PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 1, 2024

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 16, 2022

But solar is the big winner here, with it’s share of total US capacity increasing from 7% in 2020 to 29% in 2050. Capacity factors for existing natural gas combined cycle plants are cut in half, from nearly 60% in 2020 to below 30% in 2050. EIA also recently reported that US coal exports increased 23% between 2020 and 2021.

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Natural Gas Renewable Energy Climate Change Electricity 291

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 12, 2024

While municipalities may have some flexibility in how they zone or regulate oil and gas operations – provided they do not exceed limitations in state or federal law – doing so in an unreasonable manner which prevents future natural gas development should render the municipality ineligible for state collected and distributed impact fees.

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Natural Gas Fossil Fuels Law 2019 108

Clean Energy Law

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

EPA’s Class VI Regulations Section 1421 of the Safe Drinking Water Act mandates that EPA establish Underground Injection Control (UIC) program regulations to protect underground sources of drinking water (USDW) from risks associated with underground fluid injections.

Carbon Dioxide 130

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 16, 2024

This needs some thought, as both the laws of physics and the principles of supply and demand will apply, even if legislatures and regulators have not yet spoken about allocating costs and resources related to data center energy demands. We just need to bring the political will. Data centers’ total energy demand is challenging to meet.

Electricity 256

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

China’s imports of enriched uranium from Russia in 2022 and 2023 increased compared with pre-2020 levels, as seen in Figure 1. Where China gets its uranium Russia and China’s nuclear cooperation has deepened in recent years.

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Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

In the Nile River basin last week, a political power shift in Sudan could turn up the heat on a long-simmering dispute over a major dam in the region. According to the Bangor Daily News, Maine’s transmission line referendum is the second-most expensive election campaign in state history, behind the 2020 U.S. Senate race.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Michigan counts nearly 11,000 agricultural wells, 3,800 of them installed from 2010 to 2020. Michigan now counts nearly 11,000 agricultural wells, 3,800 of them installed from 2010 to 2020. In 2020, farmers and livestock operations used 187 billion gallons of water, double the amount in 2009. Is the state prepared for more?

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HumanNature

MARCH 11, 2024

Sounding Green” has not only become politically correct, but also a possible finance-generating mechanism. Climate is a global issue and when complex political systems around the world are brought together, solutions cannot be straightforward. Transparent country-specific regulations need to be put in place. Egli, Florian.

Renewable Energy 105

Renewable Energy Paris Agreement 2015 2020 105

Energy and Climate Law

JUNE 26, 2020

On 1 July the rotating presidency of the European Council is moving for one and a half years to Germany (1/July/2020), Portugal (1/January/2021) and Slovenia (1/July/2021). The three countries that will take over the presidency from 1 July 2020 drew up a unified action programme for the coming years.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The pledge is a voluntary agreement to reduce global methane emissions by 30 percent below 2020 levels by 2030. Despite the obvious dangers of fossil fuel production and the multi-decade climate disinformation campaigns fossil fuel producers have perpetrated, the industry still holds political sway.

Fossil Fuels 284

Fossil Fuels Paris Agreement 2030 Climate Change 284

Ocean Conservancy

JUNE 13, 2024

When the IMO’s regulation to cut SO x emissions went into effect in 2020, LNG became a growing alternative fuel choice for marine transportation. We can see this in the growth in uptake of LNG in order to comply with earlier regulations. Several regulatory and market drivers can help explain this conundrum.

Natural Gas 127

Natural Gas Ocean Ground-Level Ozone Greenhouse 127

Legal Planet

JULY 1, 2022

That initiative would have authorized CalRecycle to adopt and enforce regulations requiring that 80 percent of single-use plastic packaging and food service ware, as compared to 2020 levels, be recyclable, compostable, or source reduced by 2030, with an additional requirement that 25 percent of the waste be source reduced.

Waste 281

Waste Recycling Law 2019 281

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 17, 2023

THURSDAY 10:00: Independent Regulatory Review Commission meets to consider Final Emergency Regulation Setting VOC/Methane Limits On Conventional Oil and Gas Operations. WEDNESDAY 6:30: Ohio River Valley Institute Hosts Webinar On Policy Action In Response To The Norfolk Southern Train Derailment & Beyond. 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.

Natural Gas 93

Natural Gas Fossil Fuels Earth Day Air Pollution 93

Energy and Climate Law

DECEMBER 8, 2020

By Dr Romain Mauger, Groningen Centre of Energy Law and Sustainability (GCELS) On 19 November 2020, the Conseil d’Etat (the French supreme administrative court) issued a historic ruling in the Commune de Grande Synthe case , potentially the first step towards a landmark climate litigation outcome in France.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 26, 2023

She received her Master's Degree in Public Administration from Penn State (2009) and her Bachelor's Degree in Economics and Political Science from Indiana University of Pennsylvania (2006). Richard Negrin Richard Negrin served as Acting Secretary of DEP from January 17 until he was confirmed by the Senate on June 27. Read more here.

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Frontiers

AUGUST 20, 2021

According to a panel of health experts, national interests conflicted with coordinated Europe-wide health regulations. The preoccupation with short-term national political interests and the fragmentation and missing leadership of EU institutions hindered a coordinated and effective pandemic response.”. Read original article ?

2004 105

2004 Politics Regulations 2020 105

Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Water rates more than doubled between 2010 and 2020, while income of the city’s poorest one-fifth of residents inched up only 12 percent. And political power with it. Just lack of political capital. It came as little surprise when, in 2020, the bill was struck down in federal court for being overly vague.

2014 359

2014 2022 Climate Change Politics 359

Greenbuilding Law

MAY 1, 2022

But make no mistake, the larger issue is the regulation for the first time of GHGs (including carbon) which will literally change the structure of the global economy, our political order, market capitalism and even our biological selves.”. In 2020, carbon dioxide accounted for about 79% of all U.S. emission trends.

Greenhouse 52

Greenhouse Carbon Dioxide Fossil Fuels Atmosphere 52

Energy and Climate Law

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

The financial part of this Green Deal is the European Green Deal Investment Plan (EGDIP) , revealed on 14 January 2020. Source: The European Green Deal Investment Plan and Just Transition Mechanism explained, EC, Brussels, 14 January 2020, p. A legislative proposal will be presented in March 2020 to officially set it up.

Fossil Fuels 130

Fossil Fuels 2020 Regulations 2030 130

Energy and Climate Law

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

In July 2020 the German government is taking over the rotating presidency of the European Union. The backdrop for these ambitions at EU level is the current work that is being conducted at the European Commission to complete a set of gas-related laws and regulations (so called gas package). This shall be concluded by 2021 at latest.

Fossil Fuels 130

Fossil Fuels 2025 2030 Natural Gas 130

PA Environment Daily

JULY 15, 2023

Gasoline Stations And Aging Underground Storage Tanks In Pennsylvania [PaEN] -- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - July 15 [PaEN] -- DEP Invites Comments On CNX Midstream Project To Expose Natural Gas, Water/Wastewater Pipelines To Prevent Longwall Coal Mining Damage In Greene County [PaEN] -- 2nd Annual (..)

Natural Gas 71

Natural Gas Air Pollution Politics 2020 71

Law Columbia

MARCH 28, 2022

In 2020, the Supreme Court held a preliminary public hearing for the parties to present facts on deforestation in the Amazon and the results achieved by the PPCDAm between 2004 and 2020. These five cases deal with environmental issues that indirectly have climate implications, while ADPF 760 and ADO 59 directly raise climate claims.

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Deforestation 2004 2020 Government 122

Law Columbia

AUGUST 28, 2023

The CLCPA requires regulations to be in place by the end of the year, making NYCI’s linkage policy particularly relevant now, as certain regulations must be aligned with other existing cap-and-trade programs in order for linkage to be logistically possible down the line. Unfortunately, no reforms of the cap have been made.

2030 52

2030 Fossil Fuels Politics Greenhouse 52

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 13, 2023

Million Investment To Plant Trees, Buffers, Meadows To Improve Water Quality, Climate Resiliency; New Grant Rounds Opening Jan. 17 [PaEN] -- DCNR Announces $19.4 Million In Grants To Underserved/Distressed Communities, Partnerships To Improve Recreation, Community Revitalization Efforts Across PA; New Grant Rounds Opening Jan.

Natural Gas 64

Natural Gas Politics Environmental Responsibility Regulations 64

Environmental Europe

JULY 1, 2020

It has agreed to address climate change under the Paris Agreement , and put forward increasingly ambitious policy targets for 2020, 2030 and 2050. The EU’s 2020 Renewable Energy Directive (2009/28/EC) requires that the Member States must collectively achieve 20% of their energy consumption from renewables by 2020.

Renewable Energy 52

Renewable Energy Paris Agreement 2030 2018 52

Environment, Law, and History

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

A recent issue of Perspectives on Politics has a review by Richard Andrews of Kimberly K. Smith's The Conservation Constitution: The Conservation Movement and Constitutional Change, 1870–1930 (University Press of Kansas, 2020).

Conservation 52

Conservation Natural Resources Regulations Climate Change 52

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 20, 2023

House holds Regular Session April 24, 25, 26 -- Committee Schedule Senate holds Regular Session April 24, 25, 26 -- Committee Schedule TODAY’s Calendar Of Events TODAY 10:00: Independent Regulatory Review Commission meets to consider Final Emergency Regulation Setting VOC/Methane Limits On Conventional Oil and Gas Operations. Read more here.

Natural Gas 107

Natural Gas Earth Day Climate Change Conservation 107

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 12, 2023

Their tools include satellites, airplanes with specially equipped air monitors and ground-based remote-sensing cameras like those used by government regulators and gas operators to find leaks. Sharing Findings Environmental groups that share findings from their high-tech devices with regulators and gas operators report mixed results.

Air Pollution 97

Air Pollution Regulations Natural Gas Carbon Dioxide 97

Corp Watch

JANUARY 11, 2024

Uber Fined $59 Million After Stonewalling Investigation Into Sexual Violence Edward Ongweso Jr | Vice | December 17, 2020 After a year spent refusing to give California regulators detailed information on sexual assault and harassment claims made by drivers and riders, Uber is being fined $59 million.

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Environmental Progress

APRIL 20, 2021

2] The Texas grid operator, ERCOT, in its pre-winter 2020 report on winter power plant availability for the winter of 2020/2021, expected some of the gas and coal fleet to experience winter outages, along with the loss of some capacity in normal winter high-demand periods, with further losses in extreme weather. percent, 47.4

2021 108

2021 Renewable Energy Electricity Natural Gas 108

Corp Watch

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Uber Fined $59 Million After Stonewalling Investigation Into Sexual Violence Edward Ongweso Jr | Vice | December 17, 2020 After a year spent refusing to give California regulators detailed information on sexual assault and harassment claims made by drivers and riders, Uber is being fined $59 million.

2019 52

2019 2021 2013 2014 52

The Energy Law Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Interior’s authority to regulate offshore wind comes from the Energy Policy Act of 2005, which amended the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to expressly authorize Interior to issue leases for renewable energy projects in federal waters. REN-N03 (May 27, 2020). federal waters. The following summarizes those requirements. 585.106.

Renewable Energy 98

Renewable Energy Law Regulations 2020 98

Law Columbia

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Brazil’s National Policy on Climate Change ( NPCC and subsequent regulation ) was adopted in 2009 based on Brazil’s international commitments with the UNFCCC. by 2020 against a 2010 baseline. Overall, since 2010, when the NPCC was regulated, Brazil increased emissions by 23.2%, and therefore did not alter its emissions trajectory.

Rainforest 40

Rainforest Deforestation Paris Agreement 2005 40

A Greener Life

JULY 31, 2024

These range from supply chain disruptions and political dynamics to issues like anti-dumping tariffs and internal instability. Myanmar In 2020, Myanmar set up a tender for 29 ground-mounted solar projects , 28 of which were won by Chinese companies totalling 1.06 Photo credit: © 2024 Airbus via Google Earth. GW of solar power.

Solar Power 59

Solar Power Renewable Energy 2030 Electricity 59

Law Columbia

AUGUST 9, 2022

supersede any applicable statute, ordinance, or regulation of any state, local, or regional agency,” id. While those applying for a permit to construct a major renewable energy facility in New York must “consult[] with the municipality or political subdivision where the project is proposed to be located . . . emphasis added).

Law 56

Law Renewable Energy Fossil Fuels Electricity 56

Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

Even though INTERPOL's Constitution prohibits the use of Red Notices to target political opponents or to pursue groundless or improper claims, the procedures by which INTERPOL issues and reviews Red Notices—and the options for challenging them—have not always been clear. COM/FS/2020-03/GI-02 (2020).]] 83(1)(a)(ii).]]

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