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A Busy Legislative Season in California Adds Up to a More Climate Proof Future

Union of Concerned Scientists

Special session takes on big oil and wins The transition to clean transportation and away from fossil fuels is here. Policies like this will be critical to ensure that the fossil fuels phaseout is equitable and Big Oil doesn’t squeeze every dollar out of California consumers on the way out the door.

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John Kerry – Shame on us for failing to act on climate 

A Greener Life

The blurring lines between fact and fiction Kerry, who unsuccessfully ran for US President in 2004, expressed concerns about the blurring lines between fact and fiction. The facts are simple: we need to stop burning fossil fuels, and until then, we need to capture the emissions we do burn

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Good & Bad Environmental News From the U.S. Supreme Court

Legal Planet

Environmental Protection Agency, agreeing to decide whether fossil fuel manufacturers have legal standing to challenge an EPA decision under the federal Clean Air Act. That court ruled that the fossil fuel company plaintiffs had failed to establish their legal authority (i.e., “standing”) to bring the action.

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New Report Shows How Human-Caused Warming Intensified the 10 Deadliest Climate Disasters Since 2004

Inside Climate News

A decade of attribution research shows that “burning fossil fuels causes climate change and climate change causes death and destruction.”

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PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - April 26 to May 2: Contaminated Livestock Water Supply; Ruptured Gathering Pipeline; Failure To Comply With Shale Gas Well Plugging Order

PA Environment Daily

The wells have not produced gas since 2004. The wells include: Beaver Run Unit 1 ; Beaver Run Unit 6 ; Bierer/Mawco Unit ; Bierer Trust 1 and Export Fuel 1. . - Violations: 5 Abandoned Conventional Wells April 16, 2025 inspection of 5 conventional wells in Salem Township, Westmoreland County found them all abandoned and not plugged.

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PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - March 8 to 14 -- 9 More Abandoned Conventional Wells; Emergency Access To Gas Storage Area Well Blocked; Now 32 Abandoned Shale Gas Wells This Year

PA Environment Daily

The son of Ronald Wise said the wells have not been pumpted since 2004. Ronald Wise - Violations: 4 Abandoned Conventional Wells March 12, 2025 notices of violation sent to the owner of record for the Vanderzer 2, 3, 5 and Ron Wise 1 conventional wells in Summit Township, Butler County were returned in the mail. DEP inspection report example.

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The California Legislature: Where Global Warming is Real and Science Still Matters

Union of Concerned Scientists

Here, we still want to cut global warming emissions by replacing polluting cars with clean vehicles and ramping up renewable energy to phase out fossil fuel powerplants. We could take advantage of Wyoming wind and Nevada solar so California could more quickly shut down fossil-fuel powerplants.