the agency has failed to comply with a 2018 congressional requirement to define the term “reresiliency” and is seeking to clarify this definition. The Center also submitted formal rulemaking petitions to FEMA and HUD, each supported by 22 other organizations, to develop regulations that would redirect each agency’s resources towards distributed renewable energy, energy efficiency, and building electrification.
Solar Dominates US Energy Capacity Growth
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has published data showing that solar accounted for over 75% of US electrical generating
