Environmental News Bits

DECEMBER 8, 2021

LevelTen Energy, The Nature Conservancy and The National Audubon Society have launched a new white paper to guide the renewable energy industry toward a sustainable and equitable clean energy transition. Download the document.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 3, 2024

By John Quigley, Senior Fellow, Kleinman Center Next year, the electricity bills for twenty percent of Americans will start reflecting the high cost of failing to transition to clean energy. Massive amounts of clean energy generation and storage projects are backlogged in PJM. Partners Host Aug.

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Law and Environment

JULY 2, 2021

On June 29, 2021, a cohort of New York local governments (including many where large-scale solar projects are currently proposed), community organizations, and avian interest groups filed a lawsuit in the New York State Supreme Court (the State’s trial-level court) against the Office of Renewable Energy Siting (“ORES”).

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Ocean Conservancy

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

To meet our climate goals, a massive acceleration in the global deployment of clean- energy technologies is needed now. These two key ocean-climate solutions were featured at the Global Clean Energy Action Forum (GCEAF) which brought together clean-energy leaders from around the world to accelerate the clean-energy transition.

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Law and Environment

AUGUST 11, 2022

Based on numerous sources, Governor Baker has now signed an Act Driving Clean Energy and Offshore Wind. This bill includes a number of key advancements for increased adoption of zero emission vehicles and clean transportation throughout the Commonwealth. Stay tuned for Foley Hoag’s continuing zero emission transportation series.

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Ocean Conservancy

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Please try again or contact 1.888.780.6763 Enter Your Email.loading Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. Addressing climate change is a top priority for Ocean Conservancy now more than ever. But this cannot happen without clean-energy solutions, such as offshore wind and other marine renewables , that can replace them.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 30, 2023

Long-term storage can include seasonal energy storage, which can shift delivery of power to a different time of year. And, long-duration storage is particularly important for the power grid’s transformation to clean energy and what I’m focusing on here. Diurnal storage can shift power delivery over a few days.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 11, 2023

The Pennsylvania Solar Center hosts an August 18 Renewable Energy Policy Webinar - Time To Take Action -- from 12:30 to 1:30. Join the Pennsylvania Solar Center for a free action-oriented webinar that will offer tools, resources and activities that everyone can use to build support to pass this important clean energy bill.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

On September 29, the Senate Community, Economic and Recreational Development Committee amended and reported out Senate Bill 635 (Yudichak-I-Luzerne) which expands the Property-Assessed Clean Energy Program-- C-PACE-- to include multifamily buildings, indoor air improvements and resiliency measures.

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A Greener Life

OCTOBER 24, 2021

The International Energy Agency (IEA) has yet again warned that the energy transition to meet net-zero targets is not happening fast enough. Governments need to resolve this at COP26 by giving a clear and unmistakable signal that they are committed to rapidly scaling up the clean and resilient technologies of the future.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 25, 2022

A new solar array on the campus of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater in Fayette County will soon harness the power of the sun to offset 100% of electricity used by Fallingwater’s main and guest houses, the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy announced on Earth Day, April 22. The system will begin producing solar energy in the coming weeks.

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Law Columbia

DECEMBER 22, 2023

On November 16, 2023, the Department of Energy (DOE) published a proposed rule to expedite the environmental review process for certain renewable energy infrastructure projects through the use of categorical exclusions.

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A Greener Life

JULY 4, 2024

The Conservatives have governed the UK for the past 14 years as Labour was unseated after having won three successive elections, in the culmination of the global financial crisis. These are symbolic and cultural attachments as much as it is the challenge of putting a proper energy transition in place. Happy voting!

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Clean Energy Fossil Fuels Climate Change Conservation 59

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

JANUARY 8, 2024

Washington, DC, January 8, 2024 – NSAC is pleased to announce the upcoming roundtable highlighting the Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA) transformational investments in climate and clean energy solutions for America’s food producers, hosted by members of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC).

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 3, 2022

On October 3, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn announced the department has developed guidance for landowners, developers, planners and local officials who are considering building grid-scale solar installations. Read more here. Click Here for a copy of the guidance.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 16, 2023

-- Natural Gas Pipeline Pigging Facility Malfunction Dec. 27 Released 1.1 Of Environmental Professionals Now Accepting Applications For College Scholarship Program [PaEN] -- MCall: Can Dogs Be Used To Combat Spotted Lanternfly?

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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. Moreover, EPA will have to trim its sails to avoid having its regulations sunk by the conservative Supreme Court. The Problem.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 8, 2024

Massachusetts is laser focused on passing new legislation to streamline the building of new energy infrastructure to clean the electric grid and electrify buildings and transportation. 2838 , the new Massachusetts climate and energy bill. And on that score, the legislature’s latest push leaves a lot to be desired.

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Ocean Conservancy

MAY 31, 2022

Ocean Conservancy applauds this decision. Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. Saying “no” to risky offshore oil is a vital step in our transition to a renewable energy future. We must transition—rapidly and responsibly—from fossil fuel production to renewable energy sources.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 10, 2022

-- PA Environmental Council Recognizes DCNR Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn With Lifetime Achievement Award [PaEN] -- PA Wilds Launches Initiative To Attract Remote Workers To Region For A Lifestyle Experience [PaEN] -- 3-Part Webinar Series Highlights Importance Of PA's Outdoor Recreation Industry, Starting April 19 [PaEN] -- PA County Conservation Districts (..)

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Cresforum

MARCH 13, 2024

Jen Kiggans, a Conservative Climate Caucus Vice Chair, CRES Clean Energy Champion and Vice Chair of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Jen Kiggans (R-Va.) The event was kicked off by Rep.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

million In Pennsylvania [PaEN] -- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: $35 Million In Delaware River Watershed Conservation Projects Funded -- WHYY: Philly’s FDR Park Gets Federal Grant For Stream And Wetland Restoration -- Bay Journal - Karl Blankenship: What’s Next For The Chesapeake Bay? 15 [PaEN] -- Williamsport Sun: Loyalsock Twp.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 31, 2024

Signs Off On Solar Energy Facility -- USDA Funds 31 Local Projects Totaling $5.69

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Ocean Conservancy

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Many renewable energy solutions like solar and wind, both onshore and offshore, have reached commercial scale and are being deployed widely across the globe. Now other new marine renewable energy technologies, such as wave and tidal energy, are picking up momentum and can play a critical role to complement large utility-scale energy.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 11, 2024

Speakers will provide expert analysis of new resources available that support climate action, carbon reduction, and social equity, including tools to find funding for clean energy projects, programs available to municipalities to fund projects, and supportive programs that build local climate action capacity.

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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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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

These two pieces of legislation have historic amounts of funding available for climate work, clean energy, clean water, dealing with legacy pollution issues, really a lot of money and a lot of opportunity. “So, The funding is only available through November 21 of this year. million. “

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 16, 2021

On December 15, Chad Forcey of the PA Conservative Energy Forum told members of the House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee it is “commited to clean and renewable energy and energy diversity in the Commonwealth.”

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Conservation Renewable Energy Clean Energy Recycling 52

A Greener Life

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

By Liu Lican On November 8, China issued its first Energy Law , which aims to support the development and utilisation of renewable energy and increase the proportion of non-fossil energy consumption. However, the law also states that there will be “rational development and clean and efficient use” of fossil fuels.

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A Greener Life

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

The government hopes that this will double the renewable energy electricity capacity which was secured in the scheme’s third round. But the fastest renewable energy technology globally – solar PV – and the cheapest new energy technology in the UK – onshore wind – only receive a meagre £10 million.

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Legal Planet

JULY 10, 2024

Innovative investments in creating a clean energy workforce, bolstering wildfire resilience, and building climate-resilient water supplies were just a few of the priorities. Environmental justice organizations, labor unions, renewable energy companies and others have urged the legislature to support this bond.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 21, 2022

The Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee is scheduled to meet January 25 on legislation to redefine water pollution, prohibit the state from owning clean energy credits and other bills. The Senate could also be moving bipartisan Senate Bill 465 to create a new program to pay for on-farm conservation projects.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

On September 21, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn announced DCNR will produce or purchase 100 percent of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030. gigawatt hours -- all from renewable energy sources. DCNR expects to use 28.7 gigawatt hours and purchase 13.2

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Ocean Conservancy

AUGUST 23, 2023

As people around the world grapple with climate change, scientists and engineers are exploring new and exciting ocean-based solutions to generate renewable energy. Tidal energy is emerging as another clean energy source alongside offshore wind farms and wave energy technology. What is tidal energy?

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Enviromental Defense

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Unceded Algonquin Anishinaabe Territories [Ottawa, ON] – Today the Government of Canada released a plan to end new public finance for fossil fuels abroad and instead prioritize clean energy projects. The new restrictions will impact support for international fossil fuel projects.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

The Senate Community, Economic and Recreational Development Committee is scheduled to meet September 29 on Senate Bill 635 (Yudichak-I-Luzerne) which expands the Property-Assessed Clean Energy Program-- C-PACE-- to include multifamily buildings, indoor air improvements and resiliency measures.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 18, 2024

New federal renewable energy incentive programs are taking shape while local governments, businesses, farms, schools and residents are considering the vast opportunities offered by renewable energy. Click Here to register and for more information. 19-22 [PaEN] -- PJM Interconnection Extends Cold Weather Advisory Thru Jan.

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