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PAGE 4 SUSTAINABILITY NEWSLETTER <br />City of Roseville Public Works & Engineering <br />Positive Climate News <br />Wind and solar beat coal on the US grid in 2024—For the first time ever, <br />solar and wind generated more electricity than coal throughout most of <br />2024. In the year 2000, coal produced 51 % of electricity generation, and has <br />steadily decreased to 16% in 2024—a huge win for climate. <br />A free, fresh food market has opened its doors to shoppers in <br />Maplewood—Today's Harvest recently opened a new location in <br />Maplewood in December. It will provide a dignified, free shopping experience for anyone in <br />need, including access to fresh, healthy produce, meat, dairy, an bakery items. Most of their <br />food is "rescued" from local retailers before it expires, but while it's still good to eat. <br />Decades after it disappeared, wild rice is booming again on the Upper Mississippi <br />River —In an area near La Crosse, WI, improving water quality is also leading to a <br />resurgence of wild rice in areas where it was historically common in the 19th century. <br />Global warming can't be ignored. Montana's top court says, upholding landmark <br />climate case —An August 2023 decision was upheld in a 6-1 ruling that said the state was <br />violating residents' constitutional right to a clean environment by permitting oil, gas and coal <br />projects without regard for global warming. <br />The US is making and deploying more solar panels than ever before —The Inflation <br />Reduction Act has caused solar panel manufacturing capacity to quintuple, revived domestic <br />cell production, and sparked a surge in deployments. <br />Thank you from your Roseville Sustainability Team! <br />Ryan Johnson <br />Environmental Manager <br />651-792-7049 <br />Ryan.Johnson(CDcitvofroseville.com <br />Minnesota <br />GreenStep Cities <br />Noelle Bakken <br />Sustainability Specialist <br />651-792-7057 <br />Noelle. Bakke n(CDcitvofroseville.com <br />•��QUA Zif f F <br />, <br />S®LSMART <br />G O L O <br />CHARGING' <br />SMART <br />9 H G H Z E <br />UMP <br />Roseville <br />Page 18 of 43 <br />