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What Can California Learn From Other States About State Transmission Authorities?

Union of Concerned Scientists

Both entities have the explicit intent of accelerating transmission development to facilitate clean energy and long-duration storage. Developing a comprehensive transmission system is important because it unlocks access to low-cost clean energy. RETA was established in 2007.

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COP30: Twelve environmental facts about Brazil in 2025

A Greener Life

Key updates reflect a dynamic landscape, from shifting deforestation rates in the Amazon to ground breaking initiatives in clean energy. These clean energy technologies are pivotal to Brazil’s goals of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and meeting its international climate commitments.

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Why Isn’t Hydrofluoric Acid Banned at Oil Refineries?

Legal Planet

Harpole turned the podium over to Dr. Joe Lyou, who served from 2007 to 2019 as the Governors appointee to the SCAQMD Governing Board and now leads the Coalition for Clean Air.

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Trump’s Earth Day Purge

Circle of Blue

Hes working out how to evade the 2007 Supreme Court decision that enabled EPA to limit carbon dioxide emissions. Hes c ancelling grants, incentives, and levying tariffs intended to squelch production and sales of clean energy generating equipment and electric vehicles. They also are helping the U.S.

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Trump 2.0, Day One: Considerations for Cities and Community Partners

Law Columbia

In the EOs, President Trump orders federal agencies and personnel to take certain actions or to report back on actions that could be taken in the future that would stifle federal clean energy programs, steer funding away from disadvantaged populations and communities, or both.

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The Endangerment Finding Is in Danger. Will EPA’s Zeldin Uphold Climate Science?

Union of Concerned Scientists

Back in 2007, the Supreme Court reached a landmark judgment in Massachusetts et al. establishing that heat-trapping emissions (or greenhouse gas emissions) are air pollutants covered by the Clean Air Act. Those harms will worsen rapidly as global warming emissions, primarily from burning fossil fuels, increase.

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Bill 5 Would End Endangered Species Protections and Attack Clean Energy

Enviromental Defense

This Bill represents a direct attack on species at risk, clean and healthy communities, clean energy and the rights of Indigenous peoples. repeal Ontario’s Endangered Species Act, 2007 marking the end of most meaningful provincial protections for endangered, threatened and special concern species in Ontario.