PA Environment Daily

JUNE 30, 2022

The grants support electricity, compressed natural gas, liquefied natural gas, propane, hydrogen, hythane, biodiesel, ethanol, methanol, and other advanced biofuels. Posted: June 30, 2022] PA Environment Digest There are two deadlines for applications- August 26 and December 16. New grant rounds are expected this Fall.

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Brag

MAY 28, 2021

Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and House Representatives Randy Feenstra (R-IA), Ashley Hinson (R-IA), and Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) joined forces in a letter to urge President Biden to uphold his promise to support biofuels in the next four years.

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Law and Environment

DECEMBER 21, 2021

The Council further agreed to soften its recommendation that the state enact clean fuel standard legislation, and instead decided to recommend in the draft plan the use of biofuels and electric vehicles. The Council must then issue its final Scoping Plan by the end of 2022.

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Brag

JANUARY 4, 2023

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the release of a draft document entitled Biofuels and the Environment: Third Triennial Report to Congress (External Review Draft) for public comment. EPA continues to work on issuing final annual biofuel standards under the RFS Program for future years. Bergeson and Carla N.

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Law Columbia

OCTOBER 25, 2022

On September 21, 2022, the New York Times published an essay by Gabriel Popkin titled “Are There Better Places to Put Large Solar Farms Than These Forests?” Thus, an acre of solar panels producing zero-emissions electricity saves between 267,526 to 303,513 pounds, or 121 to 138 metric tons, of carbon dioxide per year.

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Brag

DECEMBER 14, 2022

On December 1, 2022, the U.S. The RFS “Set” proposal requests public input on required volumes of biofuel for the next one to three years and on a series of modifications intended to strengthen and expand the program. EPA has posted a pre-publication version of the proposed rule.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 8, 2023

This free online resource includes a searchable database that catalogues all of the climate change-related provisions in the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), as well as a tracker that records actions taken by federal agencies to implement those provisions. The IRA Tracker homepage.

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Brag

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

On October 28, 2022, the U.S. It is anticipated that these funds will support new projects related to rural electric system resiliency, biofuels, renewable energy technologies, and more. Written comments are due November 28, 2022. November 4, 2022 , focused on IRA Section 22004. Bergeson and Carla N.

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Brag

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

According to NASEM, LCAs have been increasingly applied in the development of transportation fuel policy to estimate and help reduce GHG emissions from fuels such as electricity, biofuels, synthetic fuels, and hydrogen. Biofuel production facilities typically produce additional products. Bergeson and Carla N.

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Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

EPA In November 2022, EPA was the first federal agency to award Inflation Reduction Act dollars with $30 million to expand community air monitoring in 37 states, followed by an additional $25 million in clean air grants to improve air quality across the country. USDA also awarded 59 domestic biofuel projects totaling $25 million.

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Smith Enviorment

JANUARY 4, 2023

By coincidence rather than design, two different approaches to reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the electric power sector have been under discussion by North Carolina agencies since 2021. In the RGGI context, an “EGU” means a unit generating electricity for distribution to customers — an electric utility.

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Greenbuilding Law

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Additionally, MDE’s choice to regulate “site” EUI as opposed to “source” EUI is simply wrong if, again, the overarching goal is reducing GHG emissions, because Maryland is and will be a net importer of electricity (. Best left for another day is that the building activity site energy targets are crazy low and cannot stand.

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E2 Law Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2021

The Council’s release of the draft scoping plan represents a significant milestone in the state’s efforts to implement policies to reduce GHG emissions and achieve the 2040 zero GHG emission target that the CLCPA sets for the electricity-generating sector.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 10, 2024

Biofuels can play a productive role when used at a sustainable level. The chart above shows the oils and fats used to make biodiesel and renewable diesel in 2022. Figure 1 above shows that palm oil itself is not a significant direct source of US biofuel production. Most bio-based diesel fuels are made from vegetable oil.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Climate Smart Agriculture and Forestry Practices, EQIP FY 2022 CSAF Category Practice Name Financial Assistance Total FA for CSAF Category Percent of Total EQIP Financial Assistance Soil Health Conservation Cover $4,521,721 $172,427,455 13.4% Livestock Partnership Anaerobic Digester $1,806,244 $3,943,914 0.3% Grand Totals $381,524,784 30.1%

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Circle of Blue

APRIL 18, 2023

Federal law to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is encouraging livestock feeding operations, like this one in Cochise County, Arizona, to convert manure to methane for electricity and transportation fuel. The electricity to separate hydrogen from oxygen in water molecules is generated by nearby wind farms.

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Circle of Blue

JANUARY 9, 2023

An EPA draft report outlines the damage that federal biofuels policy has wrought on land and water. The agency said in February 2022 that it would regulate PFOA and PFOS in drinking water and issued the draft by the end of the year. Environmental Impact of Biofuels. The Census Bureau identifies the number of U.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 12, 2024

A few years later, it introduced the Half the Oil Plan , which spelled out how to slash oil use through greater fuel efficiency and new, innovative technologies, such as electric vehicles and biofuels. Soon thereafter, it began extolling the virtues of battery electric vehicles , which it continues to do today.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 26, 2022

On April 26, 15 projects by schools, businesses, and community organizations around the state were recognized with the 2022 Governor’s Awards for Environmental Excellence. Winning Projects The 2022 Governor’s Awards for Environmental Excellence were awarded to: -- Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson, Inc.

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Clean Energy Law

MAY 16, 2022

The Draft 2022 Scoping Plan Update takes an all-of-the-above approach to decarbonize California. On May 10, 2022, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) released its Draft 2022 Scoping Plan Update for public review and comment. By Joshua T. Bledsoe and Brian McCall.

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Clean Energy Law

JUNE 1, 2022

On May 10, 2022, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) released its Draft 2022 Scoping Plan Update (Draft Scoping Plan) for public review and comment. aviation fuels); and providing capacity crediting for hydrogen and electricity used for heavy-duty vehicle fueling. [5]. By Joshua T. Bledsoe and Jennifer Garlock.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

to 11% UGI Gas Rate Hike Request -- Courier Times: Shocked By Your Higher PECO Electric, Natural Gas Bill? to 11% UGI Gas Rate Hike Request -- Courier Times: Shocked By Your Higher PECO Electric, Natural Gas Bill?

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Arnold Porter

AUGUST 6, 2021

trillion in federal funds to strengthen roads, bridges, and water systems while laying the foundation for deployment of a national electric vehicle (EV) charging network and broadband infrastructure in rural and underserved American communities. Electric Vehicle Infrastructure. National Electric Vehicle Program.

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 14, 2021

The plan calls for $50 billion in dedicated investments to improve infrastructure resilience, including the electric grid, food systems, urban infrastructure, community health and hospitals, and transportation assets. President Biden notes the role climate change-fueled extreme weather plays in harming our infrastructure.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 9, 2022

The Cost Of Child Care In PA -- Post-Gazette: Owners Of Pittsburgh Commercial Properties Could Benefit From Property Assessment Appeals Deal Click Here for latest PA Environmental News Like PA Environment Digest on Facebook Follow PA Environment Digest on Twitter Read Weekly PA Environment Digest [Posted: May 9, 2022] PA Environment Digest

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 5, 2023

greenhouse gas emissions, more than the electric power sector. The big issue in this case is whether the agency violated a statutory prohibition against “considering” electric vehicles in setting the standard. Transportation is now the source of 28% of U.S. I’ll discuss that comparison more in a bit).

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 21, 2025

NERC defines an EEA-1 as when a grid operator foresees or is experiencing conditions where all available resources are committed to meet electricity load, firm transactions, and reserve commitments, and is concerned about sustaining its required contingency reserves. Low Voltage Alert On Sunday afternoon, Jan.

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Legal Planet

APRIL 23, 2025

Another judge temporarily blocked the Department of Energy’s plans to cut $405 million in annual research funds from universities, and a third federal judge ordered the Trump administration to immediately resume disbursing funds from the 2022 climate law and the 2021 bipartisan infrastructure law.

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