Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 23, 2023

With the clean energy transition already under way, the US electricity mix is set to continue changing this year. Solar power is expected to make up about half of all additions of US electric generating capacity in 2023, according to data from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). I’ll start off with the good.

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Inside Climate News

JANUARY 21, 2024

Critical minerals for the clean energy transition are abundant in the Southwest, but the dozens of mines proposed to access them will require vast sums of water, something in short supply in the desert.

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Legal Planet

AUGUST 5, 2021

With some notable exceptions, they’ve tended to drag their feet on the energy transition. The proposed Clean Energy Standard is one effort to deal with this problem. That doesn’t seem to be politically feasible at the national level, at present. In order to push the transition forward, we need to get them on board.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 10, 2024

Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. Of Health Alerts Parents To Possible Lead Exposure From Children’s Painting Toy -- DEP Accepting Applications For 2023 Recycling Performance Grants Thru Dec.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Community Advocates For Clean Energy Webinar On EPA Clean School Bus Grant Program. DCNR Conservation and Natural Resources Advisory Council meeting. formal notice ) Read more on agenda. -- DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council Meets Nov. Noon to 1:15 p.m. November 20-- Agenda Posted.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 16, 2023

Climate Envoy Kerry: No Rolling Back Clean Energy Transition PA Politics - Everything Is Connected -- Inquirer: 100 Days: A Look At Shapiro’s ‘Common Ground’ Approach To Governing One Of The Nation’s Most Politically Divided States -- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: Pennsylvania’s House Takeover - A Tale Of Two Speakers - By Fmr Rep.

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Enviromental Defense

JUNE 18, 2024

First, hundreds of clean energy contracts were cancelled with the stroke of a pen. We protested outside MPP offices, keeping the faith that the increasing amount of beeping horns, people showing up, and media and political attention would mean a reversal. Since 2018 especially, something has been hinky in Ontario.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 9, 2023

Denies Rezoning For Former Red Lion Country Club For Housing Development -- KDKA: Mosquitoes Carrying West Nile Virus Detected In 3 More Pittsburgh Neighborhoods -- DCNR Accepting Applications For Wild Resource Conservation Grants Thru Sept. Potter County To Sept.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 12, 2024

Million Financing Program To Help Local Governments Make Energy Efficiency Upgrades [PaEN] -- Pa Capital-Star: PA Energy Financing Authority Overhaul Could Help PA Tap Billions In Energy Federal Infrastructure Money -- Natural Resources Defense Council Blog: Pennsylvania Takes A Crack At Making Virtual Power Plants A Reality -- Rep.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 10, 2023

He received his bachelor’s degree in political science from Wagner College, where he was a consensus football all-American and served as captain of the 1987 National Championship football team. Both are widely supported on both sides of the political aisle and have served the Commonwealth with integrity and innovative ideas.

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A Greener Life

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Despite being in the same political party that created it, the UK’s new prime minister, Liz Truss, is in the process of completely changing the country’s energy policy. However, despite this, the government has not even drafted an energy conservation information campaign, unlike France which has done both things at breakneck speed.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 17, 2024

In addition to his work with the Foundation for Pennsylvania Watersheds, Mr. Dawes owns a purebred Angus farm in Huntingdon County where he employs sustainable and conservation farming practices. Throughout his career, Minott and the Clean Air Council earned a reputation for holding government agencies and fossil fuel companies accountable.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 31, 2024

MW-Day For Most Of Footprint -- Reuters: PJM Power Auction Results Yield Sharply Higher Prices -- Bloomberg: Almost 20% Of Americans Face Prospect Of Higher Energy Bills -- DEP Awards $15+ Million In PA Electric Grid Resilience Grants To Prevent, Shorten Power Outages In Rural Electric Systems; Fall Grant Round Planned [PaEN] -- DEP Awards $2.3

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

On September 12, former DEP Secretary Patrick McDonnell was appointed President & CEO of PennFuture , a statewide advocacy organization dedicated to protecting public health, restoring and protecting natural resources, and moving Pennsylvania toward a clean energy future.

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A Greener Life

JULY 11, 2024

Clean energy The headline promise from Labour is on clean energy and the formation of a publicly owned energy company. It shall be known as Great British Energy because gone are the days when you could just call things British Gas, British Airways or British Telecoms and the greatness was implicit.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 3, 2021

Yaw: SB 465 Agricultural Conservation Assistance Program A Win-Win For PA’s Farmers And Local Water Quality [If passed and funded] -- ReadingE: Blue Marsh Lake Algae Blooms Unlikely To Be Sole Cause Of Philadelphia-Area Water Complaints -- Register Today For Aug. 23 - Learn About How To Protect Your Land With A Conservation Easement Webinar.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 28, 2024

26-27 In Bethlehem; Delaware Conservation Fund Symposium Sept. 25 [PaEN] -- Lehigh County-based Wildlands Conservancy Highlights Upcoming Programs: Stream Restoration; Volunteer Opportunities; Wine & Dine Dinner; Student American Chestnut Project -- DCNR Virtual Webinar For Recreation, Conservation Projects Set For Nov.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 14, 2023

6:00 to 9:00 p.m. -- French & Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust: June 11 - French Creek Iron Tour - Cycling For Open Space. Million To Delaware Estuary Program, Including Support For Mussel Hatchery At Philadelphia's Bartram's Gardens [PaEN] -- Dept. Stroud Preserve, West Chester.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 6, 2023

Proposes Tighter Mercury, Air Toxics Standards For Coal-Fired Power Plants -- AP: States And Companies Compete For Billions To Make Hydrogen PA Politics - Everything Is Connected -- The Center Square: State Budget Talks Halftime - Spend Money To Make Money -- PennLive - Jan Murphy: Gov. Volunteers Needed!

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A Greener Life

JULY 18, 2024

But they caution we must now pick up the decarbonisation speed across other industries outside energy – particularly in transport, buildings, industry and agriculture. In a criticism of the previous Conservative government, they said their plans and policies would not deliver the required action soon enough.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 14, 2023

Grace has a passion for wildlife and conservation, which has been solidified through her experiences outside of the classroom, such as study abroad, internships, and volunteer work, which allowed Grace to immerse herself in hands-on wildlife biology activities. Ward Memorial Scholarship, Irvin C. GPA, majoring in Wildlife Technology.

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Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

In political terms, this seems like a lost opportunity to showcase the government’s achievements; it’s also a disservice to those in the policy community who are tracking implementation. billion available to support rural electric cooperatives through the Empowering Rural America (New ERA) program to for clean energy projects.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 30, 2023

This political rollercoaster ride was also unfolding across last year’s Danger Season , stressing the urgency of the need to act big, and act now. The same partisan politics that delayed the IRA’s passage also carved some flaws into the bill. Then, suddenly, we learned that the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) had passed the Senate.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 16, 2023

Here’s the bottom line: Because of decades of politically motivated inaction from policymakers, especially in richer countries, and the greed of fossil fuel companies bent on extracting every last bit of profit, scientific projections show that we are currently on a trajectory to exceed 1.5˚C Even at about 1.1˚C

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Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

What is Conservation? We define conservation as a broad approach to preserving what is already there and the due care and attention to protecting it for the future (1). Resource conservation is the active ways in which we seek to limit the use of resources to reduce the strain put on supply. Conservation, Ethics, Philosophy.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 18, 2024

Shapiro’s Energy Proposals Will Add Clean Energy Generation, Improve Electric Grid Stability - By Dana Siler, Citizens’ Climate Lobby -- Utility Dive: Maryland Electric Customers Face Up To 24% Electric Bill Hikes From PJM Capacity Auction: Report -- Observer-Reporter: Several Peters Twp.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 25, 2024

Million In 28 Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Water Quality Improvement Projects In 20 Counties [PaEN] -- National Fish & Wildlife Foundation Now Accepting Applications For Delaware Watershed Conservation Fund Grants; Webinar Jan.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

In the early 1930s, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was created as part of former President Franklin D. The Political Economy Research Institute found through a job study that this program could create 53,070 jobs in Pennsylvania, 11,612 jobs in West Virginia and 50,900 jobs in Ohio. Roosevelt’s New Deal.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 12, 2024

Million Grant To The Energy Innovation Center Institute In Pittsburgh [PaEN] -- WITF/AP: Demand For Rare Earth Elements Used In Clean Energy Could Help Clean Up Abandoned Coal Mines In Appalachia -- Penn State Extension Hosts 5-Part Woodland Stewardship Webinar Series - Guided Engagement With Your Land Starting Sept.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Davis Announces Birth Of Daughter -- PA Capital-Star: New Biden Campaign Ad To Debut In Pennsylvania Click Here for latest PA Environmental News Like PA Environment Digest on Facebook Follow PA Environment Digest on Twitter Threads PA Environment Digest Feed Read Weekly PA Environment Digest [Posted: September 5, 2023] PA Environment Digest

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

WEDNESDAY 1:00: House Appropriations Committee budget hearing - Departments Of Conservation & Natural Resources and Environmental Protection. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. Fish & Boat and Game Commissions; 1:00 p.m. of Agriculture. - Dept.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 31, 2024

Yaw’s Energy Development Fund ] -- Utility Dive: Texas Energy Fund Elects 17 Gas-Fired Power Plant Projects Totaling Almost 10 GW For Possible Loans -- The Energy Age Blog: Court Case Sept. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. Ohio- $3.29

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 4, 2023

Area Saturday In Bucks County -- City & State PA: Norfolk Southern Spent Millions On Lobbying And Political Donations In Harrisburg/Washington, D.C., Will It Pay Off? LNG Natural Gas Exports Back On Rising Track, Reached Record In March -- Reuters: U.S., Of Revenue Reports March State Revenues $499.4

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 11, 2024

Allegheny Conservation District Explains] -- Trout Unlimited Releases 'Angling For Hope - A Vision For PA's Beech Creek' A Short Film On Efforts To Treat Abandoned Mine Drainage, Bring Back Aquatic Life In This Centre, Clinton County Watershed [PaEN] -- Delaware RiverKeeper Aug. 17-24 -- Center For Coalfield Justice Hosts Aug.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 30, 2024

Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. 28 to Oct.

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Enviromental Defense

JUNE 17, 2024

Recently, the CBC , working with pollster Janet Brown, released the results of its annual spring report card on Alberta’s political and economic well-being. At the same time, blanket upzoning would reduce price speculation and political interference by City Council. Previous Alberta governments provided a range of incentives.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 16, 2022

Key provisions include-- -- Clean Energy Investments: $30 billion for solar panels, wind turbines, batteries, geothermal plants and advanced nuclear reactors, including tax credits over 10 years. billion for EQIP, $6.75 billion for the RCPP, $3.25 billion for the CSP, $1.4 billion for EQIP, $6.75 billion for the RCPP, $3.25

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