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President's Proposed Budget Cuts Will 'Incapacitate’ State Environmental Programs - $120+ Million At Risk In DEP’s Budget; Drinking Water, Wastewater Infrastructure Funding Cut 89%

PA Environment Daily

Over $120 million in DEPs budget would be at risk, including basic support for the Air Quality, Water Quality, Safe Drinking Water, Radiation Protection, Storage Tanks and related grants to support local projects. million -- Air Pollution Control Grants - $6.8 million -- Water Pollution Control - $$5.5 million -- Water Quality Planning - $1.15

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PUC Publishes Final Policy Statement On Use Of Electric Storage To Enhance Grid Reliability, Resilience And Reduce Energy Costs

PA Environment Daily

The Public Utility Commission published notice in the June 1 PA Bulletin making available the final policy statement establishing guidelines for the use of electricity storage by electric distribution companies (EDC). Photo: Pittsburgh-based EOS energy storage facility paired with solar energy.) M-2020-3022877.

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DEP Issues Request For Information For Clean Energy Generation, Storage Projects On State-Owned Abandoned Mine Lands; Webinar June 10

PA Environment Daily

The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the June 1 PA Bulletin inviting proposals for Clean Energy Campus generation and storage projects on 13 state-owned abandoned mine land sites of 50 acres or more totaling 1,850 acres. Completes leasing agreement, site preparation, permitting, geotech and interconnection.

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What Does a Nuclear Fusion Breakthrough Mean for Energy Production and Nuclear Weapons?

Union of Concerned Scientists

When they fuse, they release a helium atom, a single energetic neutron, and a tremendous amount of energy which (it is hoped) will be harnessed to cleanly generate electricity. NIF can also be used to generate x-rays and gamma-rays which are used to study radiation hardness of weapons components and assemblies.

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Federal Grants: Duct Tape or Catalyst for Environmental and Climate Justice? 

Union of Concerned Scientists

In addition to grants, there also are financing opportunities and tax breaks for the purchase of an electric vehicle or for building businesses and jobs. The goal is to encourage distributed solar programs to reduce energy burden and ramp up a clean energy source critical to achieving climate goals and building community resilience.

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Lt. Governor, Acting DEP Secretary Highlight Potential Of Solar Power On Abandoned Mine Lands At Beaver County Site; Issued New Report On Solar Potential Of Mined Lands

PA Environment Daily

“As we see more opportunities for investment in solar projects, Pennsylvania should be strategic about promoting sites that can be remediated and put to good use, generating clean energy, creating new jobs and providing additional tax revenues for local municipalities.

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Why nuclear energy must be part of ‘net zero’ climate targets

Physics World

Indeed, it is understandable why people might fear radiation given that you can’t see it – yet the same can be said of the air that we breathe. We therefore need to build new nuclear plants – alongside increased renewable-energy capacity – if we are to deliver efficient and affordable clean-energy systems and achieve our net-zero targets.