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Our 2012 Report Predicted the Future of Electric Vehicles in 2025: How Off Were We?

Legal Planet

The report cited 2011-12 EV sales as reason for optimism on achieving mass adoption by 2025: Early results from the introduction of new electric vehicles to the U.S. The California Air Resources Board at the time: predicted that the new [Advanced Clean Cars] program and ZEV regulations would result in over 1.4

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(Mis)Estimating Regulatory Costs

Legal Planet

But this seemingly simple calculation turns out to be riddled with uncertainties, particularly when you’re talking about regulating the energy industry. Those uncertainties need more attention in designing regulations. In 2011, EPA had estimated that the compliance cost would work out to $9.6 billion per year.

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We Need to Change Our Assumptions About Gas Plant Reliability

Union of Concerned Scientists

Gas plants failed at a scale that jeopardized grid reliability for large regions of the United States during severe winter storms in 2011 , 2014 , 2018 , 2021 , and 2022. Although the country’s federal energy regulator has had a disconcertingly nonchalant attitude towards these events.)

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NRDC: Regulation Is Too Weak For Radioactive Oil And Gas Drilling Wastewater, Other Waste

PA Environment Daily

A new NRDC report describes these risks and how weak regulations fail to appropriately protect workers and communities. Despite the clear health risks, there are no dedicated federal regulations to ensure comprehensive and safer management of radioactive oil and gas materials. What does this mean for workers and communities?

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An Equitable Energy Transition in California will Take All of Our Voices

Union of Concerned Scientists

The governing bodies that regulate California’s energy system are almost as complicated and arcane as the sprawling network of wires, poles, and power plants they oversee. That starts with one of the state’s most important, but historically inaccessible regulators. Really important decisions.

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PUC Adopts Final Regulations Strengthening Operation, Construction Requirements For Intrastate Hazardous Liquids Pipelines

PA Environment Daily

including the Mariner East Pipelines) and Laurel Pipe Line – and the new HVL regulations would apply to them, as well as any other future intrastate HVL public utilities. Additionally, there are no retroactive design or construction regulations for those pipeline facilities that exist when the rule is made effective by operation of law.

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IRRC Approves Final Revised PUC Regulations Strengthening Rules For Intrastate Hazardous Liquids Pipelines; Gas Pipelines Fined Over $71 Million, Have Worst Compliance Record Of Any Industry, Including Criminal Charges

PA Environment Daily

On June 20, the Independent Regulatory Review Commission gave its unanimous approval to revised final Public Utilities Commission Regulations strengthening state public utility safety standards related to the pipeline transport of hazardous liquids in intrastate commerce. Read more here. Click Here for the complete PUC announcement.