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Environmental groups petition FCC to halt space sunlight project

Original: "Four environmental organizations filed a petition Thursday asking the Federal Communications Commission to reverse appr

Four environmental organizations filed a petition Thursday asking the Federal Communications Commission to reverse its approval of a startup's plan to beam on-demand sunlight from space to Earth. The groups argue the agency ignored the project's potential impacts on wildlife and astronomy when it cleared the venture, and are pressing regulators to reconsider the decision.

Why now: The petition challenges a novel space-based sunlight project, raising fresh concerns about commercial use of orbit and its environmental effects.

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• "Four environmental organizations filed a petition Thursday asking the Federal Communications Commission to reverse approval of a startup’s plan to beam on-demand sunlight from # space to Earth, arguing the agency ignored the project’s potential impacts on wildlife, astronomy… · space_environmentalism · 47

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