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Climate Litigation in Japan: What to Expect in 2025

Law Columbia

The earthquake and tsunami had a great impact on Japanese energy policy, leading to the shutdown of nuclear power plants for safety reasons. In February 2023, the Tokyo District Court found that the Notice of Finalization, which had been issued through a simplified permitting procedure, was lawful.

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Powering the Data Boom: How Will the Grid Keep Up?

Union of Concerned Scientists

We need to plan for energy infrastructure that supports our economy and reduces harmful air pollution. The grid might not meet that demand Electricity for data centers comes from the grid, and by extension, the mix of power plants that supply the grid. Some forecasting models must use observations of young people, no?

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PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - November 9

PA Environment Daily

PA Bulletin, page 7398 ) Air Quality Permits -- Equitrans, LP - Denny Hill Road Compressor Station: DEP invites comments on a Title V/RACT III Air Quality permit covering multiple air pollution sources at the facility located in Jefferson Twp., Deemed complete Oct. Greene County. ( Greene County. Approved Oct.

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Japanese Courts Admit the Operation of New Coal-Fired Power Plants in Kobe

Law Columbia

et al. ) This blog post explores how the citizens in Kobe, a city in west Japan, attempted to stop the construction and operation of new coal-fired power plants through administrative and civil law actions. Kobelco Power Kobe No. and Kansai Electric Power Co., Kobe Steel Ltd.,

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Guest Post: Climate Litigation in Japan: Citizens’ Attempts for the Coal Phase-Out

Law Columbia

But the country changed course as a result of the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami, which led to the forced shutdown of nuclear power plants and greater reliance on fossil fuels. As of May 2022 , there are 163 operating coal-fired power plants in Japan. Civil law cases. In September 2017, in Sendai Citizens v.

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PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - October 14

PA Environment Daily

. -- Peoples Natural Gas - Roaring Run Compressor Station: DEP issued a State Only Air Quality Permit covering multiple air pollution resources at the facility located in Kiskiminetas Twp., Armstrong County. ( PA Bulletin, page 6519 ) -- Graymont (PA), Inc. Centre County. ( Susquehanna County. ( Susquehanna County. (

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DEP: PA Fracking Operations Sent Nearly 236,000 Cubic Feet Of Radioactive TENORM Waste To Low-Level Radioactive Waste Facilities For Disposal In 2021 - 811,070 since 2016

PA Environment Daily

More radioactivity is expected from the other sources because they include nuclear power plants. In terms of radioactivity, the TENORM waste represented just 3.74 Ci (curies), while the low-level radioactive waste shipped for disposal represented 1,682 Ci. Read more here.

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