Circle of Blue

JULY 26, 2022

July 26, 2022. Under state law, the city can be held responsible if failures by government officials caused at least half of the damages. WIND ENERGY: A wind farm has emerged as the latest energy flashpoint in New York, the Buffalo News reports. October 11-13, 2022: Great Lakes Commission Annual Meeting – register.

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Law and Environment

AUGUST 11, 2022

5060 ), titled An Act Driving Clean Energy and Offshore Wind, into law on Thursday August 11, 2022. The law keeps the required procurement total at 5.6 Renewable Energy. The post Massachusetts Passes Climate Bill Focused on Clean Energy and Offshore Wind first appeared on Law and the Environment.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

They accounted for most of the failed generating capacity in a number of recent extreme weather events, including Winter Storm Uri in 2021 and Winter Storm Elliott in 2022, according to Gas Malfunction , a new Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) issue brief. percent higher than the number of wealthier residents, according to a 2022 UCS study.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Last week, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed into law a standard that will make the North Star State’s electricity 100 percent carbon-free by 2040. Stay tuned for more updates as Minnesota and its climate and clean energy champions move closer to a healthier, equitable energy future for the state and its residents.

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Law and Environment

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

The Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) and Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) announced that proposed amendments to the state’s Clean Energy Standard (CES) were finalized earlier this month without substantive changes from draft language initially proposed by the agencies in April 2022.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 31, 2022

On the last day of the 2022 Minnesota legislative session, state legislators had a real case of the Mondays: They failed to deliver on climate and energy policies that would have accelerated renewable energy enough to forge a clear path to carbon-free electricity and set the state on track to meet science-based emission reduction targets.

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Law and Environment

JULY 1, 2022

EPA on Thursday, June 30, 2022, curbing the power of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants across the country. The decision focuses on EPA’s authority under a specific section of the Clean Air Act. What does this mean for clean energy projects?

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 20, 2024

On July 18 and 19, RE+ Mid-Atlantic took place at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, bringing together hundreds of clean energy industry leaders to enhance innovation and business opportunities in the region. MW of solar energy, enough solar panels to power 287,874 homes.

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Legal Planet

JULY 29, 2021

On Wednesday, Oregon Governor Kate Brown signed a package of four clean energy bills. These laws ban new fossil fuel plants and set aggressive targets for the state’s two major utilities, requiring emission cuts of 80% by 2030, 90% by 2035 and 100% by 2040. These bills move Oregon to the forefront of climate action.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Implementation of these new laws will be the true test of that statement, but they provide an exciting starting point. Prior to this new law, the state was required by law to ensure that statewide greenhouse gas emissions be reduced to at least 40% below the 1990 level by 2030. Climate Change Mitigation.

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Law and Environment

JANUARY 24, 2023

This all contributed to making 2022 the best year yet for EVs. 615,000,000 actual in FY 2022. 1 billion from EPA’s Clean School Bus program for 389 school districts nationwide to convert to EVs. Massachusetts Act Driving Clean Energy and Offshore Wind Bans sale of ICE vehicles by a dealership after January 1, 2035.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 30, 2023

On January 26, the Minnesota House of Representatives passed House File 7 —the 100% Clean Energy Bill. Now, with climate and clean energy majorities in both chambers, Minnesota is poised to join other leading states in updating its clean energy policies equitably with benefits for all residents.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 16, 2022

The Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration (EIA) is one of the go-to sources for reliable information about the US power sector. They just released their 2022 “Annual Energy Outlook” (AEO), which is a big deal: it tells us where electricity is headed over the next 30 years. Carbon emissions remain high.

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Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

And yet, one of the largest threats to California’s clean transportation leadership in recent history has materialized right under our noses — and it’s coming from our own legislature. Our elected leaders understand that California’s transition to a clean energy future is essential both for the health of our residents and our economy.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 22, 2024

This is DLC’s second annual ESG report and, for the first time, discloses year-over-year performance metrics from a 2022 baseline. The report covers a wide range of topics addressing risks and opportunities that DLC faces as it pursues a clean energy future for all while securing the economic vitality of the Pittsburgh region.

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Legal Planet

APRIL 29, 2024

Climate policy has been boosted by dramatic changes in the economics of clean energy. The Department of Energy estimates the cost of an electric vehicle lithium-ion battery pack declined 89% between 2008 and 2022. Cheaper renewable energy attracts private investment and makes limits on fossil fuels more feasible.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

An ambitious law that promises to accelerate the state’s clean energy transition, CEJA provides a detailed framework for greater utility transparency and accountability to update electricity distribution infrastructure to ensure a clean energy future. Starting with stakeholders.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 4, 2023

The state’s grid reliability is also inextricably linked to issues of improving energy affordability and achieving California’s ambitious clean energy goals. California has already taken steps toward these energy markets. What is Western grid regionalization? Governance would expand beyond state borders.

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Law Columbia

DECEMBER 22, 2022

2022 was no different, with courts further delineating the procedural dimensions of climate cases and expanding on the responsibilities of stakeholders for climate mitigation and adaption. In June 2022, the Prague Municipal Court ruled in Klimatická žaloba ČR v. See a detailed analysis of the decision here.).

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 11, 2022

The November 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), also referred to as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, or BIL, includes an $8 billion “regional clean hydrogen hubs” program that charges the Department of Energy (DOE) with the development of at least four hydrogen hubs to advance the nation’s clean hydrogen sector.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 19, 2023

Change #1: 100% clean energy goals have spread At the beginning of 2018, the only state in the country with a 100% clean or renewable energy goal was Hawaii. Now, 22 states plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico have 100% clean energy goals on the books. The list goes on, but you get the point.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 2, 2024

For hydrogen to have any role in the clean energy transition , it must be cleanly produced. As a result, they’ve been subjecting the administration’s approach to relentless attacks , claiming that adhering to this framework would irreparably harm the nation’s clean energy transition. But the tell is in the asks.

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Law and Environment

JANUARY 7, 2022

On January 12 and 13, Foley Hoag attorneys will lead a series of discussions about the significance of New York Climate Action Council’s recently-released draft Scoping Plan to the state’s continuing clean energy transformation. Join us on January 12 and 13 to learn more about New York’s plan for clean energy future.

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E2 Law Blog

MARCH 4, 2024

16, 2022), among other things creates tax incentives for clean energy development. The IRA enhances those tax credits for energy projects located on a “brownfield.” The Inflation Reduction Act, Pub. 117-169, 136 Stat. That enhancement will increase development pressure on “brownfield” sites.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 8, 2023

The poll found broad support from Keystone State voters and union members for federal laws that dedicate funding to help states address energy issues. Roughly two-thirds of each group (64 percent statewide; 68 percent among union households) reported wanting to continue these laws. One that benefits people and nature."

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Clean Energy Law

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Beginning in 2022, applicable warehouses will accrue a WAIRE Points Compliance Obligation (WPCO), which is calculated based on the weighted annual number of truck trips to the warehouse. CTA claims that Rule 2305 is preempted by federal law, not authorized by state law, and is an unlawful tax. i] Case No.: 2:21-cv-6341. [ii]

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 21, 2024

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) included a major—forthcoming—refresh for one of the biggest policy drivers of the nation’s clean energy transition to date: tax credits subsidizing the deployment of clean electricity resources. These incentives aren’t just historically important.

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Legal Planet

MARCH 30, 2023

Here in California, for example, the Air Resources Board approved the Advanced Clean Cars II rule in 2022, which establishes that all new passenger vehicles sold in the state must be zero-emission vehicles by 2035. Mining Law of 1872 is over 150 years old and remains the primary U.S. federal law governing prospecting and mining.

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Ocean Conservancy

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

To meet our climate goals, a massive acceleration in the global deployment of clean- energy technologies is needed now. These two key ocean-climate solutions were featured at the Global Clean Energy Action Forum (GCEAF) which brought together clean-energy leaders from around the world to accelerate the clean-energy transition.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 17, 2022

Early May 2022 drought conditions in the US. Early May 2022 Drought conditions in the US Source: US Drought Monitor. This requires accelerating the energy transition to clean and renewable sources in a way that is equitable. Source: US Drought Monitor. Water education.

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Legal Planet

DECEMBER 8, 2022

To address the challenge, the Center for Law, Energy and the Environment (CLEE) at Berkeley Law and the Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at UCLA Law are today releasing a new report, Supercharging Electrolyzers: Boosting Zero-Emission Hydrogen Production and Deployment in California.

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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. According to a May 2022 report , utility companies cut power to US households more than 3.6 Likewise, pipeline giant Williams Companies now refers to its gas projects as “clean energy” projects.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 18, 2023

In order for states in PJM to take full advantage of incentives under the federal Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), PJM must remove barriers to meeting the market and policy demand for cheap and clean energy. They include solar, wind or energy storage facilities. Read more here.]

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 29, 2022

As usual, there were a variety of great presentations with topics ranging from the new federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) to solar development on abandoned mine lands to water treatment of AMD. Science Camp; Completes Blacks Creek Maintenance Pond [Posted: August 29, 2022] PA Environment Digest

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

In response to this disastrous event, a federal law passed two years later calling for an entity to develop and enforce reliability standards for the power grid. Fossil fuel interests continue to sideline efforts to quickly integrate clean energy resources into the grid that would improve grid reliability and help address climate change.

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Enviromental Defense

JUNE 8, 2023

Bringing CAFA into law would better protect our economy, people’s savings, and our shared climate. When it comes to financing clean energy, our banks rank in the bottom third globally but they lead in oil and gas investments. CAFA would fix this.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 20, 2023

This is despite the clean energy progress the power sector has experienced to date—and despite the groundwork laid for more progress from leading states, as well as the recently passed Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The Supreme Court clipped the agency’s wings in its 2022 West Virginia v. And more gas is slated to come.

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