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Solar Growth And Siting Pushback
Coverage from Arkansas Online, Times Leader, and others

Global solar generation rose sharply in 2025, but U.
S. installations fell amid policy changes and local permitting fights over health, noise, visual impact, and waste concerns.
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05/30/2026
The story is mostly stable, but the framing has tightened around local permitting fights and nuisance concerns as the main brake on U.S. solar growth, rather than a broader mix of objections. The updated version also more explicitly ties the U.S. slowdown to federal policy rollbacks while emphasizing the continued strength of global deployment.
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5/6/2026 • Policy, Politics & Governance • General
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