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California’s Push to Close the EV Battery Loop

Union of Concerned Scientists

Electric vehicle (EV) sales are increasing , and these vehicles are important to reduce fossil fuel use and air pollution. While the bill missed the First House deadline, we hope to see it reintroduced in 2026. Increasing sales means more EVs eventually reaching their end of useful life.

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President's Proposed Budget Cuts Will 'Incapacitate’ State Environmental Programs - $120+ Million At Risk In DEP’s Budget; Drinking Water, Wastewater Infrastructure Funding Cut 89%

PA Environment Daily

Over $120 million in DEPs budget would be at risk, including basic support for the Air Quality, Water Quality, Safe Drinking Water, Radiation Protection, Storage Tanks and related grants to support local projects. million -- Air Pollution Control Grants - $6.8 million -- Water Pollution Control - $$5.5

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Daily Grind Living Next To Oil & Gas Industry: Spills, Polluted Water Supplies, Smells Like Gas, Noise, Air Pollution, Explosions, Truck Traffic, Erosion, Radioactive Waste, Gas Flares, Dust, Lights, Road Dumping Waste, Abandoned Wells

PA Environment Daily

Its a daily litany of spills, polluted water supplies, smell of natural gas in the air, noise, air pollution, explosions, landslides, truck traffic, radioactive waste, gas flares, erosion problems, dust, lights, road dumping waste, abandoned equipment and wells. Affected residents have been living on hauled water.

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Diesel is the Reason for the Sneezin’: Cleaner Holiday Deliveries are on the Horizon

Union of Concerned Scientists

Even when accounting for pollution from electricity generation, electric trucks can significantly reduce air pollution and get us on a better track to addressing climate change.

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Susquehanna River Basin Commission: Low Stream Flows Triggering Restrictions On 19 Shale Gas Water Withdrawals, 17 More Approaching Restrictions

PA Environment Daily

GW Of New Electric Generation Capacity; Reviews To Be Completed By 2026; List Of Projects Not Available Now [PaEN] [Posted: March 27, 2025] PA Environment Digest Related Articles This Week: -- Criminal Convictions; Record Penalties, Restitution Of Over $158.3

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PJM Interconnection: 51 Generation Projects, 9.3 GW To Move Forward to Address Near-Term Electricity Demand Growth-- 39 Upgrades, 12 New Construction

PA Environment Daily

In addition to the RRI projects, PJM will complete processing on approximately 62,000 MW projects in 2025 and 2026. PJMs new Cycle process for projects seeking to interconnect with the system will begin in spring 2026, with a process time of one to two years. MW-day, 933% higher ] [Posted: May 2, 2025] PA Environment Digest

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Californians Embrace Zero-Emission Vehicles with Record Sales

Union of Concerned Scientists

Because of California’s Advanced Clean Cars II regulation adopted last fall , all automakers will have to achieve ZEV sales above 30% by model year 2026 and be on the way to 100% ZEV sales by 2035. It’s vital that this transition happens rapidly, both to reduce the amount of harmful air pollution and to limit damaging climate change.