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Driving on Electricity Is Now Much Cleaner than Using a Gasoline Car

Union of Concerned Scientists

Replacing gasoline with electricity greatly reduces the carbon emissions from driving. Based on where electric vehicles (EVs) have been sold, driving the average EV in the US produces global warming emissions equal to a hypothetical 94 mile per gallon gasoline car, or less than a third of the emissions of the average new gasoline car.

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PUC Invites Comments On Petition To Issue A Policy Statement On Electric Utility Rate Design For Electric Vehicle Charging

PA Environment Daily

The burning of transportation fuels, such as gasoline and diesel, is a substantial source of air pollution. ChargEVC-PA noted the Commission has already taken some steps to promote EV adoption. ChargEVC-PA noted the Commission has already taken some steps to promote EV adoption.

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Analysis: Bolstering Southeast Asia’s clean energy transition

A Greener Life

By Leigh Hartman When Son Nguyen lived in the US, he saw rapidly advancing electric vehicle technology and heard stories from back in Vietnam about air pollution. The US Agency for International Development works with Vietnamese electric vehicle manufacturers, such as VinFast, to reduce emissions. Zul Kifli / AFP / Getty Images.

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Philadelphia LNG Export Task Force Issues Report On The Best Ways To Increase Exports Of PA's Natural Gas; Minority Report Rebuts Need For LNG Facility, Outlines Impacts

PA Environment Daily

"As such, I plan to propose the formation of a task force to review the state’s energy policy and to map a path toward a future with family sustaining jobs in an energy sector that does not produce dangerous pollution or carbon emissions.”

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Why Ontario needs to stop burning polluting gas for electricity

Enviromental Defense

The decision to ditch coal was the biggest single action of its time to cut carbon emissions in North America. It also improved air quality and made smog days a thing of the past. That means carbon emissions from electricity in Ontario will be rising back up again after years of decline. Source: IESO [link].

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A look back at significant decisions in climate litigation in 2022

Law Columbia

In July 2022, the High Court of England and Wales in R (Friends of the Earth Ltd and Others) v Secretary of State for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy found that the UK Government’s plans to cut carbon emissions were inadequate and breached national law.

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21 Projects Honored With The 2023 Governor's Award For Environmental Excellence

PA Environment Daily

Educating this dedicated agricultural support industry can have a large impact on water and air quality. A 2018 Penn State study showed that individuals in the state’s mandatory certification program worked on an average of 38.5

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