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Here is a summary of the three positive environmental news stories from your text:
1. **EVs Overtook Petrol Cars in the EU**
– For the first time, electric vehicles (battery-electric cars) outsold petrol cars in the European Union in December.
– Battery-electric vehicles accounted for 22.6% of new car sales, petrol cars 22.5%, and hybrids led with 33.7%.
– This milestone signifies a major step in reducing road emissions, despite the EU considering softer targets for ending internal combustion engine sales.
– However, environmental concerns remain about battery production’s ecological footprint and urban congestion.
– Encouragement is given for greener travel methods like walking, cycling, and public transport.
2. **Wind Farms Trumped Trump in the Courts (USA)**
– Work resumed on three major offshore wind farms on the US east coast after a suspension order by the Trump administration citing national security concerns was overturned by federal judges.
– Wind projects by Ørsted, Equinor, and Dominion Energy had been halted recently but are now back on track.
– Notably, Vineyard Wind 1 (off Massachusetts) was 95% complete before suspension and is expected to come online soon.
– This legal victory is seen as a win for clean energy supporters and US families benefiting from non-polluting energy sources.
3. **Scotland Committed to Building Homes for Birds**
– Scotland passed a law requiring all new homes to install swift bricks to help conserve declining swift bird populations.
– Swift bricks provide nest spaces for cavity-nesting swifts without impacting building aesthetics.
– The law was enacted after a four-year consultation and supported by the Scottish Green Party to protect these struggling birds.
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