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Does California Need New Nuclear Power Plants?

Union of Concerned Scientists

At present, Diablo Canyon is the only nuclear power plant operating in California, but the state has a long and storied history with nuclear power (including the tale of missing nuclear fuel rods that PG&E never could locate ). The cost of other energy technologies matters as well. There are three reasons.

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Volatile Chemical Products: Important Contributors to Harmful Particulate Matter

HumanNature

isoprene, carbitol, benzyl alcohol) to secondary organic aerosol are emitted from trees, fossil fuels, and an assortment of industrial and personal care compounds collectively known as volatile chemical products (VCPs). As fossil fuel emissions continue to decline, the fraction of SOA from VCP sources will likely increase.

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Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults

PA Environment Daily

Of Environmental Professionals Host March 18 Webinar On Emerging PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' Treatment Technologies [PaEN] -- Patch.com: Radnor Environmental Advisory Council To Host Lecture Series In Delaware County -- Call For Presentations: PA Assn. Of Environmental Professionals Inviting Presentation Proposals For Annual Conference Sept.

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139 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

PA Environment Daily

How To Simplify Garden Work - By Carol Hillestad for Brodhead Watershed Association , Monroe County [PaEN] -- WGAL: High Levels Of PFAS Forever Chemicals Found In Drinking Water In Some Southcentral PA Communities -- PA Assn.

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Diesel is the Reason for the Sneezin’: Cleaner Holiday Deliveries are on the Horizon

Union of Concerned Scientists

The share of online transactions among total US sales grew from just under six percent in 2013 to around 15 percent in 2021, according to the Census Bureau’s Annual Retail Trade Survey. Some of the same researchers are currently working on a comparable study for the United States and their preliminary results are similar.

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Ask a Scientist: It’s Getting Easier for US Car Owners to Go Electric

Union of Concerned Scientists

That’s a far cry from just six years ago, when EVs were considered a niche technology (and the fossil fuel baron Charles Koch and his minions wanted to keep it that way). Today, the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) projects that 50 percent of US passenger car sales could very well be electric by 2030.

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The energy transition is already happening, and it’s being led by our Indigenous communities

Enviromental Defense

In 2013, I returned to university to complete a master’s degree with a research focus on energy transition. What are the different renewable energy technology options for communities, and how do they get built? I decided I needed to start working on a solution – and find the ‘yes’ to the ‘no.’ The transition will be huge.