Circle of Blue

JULY 19, 2022

Lawmakers put a clause into an omnibus bill that prevented local governments from giving the natural environment its own legal rights. With less water in reservoirs, generators crank out fewer megawatt-hours, raising the cost of electricity and increasing the risk of summer blackouts. Depleted lakes affect human health.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

This experience, not far from Seattle and with ties to the information tech industry, highlights some of the issues surrounding the electric power needs of data centers. He was obviously oblivious to the fact that old-style electric heat (i.e. He assured me he hadnt: it doesnt require electricity! Modernize, or bypass, the grid?

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A Greener Life

APRIL 10, 2025

A 100 year journey The journey began in 1925, and it is a hundred years to the day since the first electric train ran in India, a suburban service running into Mumbai. It was in 2014 that the government ramped up ambitions and committed the funds for a fully electric railway. The pace of change doubled and then doubled again.

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Environmental Progress

JANUARY 4, 2022

Germany is expected to increase its fossil fuel consumption for electricity generation in 2022, if its weather conditions and electricity demand are similar to 2021, a new analysis from Environmental Progress finds. Emissions from Germany’s power sector could thus rise from 244 million tons in 2021 to 264 million tons in 2022.

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Circle of Blue

DECEMBER 6, 2022

To minimize the stress on ecosystems, the report’s authors say that governments need to integrate water considerations into their climate plans. The Associated Press reports that the shutdown will hurt Zimbabwe, which depends on the dam for about 70 percent of its electricity. But it has dwindled to a mere 4 percent of its capacity.

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Circle of Blue

JANUARY 13, 2022

A UK government survey found that seasonal workers are constantly subjected to “unacceptable” welfare conditions. Ethiopia is moving ahead with plans to generate electricity from the highly contested Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) amid ongoing negotiations over dam operations with Egypt and Sudan. 10 PERCENT. 20 PERCENT.

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Circle of Blue

OCTOBER 4, 2022

October 4, 2022. One in 20 tests performed by the city’s water department detected the toxic metal at concentrations exceeding government limits for drinking water. October 11-13, 2022: Great Lakes Commission Annual Meeting – register. October 18, 2022: EPA’s Debra Shore at the Great Lakes Conference — register.

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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. An independent analysis found that while electrical problems at wastewater pumping systems exacerbated the sewer backups, most of the devastation was due to heavy rainfall, not government failure.

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Legal Planet

MARCH 7, 2025

Lets fast forward to today; more than half a century of government housing policy favoring sprawling, car-dependent development has spawned long commutes, increased exposure to air pollution, and segregated communities. But this American Dream has come at a steep cost. miles per day ). miles per day ).

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Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Yet in 2023, China accounted for about 60% of the world’s new renewables and electric vehicles. accounting for over 10% of China’s electricity. Domestic Chinese EV sales in 2022 were 6.8 The amount of new solar capacity in 2023 was double 2022’s, and new wind capacity was up 66%. Will that change? auto sector.”

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Legal Planet

JUNE 2, 2022

In another respect, though, there’s more similarity: in both countries, subnational governments play a key role in climate policy. Regional governments. Although ultimate power remains in the national Parliament, the national government has devolved certain powers to regional governments in Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Gas, which now generates 40 percent of US electricity, is considered by some to be critical to maintain grid reliability. percent higher than the number of wealthier residents, according to a 2022 UCS study. EN: What needs to be done to make the electric grid more equitable—and reliable?

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Legal Planet

JULY 15, 2024

The first efforts to use of wind to generate electricity was 134 years ago, and the photoelectric effect was discovered six decades earlier. One thing you’ll notice is the importance of government-funded research and deployment incentives in helping to launch the solar and wind sectors. Early windmills developed in Persia. generation.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 16, 2023

At that time, even the largest solar arrays in the world measured only in the hundreds of kilowatts, enough to generate the equivalent of the electricity needs of just a few tens of thousands of US households. Last year, solar accounted for almost 5 percent of US electricity. Single projects can be hundreds of megawatts.

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Energy and Climate Law

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

It was initiated nine years ago, but now it comes back to haunt the German government with a vengeance. In essence the court agreed with Vattenfall that it had been expropriated because it was not allowed to make use of the so called residual electricity volume (Reststrommenge) that had been allocated for this particular plant.

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Circle of Blue

MAY 10, 2022

By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue – May 10, 2022. Since the mid-1980s, water prices grew at a higher rate than garbage, electricity, and natural gas, as well as the broader Consumer Price Index, which is a national measure of inflation. . Her electric bill from DTE Energy is usually around $270 a month. Carl Ganter/Circle of Blue.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

There are a lot of moving pieces, but it starts with decarbonizing the electricity sector and powering the economy with a diverse combination of clean energy resources—primarily wind, solar, and battery storage—connected with a modernized bulk transmission system that can reliably deliver electricity to consumers all 8,760 hours of the year.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 4, 2023

At the highest level, the contiguous United States is composed of three electrical grids: the Western Interconnection, the Eastern Interconnection, and the Texas Interconnection. Interconnections and regional entities (Source: North American Electric Reliability Corporation). Governance would expand beyond state borders.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 24, 2022

On December 24, the PJM Interconnection requested the public in its region to conserve electricity. The request is being made throughout PJM electricity grid region. PJM is asking consumers to reduce their use of electricity, if health permits, between the hours of 4:00 a.m. on December 24, 2022 and 10:00 a.m.

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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. Courts in the Czech Republic and the United Kingdom have provided oversight of government climate mitigation actions.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 30, 2023

Landmark DTE Energy settlement In July, the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) approved a momentous sett l e m ent agreement regarding the electric utility DTE Energy’s plan to provide electricity to its 2.3 million customers for the next 20 years. So, yes, it has been a hot summer for clean energy in Michigan.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Since 1999, after the Chinese government approved the reactor plans, TVEL, Russia’s nuclear fuel company and a Rosatom subsidiary, worked with the China Institute of Atomic Energy to supply highly enriched uranium fuel (64.4% The initial core loading of fuel, likely containing around 30% U-235 or less, was supplied by TVEL in 2022.

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Circle of Blue

APRIL 20, 2022

Conservation groups in Canada claim an electric utility is failing to appropriately restore habitats destroyed by hydroelectric dam projects. Conservation Groups Claim Canadian Electric Utility is Misusing Funds Meant for Habitat Restoration. The Elk River. Fernie, British Columbia, Canada. Photo © waferboard / Flickr. 67 MILLION.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 6, 2023

The self-governing PJM stakeholders put this in place after so many supposedly “firm” generators failed to perform in 2014. Putting power plants to the test The policy was put to the test with very cold weather in a winter storm named Elliott that started on December 23, 2022.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 17, 2023

Transmission policy is vital to supplying grid modernization, and some state governments see their role in planning ahead for the grid we need. States’ roles in electricity decisions stem from their authority over public health, safety, and consumer protection. Where do we go for that modern infrastructure?

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Circle of Blue

MAY 4, 2022

Record heatwaves in India and Pakistan are causing water and electricity shortages. After Decades of Neglect, Bill Coming Due for Michigan’s Water Infrastructure – Federal and state governments begin to reverse course on underinvestment to address water’s true cost. YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN. In Recent Water News.

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A Greener Life

JUNE 27, 2022

In March, start-up BasiGo became the first company to launch an electric passenger bus in Kenya. We selected BYD because they are the largest manufacturer of electric buses globally and they are known for battery technology that is state-of-the-art,” BasiGo co-founder and CEO Jit Bhattacharya told China Dialogue. “We Policy direction.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 19, 2023

Back in 2018, California legislators were considering a bill that would have created an independent governance structure for California’s grid operator , the California Independent System Operator (CAISO). Western utilities may be more interested in sticking with California and joining EDAM if CAISO has an independent governance structure.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 8, 2023

billion global carbon dioxide emissions in 2022 came from fossil fuel use. Governments, including COP28 host the United Arab Emirates, acknowledge this fact. Despite these substantial investments, a staggering 70% of the population still lacks access to electricity. According to The Global Carbon Project , approximately 36.6

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Circle of Blue

JANUARY 17, 2022

Last week, the outgoing center-right government of President Sebastián Piñera signed over rights to two private companies to extract 160,000 tons of lithium. By Laura Gersony, Circle of Blue — January 17, 2022. A battle is brewing over the future of lithium, an essential component of the world’s transition to renewable energy.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 24, 2023

Over the past several years, the USPS worked to plan the replacement of its aging delivery truck fleet with a mix of both electric and combustion vehicles. If electric delivery vehicle deployment is maximized, this transition could have significant positive impacts on both air quality and the larger adoption of commercial electric vehicles.

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Circle of Blue

OCTOBER 29, 2021

State government officials in New South Wales announce an increase in the amount of rainwater farmers are allowed to harvest on their property. The future of electric power in New England, or at least a piece of it, is the subject of a highly contested referendum in Maine. The rule will go into effect in early 2022. 30 PERCENT.

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Circle of Blue

MARCH 9, 2022

The British government orders water companies to create contingency plans in the case of water shortages. “We billion gallons) of water from state government as part of a massive water infrastructure project. Indigenous groups across the region have spent lifetimes battling state governments for water allocations in Australia.

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Environmental News Bits

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Across the United States, 80 cities and counties have adopted policies that require or encourage the move off fossil fuels to all-electric homes and buildings.

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Circle of Blue

MAY 11, 2022

Kelly House, Bridge Michigan – May 11, 2022. Within an hour’s drive of Detroit and rural enough to contain the undeveloped multi-hectare tracts automakers need for massive electric vehicle manufacturing facilities, Bohm sees St. This is part eight of a ten-part series. and nearly 1,400 in Michigan. Brett Walton. Circle Blue.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

September 20, 2022 . “There were families who did not know about it, because they were living without electricity, so they didn’t hear the story,” Smith recalls. Danger Looms Where Toxic Algae Blooms 0 Comments / September 8, 2022 Billions spent on strategies to limit nutrient pollution that don’t work.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 30, 2024

On July 30, the PJM Interconnection reported its latest electricity auction produced a wholesale price of $269.92/MW-day Pennsylvania is dependent on natural gas for 59% of our electric generation. MW-day for much of the PJM footprint for delivery in 2025-26-- 933% more than the $28.92/MW-day See Resource Links below.]

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