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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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 16, 2024

These owners understood both the need for a supply of energy, and the value and reliability of clean energy. A significant fraction of the clean energy built in the US was financed on the commitments by such high profile, public data companies. Data centers’ total energy demand is challenging to meet.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 14, 2023

On August 14, the PA Association of Environmental Professionals announce winners of its 2023 student scholarships-- Elizabeth Bruner and Alysha Ulrich and the first winner of the new Zulene Mayfield Scholarship-- Grace Hassing. GPA, Alysha is majoring in Earth Science and Policy and minoring in Political Science and Environmental Inquiry.

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Clean Energy Law

MARCH 18, 2024

Green , and James Bee On 15 March 2024, EU Member States endorsed the Belgian Presidency’s political deal on the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), despite Germany abstaining from the vote. Davies , Michael D. For more information on the original proposal, refer to this Latham blog post.

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Clean Energy Law

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

On 5 February 2024, the European Parliament and Council of the EU announced that they had reached a provisional political agreement on the text of the ESG Ratings Regulation (the Regulation). The agreed text was subsequently published on 14 February 2024.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Although its track record has some complexities, this timeline of German actions shows just its early and sustained attention to clean energy policy: 1990. My foray into Germany climate policy left me with unanswered questions: What was the politics behind Germany’s history of climate action? trillion tons.]

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Enviromental Defense

DECEMBER 29, 2023

It’s meant to provide subsidies for clean energy projects in order to help Canada reach its greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets. Especially since renewable energy is already cheaper (not to mention safer and cleaner) than fossil fuel energy, even without carbon capture. It turns out, we were right to worry.

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Legal Planet

JANUARY 4, 2023

While new all-electric buildings are cost-competitive and relatively easy to plan, electrifying existing buildings is more expensive and will require careful policy measures and strong political will. It’s made an excellent start, let’s hope that it keeps it up in 2023. And getting buildings to use electric appliances isn’t enough.

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A Greener Life

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

By Anders Lorenzen The UK government has said that the UK’s sixth renewable energy auction has delivered a record 131 clean energy projects. This exceeds the 92 projects agreed in the 2023 auction. The Hornsea 2 offshore wind farm. Photo credit: Orsted.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 17, 2024

On December 31, 2023, he retired from the Clean Air Council after serving as the organization's executive director and chief counsel for over 35 years. Throughout his career, Minott and the Clean Air Council earned a reputation for holding government agencies and fossil fuel companies accountable.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 16, 2023

Climate Envoy Kerry: No Rolling Back Clean Energy Transition PA Politics - Everything Is Connected -- Inquirer: 100 Days: A Look At Shapiro’s ‘Common Ground’ Approach To Governing One Of The Nation’s Most Politically Divided States -- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: Pennsylvania’s House Takeover - A Tale Of Two Speakers - By Fmr Rep.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 1, 2023

It will save school districts and taxpayers money, create new learning opportunities and invest in statewide clean energy,” she added. GW Of Coal, Natural Gas Power Plants Being Offline; Renewables Logged New Records In Generation -- Reuters: Jobs In US Energy Grew 3.8%

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Enviromental Defense

JUNE 18, 2024

First, hundreds of clean energy contracts were cancelled with the stroke of a pen. Hands off the Greenbelt In 2023, we rallied. We protested outside MPP offices, keeping the faith that the increasing amount of beeping horns, people showing up, and media and political attention would mean a reversal. We took a deep breath.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 10, 2024

Of Health Alerts Parents To Possible Lead Exposure From Children’s Painting Toy -- DEP Accepting Applications For 2023 Recycling Performance Grants Thru Dec.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 17, 2023

Aging plants and state clean energy goals are certainly helping that trend. Source: Energy Information Agency Despite the economics increasingly favoring renewables, an additional 21.8 gigawatts of capacity from gas plants are planned to go online from 2023 to 2026. I hope these companies will be held accountable.

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HumanNature

MARCH 11, 2024

Guest Post by Vedanshi Nevatia , 2023-2024 Sustainability Leadership Fellow, and Ph. 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.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 9, 2023

2, 3, 4 [Unless Sooner Recalled] -- Committee Schedule House next voting day September 26, 27; October 2, 3, 4, 16 [Unless Sooner Recalled] -- Committee Schedule TODAY’s Calendar Of Events TODAY, THURSDAY: Penn State's 2023 Ag Progress Days. “Pursue Your Happiness In Pennsylvania” Senate next voting day September 18, 19, 20; Oct.

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A Greener Life

JANUARY 5, 2024

Giving her reasons for abdicating, the 83-year-old Margrethe II cited ill health and an operation in 2023 from which she had not properly recovered. On the 14th of January 2024, he will ascend the throne, and this is a significant date as his mother would then have served as Queen of Denmark for 52 years.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

November 13-- Moms Clean Air Force: Advocates To Call On Gov. Community Advocates For Clean Energy Webinar On EPA Clean School Bus Grant Program. Shapiro, DEP To Stop Toxic Facilities Targeting PA. In-Person State Capitol Rotunda, Online. November 13-- Virtual. Noon to 1:15 p.m. November 20-- Agenda Posted.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 6, 2023

Proposes Tighter Mercury, Air Toxics Standards For Coal-Fired Power Plants -- AP: States And Companies Compete For Billions To Make Hydrogen PA Politics - Everything Is Connected -- The Center Square: State Budget Talks Halftime - Spend Money To Make Money -- PennLive - Jan Murphy: Gov.

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Clean Energy Law

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

EPA granted primacy to Louisiana on December 28, 2023, for Class VI wells, effective February 5, 2024. After revising its application to address environmental justice concerns from public commentors, Louisiana received EPA’s approval for primacy in December 2023, effective on February 5, 2024. 13, 2023), [link]. [6] 4, 2024). [5]

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 14, 2023

Capitol 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: April 14, 2023] PA Environment Digest Million To Delaware Estuary Program, Including Support For Mussel Hatchery At Philadelphia's Bartram's Gardens [PaEN] -- Dept.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Wolf: 2021 Climate Impacts Report Projects Pennsylvania Will Be 5.9°

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 30, 2023

Barrow is an alumna of the University of Georgia with a bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Spanish. Prior to her career at the Commission, Barrow spent time working as a Law Clerk for the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board in Harrisburg. She received her law degree from the University of Georgia School of Law.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 8, 2023

Breaking Down This U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 2, 2024

Casey Cosponsors Bill To Find, Clean Up Abandoned Oil & Gas Wells, Improve Detection, Plugging Tech [PaEN] -- PUC Seeks To Accelerate Removal, Replacement Of Older Plastic Pipe In Natural Gas Distribution Systems [PaEN] -- PJM Electricity Auction Price 9 Times Higher Than Previous Auction-- $269.92/MW-Day Luzerne County. (

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A Greener Life

JULY 31, 2024

Sunny Southeast Asia has made significant strides in solar energy, with solar farm capacity exceeding 20 gigawatts (GW) across ASEAN countries. These range from supply chain disruptions and political dynamics to issues like anti-dumping tariffs and internal instability. As of 2023, solar energy made up less than 1% of the energy mix.

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Legal Planet

JULY 25, 2024

By late 2023, one out of six new cars was a hybrid, plug-in hybrid, or EV, and automakers had invested more than $210 billion in EV-related manufacturing. Battery storage has far faster learning curve than earlier clean technologies, which augurs well for the future. In little more than a decade, U.S. In the U.S., GW to 18.8

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 30, 2023

This political rollercoaster ride was also unfolding across last year’s Danger Season , stressing the urgency of the need to act big, and act now. The same partisan politics that delayed the IRA’s passage also carved some flaws into the bill. Then, suddenly, we learned that the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) had passed the Senate.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 4, 2024

We must not forget that at that time the economic options for Black Americans were scarcely more than sharecropping on former plantations or brutal industrial labor in northern cities; political and social freedoms were systematically denied. And for a few brief promising decades, Allensworth thrived in the way its founders envisioned.

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Clean Energy Law

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Dylan White , and Sam Wong As countries around the world accelerate the transition to clean energy, the race to gain shares in the electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing market is intensifying, with global sales of EVs rising 31% in 2023. [1] News, Global Electric Car Sales Rose 31% in 2023 – Rho motion (Jan. 18741(a)(5). [5]

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 16, 2023

-- Natural Gas Pipeline Pigging Facility Malfunction Dec. 27 Released 1.1 27 Released 1.1

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A Greener Life

JUNE 10, 2022

The program provides paid, on-the-job training to New Yorkers who live in neighbourhoods with high rates of gun violence, with the aim of starting them on their way to a career in the city’s fast-growing green construction and clean energy trades. The two men, both Black, met 16 years ago while working on a local political campaign.

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Vermont Law

DECEMBER 18, 2023

VJEL Newsroom Announcing VJEL's 2024 Top 10 Environmental Watch List By VJEL December 18, 2023 The Vermont Journal of Environmental Law (VJEL) is pleased to announce the publication of its 2024 Top 10 Environmental Watch List. Because of this backlog, FERC promulgated Order 2023 – RM22-14-000 to speed up this process.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 16, 2023

Here’s the bottom line: Because of decades of politically motivated inaction from policymakers, especially in richer countries, and the greed of fossil fuel companies bent on extracting every last bit of profit, scientific projections show that we are currently on a trajectory to exceed 1.5˚C Even at about 1.1˚C

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Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Rhodium reported that “the most rapid investment growth has been in clean technology manufacturing—with annual investment growing 125% year-on-year to $39 billion—and particularly within electric vehicle and solar manufacturing. Investment in clean energy production and industrial decarbonization rose 15% year-on-year to $61 billion.”

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 3, 2024

DEP’s Oil & Gas Compliance Database shows D & B Gas Prod LLC had no violations in 2019, 2020 and 2021, one minor violation in 2022, no violations in 2023 and one violation prior to these in 2024. No wells were listed as abandoned before this action. In March, DEP issued violations to Medina Res Dev Co.

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