Union of Concerned Scientists
JULY 22, 2022
Minnesotans are facing concurrent crises of climate change, high energy prices and inflation, and the inequitable public health impacts of fossil fuel air pollution. Renewable energy will help with all of that—but we need a grid that is designed for wind and solar instead of having to rely on expensive coal and gas plants.
Legal Planet
DECEMBER 9, 2021
My last post argued that EPA should immediately repeal the Obama Administration’s Clean Power Plan. It attempted to move away from fossil fuels and toward zero-carbon sources like solar power to supply electricity. Here are the options going forward for regulating existing power plants.
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PA Environment Daily
MARCH 21, 2025
Community solar will grow Pennsylvanias capacity to get energy from the sun, which will improve air quality and reduce our reliance on more polluting energy sources, said Alice Lu, Policy Analyst at Clean Air Council. Yet they are still a reliable and affordable source of energy.
Union of Concerned Scientists
DECEMBER 1, 2022
Earlier this year, the MPSC approved a settlement agreement on Consumers Energy’s integrated resource plan that commits the company to retire all its remaining coal-fired power plants by 2025, construct no new fossil gas infrastructure, and build large amounts of new solar power between now and 2040.
A Greener Life
APRIL 10, 2025
First of all, electric trains are quieter and less polluting. There are immediate gains for air pollution, especially as they pass through urban areas. It is experimenting with direct solar power, which would be a world first. Burning stuff to make things go wastes a lot of energy as heat and noise.
PA Environment Daily
MARCH 3, 2022
The polling also showed an appetite for increased solar deployment in the Commonwealth. 65 percent of respondents would like to see Pennsylvania produce more solar, citing reasons ranging from reduced air pollution to energy bill savings. For more information, visit the Vote Solar - Pennsylvania webpage.
Enviromental Defense
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
These communities are often already exposed to lots of air pollution from things like other industries, airports, and nearby highways. Pollution control is expensive and air pollution regulations are not strict enough. Focus on increasing truly renewable, low-emission energy such as wind and solar power.
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