Law Columbia

MARCH 27, 2025

The Act includes a provision that preempts state and local governments from setting standards concerning the energy efficiency, energy use, or water use of products regulated by EPCA. In general, the limits went into effect in 2024 for buildings under seven stories; for buildings over seven stories, the limits begin in 2027.

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Law Columbia

AUGUST 1, 2024

The grants will enable investments in solar projects , building energy-efficiency upgrades , the buildout of electric vehicle charging infrastructure , and the promotion of climate-smart agricultural practices , among many other projects. Environmental Protection Agency announced the 25 successful applicants for a shared $4.3

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Enviromental Defense

AUGUST 23, 2023

How would you feel if I told you that the Ontario government is going to blow another $4 billion on another environmentally destructive and indefensible act? Ontario is poised to unnecessarily spend over $4 billion on polluting gas plants that the federal government is in the process of phasing out. Catherines. How do we know?

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A Greener Life

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Although coal represents less than 5% of Brazil’s energy mix, the federal government plans to invest 20 billion reais (US$3.7 The Bolsonaro government’s new coal plans face barriers to funding and worsen the country’s already worn-out image at COP26. billion) in the world’s most polluting energy source.

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A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Business is slow Our research references two Bloomberg Terminal ESG (environmental, social and governance) business databases. For example, the take-up of electric vehicles has rocketed, cutting fuel emissions. Elsewhere, the UK has announced that its version of CBAM will come into effect in January 2027.

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A Greener Life

JULY 23, 2021

Hydrogen may have lost the race to fuel electric cars but it looks a likely contender to replace fossil fuels in trucks, ships, planes and heavy industry. But otherwise, green hydrogen will usually lose out to electricity where the latter can do the job. They have government backing too, with heavy spending on recharging networks.

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A Greener Life

APRIL 23, 2023

The giant floating offshore wind farm is projected to have a generating capacity of 1 gigawatt (GW) – enough to meet the electricity needs of 800,000 French homes. Construction is planned to begin in either 2026 or 2027. The French government has set itself the target of building 40 GW of offshore wind by 2050.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 13, 2023

Last year, renewables generated more electricity in the United States than coal for the first time, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). US electric car sales, meanwhile, jumped 65% compared to 2021, while overall car sales last year declined from the previous year. Electric vehicles (EVs) accounted for 5.8%

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Acoel

APRIL 24, 2023

Readily available technologies like electric heat pumps and induction stoves are better for our health and the climate, far more efficient than their gas predecessors, and increasingly cost-effective. That’s why many cities and states have enacted measures to require or encourage these clean technologies in new buildings.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 20, 2022

] -- Committee Schedule TODAY’s Calendar Of Events TODAY 12:45: Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee meets to consider House Bill 1780 (Armanini-R-Clearfield) extending the sunset dates for underground storage tank cleanup program from June 30, 2022 to December 31, 2027. What’s Your Community Doing?

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 29, 2024

We could also see up to 623,000 electric trucks on the road in this time period, with zero-emission trucks making up over one third of all new truck sales by 2032, according to our analysis…but that number is highly dependent on manufacturer compliance strategy and complementary policies. And if so, where?

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A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Despite a significant uptake of renewable energy, India still relies on coal plants for more than half of its installed electricity supply. On the same day at COP28, the Indian government submitted its third “National Communication” to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Photo credit: Mayank Makhija / Alamy.

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Capaccio

APRIL 22, 2024

Keeping this in mind, there is no one-size-fits-all solution for compliance with the new rules. Greenhouse Gas Emissions The rules require large accelerated filers (LAFs) and accelerated filers (AFs) to disclose material Scope 1 (direct) and Scope 2 ( i.e., electricity, steam, heating, or cooling) greenhouse gas emissions.

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CEQA Developments

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

The Regulation targets emissions from auxiliary engines (which supply electricity for non-propulsive functions while a ship is berthed) and boilers (which power steam-driven pumps to offload crude oil from large tankers). requirement to timely add the report to its public rulemaking file. Please contact Arthur F.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 4, 2023

leader in cleaning up the light duty fleet quietly released its own proposal in August: the Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has proposed to improve fuel economy of passenger cars and trucks steadily from 2027 through 2032 and heavy-duty pickups and vans from 2030 to 2035.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 13, 2022

and nitrogen oxides (NOx) from the numerous commercial and government fleets of MHD vehicles in the state. These businesses would not have to begin compliance under the regulation until 2027 or 2030, depending on the type of tractor, which allows half a decade to plan.

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Environmental Progress

JANUARY 20, 2022

Investors and governments will be expected to refer to the Taxonomy in order to determine whether an activity they want to pursue can be considered sustainable, and under what conditions (screening criteria). Extending the license of existing installations is particularly efficient in environmental and economic terms.

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Law Columbia

AUGUST 22, 2022

The bill is sprawling, covering climate and energy topics as diverse as electric vehicles, building decarbonization, clean energy manufacturing and supply chains, agriculture, and greening the electricity system, all through a range of tax incentives and direct grants. Still, how does a local government tap in?

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Now that California has taken the lead and set a goal for all passenger vehicles sold in the state to be electric by 2035, the next logical step is electrifying medium- and heavy-duty vehicles. This is an integral step towards cleaning our air and reducing climate-warming emissions. Public Agency Fleets. Drayage Fleets.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 15, 2022

However, the truck manufacturers have responded to the proposal by pressing hard to exclude additional data from the in-use testing or use such data to erroneously increase the conformity factors used by EPA to govern in-use compliance, including around low temperature operations. EPA has proposed three different early credit programs.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 27, 2025

Argall Should Have Put Decency Ahead Of Political Rhetoric When He Asked A 6th Grade Girl About Pornography During A Civics Bee -- US Senate/House -- Erie Times Guest Essay: In Praise Of DOGE, Presidents Tariffs, Right-Sizing Government, Putting America First - By Republican PA Con.

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Legal Planet

MARCH 15, 2023

A policy brief published by the Emmett Institute in March 2022 outlines California air districts’ legal authority to adopt these kinds of regulations and suggests policy mechanisms to help ensure the transition to electric appliances is equitable and affordable.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 20, 2022

His new term expires April 1, 2027. OPSI is a regional partnership among 14 state regulatory agencies with jurisdictions in the service area of PJM, which operates the high-voltage electric transmission grid and wholesale electricity market. Rendell, Tom Corbett and Tom Wolf.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

This year, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) proposed new emissions and fuel economy standards (respectively) for model year 2027-2032 passenger cars and light trucks (sedans, utility vehicles, pickups, etc.). Automakers want to continue to slow that progress.

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Law Columbia

AUGUST 8, 2023

Scope 3 Emissions SB 253 would direct CARB to develop standards for GHG emissions reporting by January 1, 2025, with covered entities then required to begin annual reports following these standards in 2026 (for scope 1 and scope 2 GHG emissions) and in 2027 (for scope 3 emissions). [21] 24] SB 253 does not require materiality.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

What’s Your Community Doing? Other States/National/International -- DeSmog - Justin Nobel: Radioactive Waste ‘Everywhere’ At Ohio Oilfield Facility, Says Former Worker -- The Guardian: Brutal Heatwave Scorches U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Capitol -- State Constitutional Amendments -- Altoona Mirror: Republican Defeat In State House Dooms Their Plans To Change State Constitution -- Spotlight PA: Complete Guide To More Than 70 Proposed Amendments To State Constitution -- PA Politics Of Russian Invasion -- PUC Alerts Consumers Utility Natural Gas Costs Will Be Going Up By As Much As 128%, (..)

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A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Regional change in electricity demand 2021-2027. By Anders Lorenzen The worlds thirst for electricity is growing ever more significantly and is forecast to rise at a growth rate of 4% for the next three years. This growth is being led by China , whose electricity demand has grown faster than the overall economy since 2020.

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Law Columbia

DECEMBER 9, 2024

The case involves EPAs 2024 Vehicle Standards that set new air pollutant and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards for model year 2027 through 2032 Light- and Medium-Duty Vehicles, which have been challenged by states and industry groups. The emissions standards become increasingly more stringent over time.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 25, 2025

Recyclable EV batteries Between now and 2030, battery electric vehicle retirements will increase rapidly and if we do not have a strong policy in place we could end up with batteries in landfills or being abandoned all together. Senator Josh Becker is authoring SB 540 to allow California to join a regional electricity market.

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Legal Planet

MARCH 14, 2023

Even one of the core statutes governing ConocoPhillips’s rights under these existing leases, the Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act, directs the Biden administration to constrain the exercise of existing lease rights to limit environmental harm. That blinkering is more a symptom of weak political will than of weak law.

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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. Q: The federal government raised some threshold argument about standing and other issues.

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A Greener Life

MARCH 27, 2025

The electric car production facility at the Renault factory in Douai, France. As a result, this year’s CO2 emissions caps on European carmakers will be lower, and one-fifth of all car sales by most companies must be electric vehicles (EV) to avoid heavy fines. Photo credit: Guillaume Cortade / EC Audiovisual Service.

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Clean Energy Law

JANUARY 11, 2022

The president’s executive order aims to use the US government’s procurement power to achieve “carbon pollution-free electricity” by 2030 and net zero emissions by 2050. The EO establishes the following policies as part of a whole-of-government strategy. By Jennifer Roy and Julie Miles.

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Law Columbia

JANUARY 22, 2025

EPA (concerning light- and medium-duty vehicle emission standards), that bring the unique perspective of cities and other local governments before the courts. In Nebraska v. The second Trump administrations likely repeal and replacement of the HDV Rule will face major legal opposition and judicial scrutiny.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 21, 2025

Decades of government vehicle standards to improve vehicle efficiency and cut down on tailpipe pollution have saved car and truck drivers trillions of dollars at the pump, saved countless lives from reduced exposure to toxic air pollution , and avoided the extraction and burning of billions of barrels of oil. Whats at stake? In the U.S.,

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ESA

JUNE 1, 2021

The Trump administration proposed steep cuts across the government in its president’s budget request, especially to scientific and environmental programs. Top Climate Scientist Blasts Government Lab After Denier Invited to Speak – Gizmodo. The Rural STEM Education Research Act ( H.R. A version of this bill passed the U.S. What to Save?

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