Law Columbia

MAY 31, 2023

This report updates and considerably expands two previous Sabin Center reports, published in September 2021 and March 2022. These and other instances of local opposition to renewable energy facilities across the United States present a serious obstacle to meeting state and federal climate targets and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

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Renewable Energy 2022 Law 2023 105

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

By Patrick McDonnell, Secretary Of DEP This Guest Essay originally appeared in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on November 11, 2021 -- Pennsylvanians whose homes, businesses, crops and roads have been damaged by intense flooding events in recent years might well ask, “What are our leaders doing to lead on climate change in Pennsylvania?”

Carbon Emissions 52

Carbon Emissions Climate Change Electricity Renewable Energy 52

Law Columbia

AUGUST 1, 2024

Briefly, by way of background, CPRG is a nearly $5 billion emissions reduction program intended to catalyze planning for and implementation of ambitious projects to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and other harmful air pollution. Established by the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law , this competitive grant program is set to award $2.5

Clean Energy 122

Clean Energy Renewable Energy Government Electricity 122

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

20 To Review 2024 Climate Impacts Assessment, PA Greenhouse Gas Inventory, Climate Action Plan [PaEN] -- Ohio River Valley Institute Feb. 20 To Review 2024 Climate Impacts Assessment, PA Greenhouse Gas Inventory, Climate Action Plan [PaEN] -- Ohio River Valley Institute Feb. . -- Save PA Forests Webinar Feb.

Natural Gas 83

Natural Gas Recycling Climate Change Solar Power 83

PA Environment Daily

MAY 1, 2023

Completed in December 2021, the county installed a 2.5-acre The Township was awarded the grant in May of 2021 and performed water sampling over the summer months. Utilizing manure nutrients efficiently means that risk of loss of nitrogen, phosphorus, sediment, and greenhouse gas is minimized.

2023 108

2023 Conservation Electricity 2022 108

Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 19, 2024

You can sign petitions like this one to Stop Big Oil or you can write directly to your local, provincial or federal representative and ask them to support policies and plans that meet Canada’s goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Support clean energy Solar Power Plant in modern city: Sustainable Renewable Energy.

Climate Change 83

Climate Change Renewable Energy Fossil Fuels Politics 83

Enviromental Defense

MAY 18, 2021

The rest of our power comes from a mix of nuclear power, renewables like hydro, wind and solar power, and biofuel. Ontario Electricity Sector Greenhouse Gas Emissions Historical and Forecast. Source: IESO Annual Planning Outlook (updated Feb 2021). Ontario Energy Output by Fuel Type: 2020 .

Electricity 52

Electricity Natural Gas Carbon Emissions Renewable Energy 52

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

The strategy was developed to integrate the short- and long-term actions in the Climate Action Plan into the City’s development review processes to help reach the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 50 percent by 2030. Events: -- Pennsylvania Leaders And Glasgow: Reflections On COP26 Climate Conference, Nov.

Renewable Energy 52

Renewable Energy Solar Power Electricity Sustainable Development 52

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 6, 2022

-- PA Master Naturalist Trainee Kristin Joivell From Huntingdon County Honored With Presidential Award For Excellence In Math, Science Teaching [PaEN] -- DCNR: Delaware Canal State Park Towpath Selected As PA's 2022 Trail Of The Year [PaEN] -- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Unique, Historical Delaware Canal State Park Towpath Named PA Trail Of The Year (..)

Conservation 48

Conservation Solar Power 2021 Air Pollution 48

Acoel

MAY 18, 2021

Posted on May 18, 2021 by Ken Gray. Yet Mainers are questioning whether to accept a new 145-mile electric transmission line that will bring hydropower from Quebec into the New England power grid, removing 3.0 Mainers are generally regarded as an environmentally sensitive and enlightened populace. and worldwide).

Renewable Energy 76

Renewable Energy Electricity Fossil Fuels Wind Power 76

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 31, 2021

-- Ed Wytovich Discusses Catawissa Creek's Unique Potential, Threats It Faces, What's Needed [PaEN] -- Clearfield Conservation District, Trout Unlimited, DEP Potts Run Passive Mine Drainage Treatment - Video -- Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy Announces 2021 Environmental Award Winners; Nov. Posted: October 31, 2021] PA Environment Digest

Conservation 48

Conservation Fossil Fuels Climate Change Recycling 48

E2 Law Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2021

20, 2021, the New York State Climate Action Council (Council) voted unanimously to approve the most recent draft of the scoping plan, a roadmap to achieve compliance with the state’s landmark climate law, the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA).

Regulations 52

Regulations Clean Energy 2030 Climate Change 52

Columbia Climate Law

AUGUST 6, 2015

Hillary Clinton’s climate change plan , released last week, centers on two goals: installing 500 million solar panels by 2021, and, relatedly, adding enough electric generation capacity from renewable sources to supply all residential electricity needs. The second component of Clinton’s plan is a “Clean Energy Challenge.”

Climate Change 40

Climate Change Renewable Energy 2027 Fossil Fuels 40

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

16 Webinar -- PG - Anya Litvak: Pennsylvania Looks To Jolt Energy Storage Development [Posted: November 9, 2021] PA Environment Digest

Renewable Energy 40

Renewable Energy Solar Power 2012 2017 40

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 9, 2022

25 PA Lake Erie Forum Webinar On Climate Hazard Mitigation & Climate Migration [PaEN] -- Annual Conference Of Interfaith Power & Light To Focus On Environmental Justice & Human Resilience On Nov. Limiting Methane Emissions From Conventional Oil & Gas Facilities To Oct.

Conservation 48

Conservation Renewable Energy 2022 Natural Gas 48

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 23, 2022

24 EarthTalks Highlights Agricultural Integration And Solar Facilities - Agrivoltaics In Context [PaEN] -- Penn State To Host Virtual International Symposium Nov. Fish & Wildlife Service, National Fish & Wildlife Foundation Award $3.5 Million In Grants To Restore, Protect Habitats In Chesapeake Bay Watershed; 4 In PA Totalling $1.48

Conservation 48

Conservation Clean Water Act Natural Gas Fossil Fuels 48

Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Global net anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions 1990–2019. Global net anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions include carbon dioxide from fossil fuel combustion and industrial processes, net carbon dioxide from land use, land use change and forestry, methane, nitrous oxide, and fluorinated gases.

Fossil Fuels 338

Fossil Fuels Carbon Dioxide Climate Change Paris Agreement 338

Environmental Progress

MARCH 11, 2021

In 2012, 2017, and 2021 the National Academies of Science and Engineering published three separate reports on threats to the grid, resilience, and the future of electricity. [1] Electricity experts are not able to clearly answer the question, “who is in charge of planning, developing and ensuring the integrity of the future power system?” [3]

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Electricity Renewable Energy 2019 Nuclear Power 100

Circle of Blue

APRIL 14, 2022

15, 2021, incident that harmed Mikaila and another farmer is just one in a larger pattern of growing hostilities between herders and farmers in this region. between 1984 and 2021, while the area experienced a 71.9% Land cover change in Yusufari from 1984 to 2021. Farmers recall their most recent poor rice harvests in 2021.

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Government Climate Change 2016 2018 338

Circle of Blue

MAY 19, 2022

Around 750,000 city residents live within one mile of a peaker plant, and 78 percent of them are either low income or people of color, according to a 2021 report by the Peak Coalition, a group that advocates for environmental justice. Solar as of 2020 represented less than 1 percent of electricity produced in New York.

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Electricity 2012 Fossil Fuels 2020 264

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 30, 2021

13, 14, 15 [No More In 2021] -- Committee Schedule House returns to session Nov. 13, 14, 15 [No More In 2021] -- Committee Schedule House returns to session Nov. Senate returns to session Nov. 8, 9, 10, Dec. 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, Dec. Senate returns to session Nov. 8, 9, 10, Dec. 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, Dec. 10; Business Meeting Dec.

Natural Gas 70

Natural Gas Climate Change Clean Energy 2021 70

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 9, 2023

Opportunities to learn more about environmental and energy issues affecting Pennsylvania for students and adults-- -- Stroud Water Research Center Hosts 4 Workshop Series On Becoming A PA Certified Meaningful Watershed Education Experience Ambassador Starting April 19 [PaEN] -- Ohio Research Confirms Health, Environmental Hazards In Conventional Oil (..)

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Earth Day Natural Gas Clean Energy Waste 84

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

13, 14, 15 -- Committee Schedule TODAY’s Calendar Of Events -- Republicans On House Committee Report Out Resolution To Kill Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Regulation [PaEN] -- Senate Committee Meets Nov. Senate returns to session Nov. 9, 10, Dec. 13, 14, 15 -- Committee Schedule House returns to session Nov. 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, Dec.

Solar Power 62

Solar Power Renewable Energy Climate Change Greenhouse 62

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

20 To Review 2024 Climate Impacts Assessment, PA Greenhouse Gas Inventory, Climate Action Plan [PaEN] -- Ohio River Valley Institute Feb. Chester County [PaEN] -- DEP Invites Comments On MarkWest Project To Expose 4 Natural Gas Pipelines For 5,500+ Feet Ahead Of Longwall Mining In Donegal Twp.,

Natural Gas 109

Natural Gas Climate Change Natural Resources Recycling 109

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Proposal To Construct 2 Solar Energy Facilities To Provide Electricity To Compressor Stations In Columbia, Wyoming Counties [PaEN] -- PA Solar Center, Partners Host Feb. 23 Webinar On Solar Energy For Municipalities And Water Authorities [PaEN] -- Penn State Hosts Feb.

Conservation 83

Conservation Natural Gas Clean Energy Climate Change 83

PA Environment Daily

MAY 3, 2022

By Ad Crable, Chesapeake Bay Journal A solar power boom generated by new renewable energy mandates is unfurling in the Chesapeake Bay region. Virginia, for example, was ninth in the nation for new solar capacity in 2021. of its energy come from solar sources by 2030 — triple the amount installed now.

Renewable Energy 57

Renewable Energy Fossil Fuels Greenhouse 2020 57

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

Fuel costs don’t change for wind- and solar-powered electricity over time because the wind and sun are free, and clean energy produced in the U.S. Fuels needed to power fossil fuel plants, however, are traded globally and subject to supply chain and other constraints that impact their availability and price. stays in the U.S.

Clean Energy 75

Clean Energy Natural Gas Fossil Fuels Electricity 75

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 26, 2021

Here are 1,198 articles published in local news media and in the PA Environment Digest during 2021 that tell the stories of thousands of individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us.

Conservation 48

Conservation 2021 Natural Gas Climate Change 48

Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 20, 2022

US ratepayers very likely will pay even more for electricity and heating this winter compared to the already-expensive winter of 2021-2022. Between 2015 and 2021, 274 North American oil and gas producers filed for bankruptcy with a debt load of $177 billion. The bankruptcies were set in motion even before 2020.

Fossil Fuels 340

Fossil Fuels Carbon Dioxide Electricity Natural Gas 340

Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 24, 2025

In August of 2024, Fords Minister of Energy Stephen Lece announced that the province needed to procure 5000 megawatts of power (enough electricity for 4.5M Unlike Ontarios thumb-on-the-scale approach, Nova Scotia is purchasing its future power directly from a new wind farm. MT in 2020, or 13.5 MT in 2020, or 13.5

Government 58

Government Conservation Renewable Energy Wind Power 58