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California Must Not Abandon its Climate Leadership

Legal Planet

For more than 50 years, we have pioneered new policies and ushered in new technologies to clean our air and protect our climate. More than two-thirds of our diesel comes from renewable, non-petroleum resources, and many California refineries are shifting from refining fossil fuels to refining waste oils and other renewable feedstocks.

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Fossil Fuels Must Go: Re-inventing US Transportation

Union of Concerned Scientists

Contrary to claims made by some pundits, this transition away from fossil fuels can be done at moderate cost, primarily with technologies that are commercially available today. Electricity is undoubtedly the best choice of fuel in the transition, as it is a proven technology and a efficient way to propel vehicles of all types and sizes.

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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

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Making Fossil Fuels Pay for Their Damage

Legal Planet

It wouldn’t require placing bets on what zero carbon technologies will win out. It would provide an incentive for cutting carbon emissions, with the byproduct of cutting air pollution everywhere. Abandoned coal mines leach pollutants into surface and ground water, while also leaking methane into the air.

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EPA’s Proposed Truck Rule Delays Justice for Freight-Impacted Communities

Union of Concerned Scientists

Truck traffic has been on the rise , even during the COVID-19 pandemic, and that increase means even more air pollution in communities already disproportionately impacted by the public health emergency. And there’s no time to waste. In fact, EPA’s proposal does not require any action whatsoever on electric trucks.

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Ask a Scientist: The US Has to Do More to Meet Its Carbon Emissions Reduction Goals

Union of Concerned Scientists

The legislation committed nearly $400 billion to support, among other things, wind and solar power, battery storage, electric vehicles, and other clean energy technologies that will make a significant dent in US heat-trapping emissions. Last year, Congress passed the most ambitious climate bill ever enacted, the Inflation Reduction Act.

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Environmental Council Of The States, Other State Organizations Write Congress About The Importance Of Federal Funding To State Agencies Implementing Federal Programs

PA Environment Daily

Click Here for a copy of the letter. On February 28, ECOS also issued this statement on the reported 65% cut to the US Environmental Protection Agencys budget-- States carry out more than 90% of the nations federal environmental laws in communities around the U.S.,