Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 19, 2022

New Jersey has formed a commission to create recommendations for solar panel recycling, and North Carolina directed their Department of Environmental Quality to adopt rules for governing panels’ end-of-life management in utility-scale projects. The federal government has a role to play, too. The US could create similar rules here.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 29, 2021

On July 29, the Ohio River Valley Institute released a new poll of Pennsylvania voters which found by wide margins they support tougher regulation of the natural gas drilling industry, community regulation of drilling and the development of clean energy sources. The poll found voters are especially concerned about fracking waste.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 26, 2023

Their sticky fingers are evident in state legislatures across the country in a fossil fuel industry-led effort to end an investment practice called environmental, social, and governance or ESG investing. What is ESG? ” Kentucky officials are not doing this alone, it is part of a coordinated effort.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 25, 2024

Department of the Treasury is hosting a public hearing on the December 2023 proposed regulations governing implementation of the Section 45V Credit for Production of Clean Hydrogen. As Treasury moves to finalize regulations governing implementation of 45V, it must maintain a rigorous approach that is responsive to its statutory charge.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 21, 2024

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) included a major—forthcoming—refresh for one of the biggest policy drivers of the nation’s clean energy transition to date: tax credits subsidizing the deployment of clean electricity resources. These incentives aren’t just historically important. Feedstock eligibility. Precautionary approach.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 21, 2024

Earlier this month, the US Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service hosted a public hearing on their recent proposed rules governing implementation of the Section 45Y Clean Electricity Production Credit and the Section 48E Clean Electricity Investment Credit. My testimony is copied below.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Batteries are key to enabling the renewable energy transition. When the sun isn’t shining or the wind isn’t blowing, batteries help store clean energy to continue supplying electricity to the grid and to customers consistently and reliably. A fossil fuel energy grid extracts and expends finite resources.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

In December, the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service proposed regulations governing implementation of the 45V Clean Hydrogen Production Tax Credit , passed as part of 2022’s Inflation Reduction Act. To defend against such negative outcomes, Treasury must explicitly prohibit pollution offsets within the 45V framework.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 23, 2023

The Air & Waste Management Association will hold its 15th annual Symposium on Electric Power Transformation - Energy, Environment, Policy, Technology September 26-27 in Pittsburgh. Visit the Pittsburgh-based Air & Waste Management Association website for more information on programs, initiatives and other upcoming events.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 14, 2025

As rising electricity costs and energy demand strain family budgets and our electric grid, Congress should preserve residential and utility-scale clean energy investments as well as other measures that wisely steward, rather than waste, our precious energy resources. In response, EEN Action President & CEO Rev.

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Natural Gas Waste Clean Energy Air Pollution 62

Circle of Blue

AUGUST 9, 2022

“Some of the earliest memories I have are of protestors standing in the road, blocking semi-trucks hauling nuclear waste.”. — Mikhail Childs, Prairie Island Indian C ommunity member. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has declared the plant to be safe, tribe members remain worried about their proximity to nuclear waste. While the U.S.

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A Greener Life

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

By Anders Lorenzen The UK’s Secretary of State for the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), Ed Miliband, used a speech at the UK’s trade association for the energy sector, Energy UK Annual Conference, to make a compelling case for scaling up the clean energy transition.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 1, 2024

But in trying to shape a regulation that would mollify opponents—largely industries responsible for the heat-trapping gases that cause climate change—the SEC failed to relieve investors of responsibility for determining how companies will fare in the clean energy transition. It wastes time we don’t have.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 12, 2022

By 2050, the world may be getting 15-18% of its energy from wind, but may also have 43 million metric tons of retired blades to address. All wind energy stakeholders, including states, the federal government, companies, suppliers, and consumers, can fuel the responsible, sustainable development of a circular wind energy industry.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 27, 2022

EV batteries currently represent about half of the lithium-ion batteries (by mass) that are being recycled, which also includes consumer electronics and waste from battery manufacturing. This group consists of automotive and battery manufacturers, government agency representatives, and public interest groups.

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Enviromental Defense

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Time and time again we have been told to trust that the Alberta Government and that government and industry have our best interests in mind,” shares Eriel Tchekwie Deranger, executive director of Indigenous Climate Action and member of Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation. The Government of Alberta is on a greenwashing tour at COP28.

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Fossil Fuels Government Regulations Waste 144

Clean Energy Law

MARCH 15, 2024

Regulated Entities shall focus on “governance,” “strategy,” “impact, risk and opportunity management,” and “indicators and objectives” throughout their analysis and reporting processes. This involves assessing both the impact of their activities on the environment and the risks and impact environmental factors may have on their business.

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A Greener Life

APRIL 10, 2025

It was in 2014 that the government ramped up ambitions and committed the funds for a fully electric railway. India prepares to ramp up clean energy capacity Second, electric traction is more energy efficient. Burning stuff to make things go wastes a lot of energy as heat and noise.

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A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

By Bernice Lee Following the Paris Agreement, corporate enthusiasm for climate action surged, with net-zero commitments and the energy transition taking a central role in both government and business agendas. It is not a direct replacement for environmental, social, and governance (ESG) strategies. This shift is not abstract.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Pennsylvania voters broadly favor the clean energy industry and express concerns about air and water pollution. Click Here for poll results narrative. Click Here for presentation slides. One in ten (11%) voters say they strongly oppose the practice. An additional 19% say they’re not sure. 28 to Oct. 28 to Oct.

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Circle of Blue

JANUARY 31, 2023

Petro indicated that his government will not allow the mine to proceed. Instead he favors support for clean energy production. An investigation by the non-profit news site CalMatters found that California send a large portion of its hazardous waste to facilities in other states that have weaker environmental rules.

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Circle of Blue

MAY 22, 2023

The EPA orders Baltimore to protect its drinking water reservoirs from animal waste. Billion : Funding available for a new Army Corps program to provide low-interest loans for dam safety improvements at dams that are not owned by the federal government. government water policy. Nitrate also affected the most acreage.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Tom Wolf told the first-ever Global Clean Energy Action Forum in Pittsburgh about Pennsylvania’s significant progress in the transition to clean energy and vowed that the Commonwealth will continue to be a leader in energy innovation. private sector in the global clean-energy marketplace.

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Enviromental Defense

DECEMBER 27, 2023

At the international and federal levels, significant progress was made on climate action, plastic waste, toxic chemicals and biodiversity conservation. Looking forward to 2024, we expect the federal government will make progress on efforts that are already underway and deliver real results. You can read more about this issue here.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The wind is in our sails on the voyage towards a clean energy future. Wind energy is currently the largest renewable energy source in the US, and the industry is growing fast. A large rare earth element waste lake is located twenty minutes from the city center. Workers in a mine shaft in Bawsaing, Myanmar.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Solar Schools Technical Assistance Program To Help Apply For Solar For Schools, Other Funding Sustainable Pittsburgh: Report On Clean Energy Workforce - Needs And Opportunities For Southwestern PA Dept. Get Your Passport To 2025 PA Farm Show, Enhance Your Conservation Skills Starting Jan.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 5, 2025

Violations issued for abandonment and failure to submit annual production, waste generation and well integrity reports. Violations issued for abandonment and failure to submit annual production, waste generation and well integrity reports. DEP also requested a Waste Control and Disposal Plan for the site. Shaffer Jr.

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A Greener Life

JULY 9, 2024

We also acknowledged that their ambition could be higher when it comes to tackling climate change and unleashing the potential of clean energy and technology. Green growth Starmer’s Labour government will have a limited budget, and as a result, will have limited spending budgets and therefore will need to prioritise generating growth.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 5, 2025

For nearly seven years-- since July 18, 2018 when the spills were first discovered-- DEP has been trying to work with Benko to get the multiple spills at the site cleaned up. Benko also failed to submit annual production, waste generation and well integrity reports. No response requested. Other violations continued.

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Clean Energy Law

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Pearce , and Guy Jack Mathews The Resource Conversation and Recovery Act (RCRA) mandates a two-part “corrective action” regime: Permits for any “solid waste management unit” (SWMU) at a “treatment, storage or disposal facility” (TSDF) must require “corrective action” for all releases of “hazardous waste” or “hazardous constituents,” “regardless of (..)

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Washington Nature

MARCH 18, 2022

trillion FY2022 omnibus spending package to fund the federal government through Sept. The Nature Conservancy engages deeply on advocacy for federal conservation funding, and we’re pleased to see the solid investments for conservation, climate resilience, and clean energy included in this bill. Last week Congress approved a $1.5

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Circle of Blue

JULY 18, 2022

Federal nuclear regulators intend to issue a license for an interim nuclear waste storage facility in southeastern New Mexico. And lastly, the White House science office asks for public input on the federal government’s PFAS research strategy. Nuclear Waste Storage in New Mexico. government water policy.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 12, 2023

Utility companies, as well as state and federal government regulatory agencies, made a series of questionable decisions that together created the situation we find ourselves in today. There is no time to waste in preparing for a reliable system that recognizes the expanding role of renewables.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Pursue Your Constitutional Right To A Clean Environment In Pennsylvania House next voting day Nov. 11, 12, 13 -- Committee Schedule Senate next voting day Nov. We Do Not Trust Foxes To Guard Henhouses’ -- PennDOT To Open Next Round Of Federal Electric Vehicle Charging Application Period Dec. 11; Sets Nov. 11; Sets Nov.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 2, 2024

“We congratulate CCRRA for having the vision and resolve to achieve this milestone and move the Authority into the clean energy economy.” Owned and operated by Clean Energy Fuels Corp., Visit the Centre County Recycling and Refuse Authority website for more information on recycling and waste services in Centre County.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 30, 2025

Here are 111 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us. Thank you for your leadership! -- Guest Essay: March 28, 1979 At 3:53 a.m.

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Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

This is more wasteful spending from the Ontario government. million to the $231 million wasted in canceling green energy projects in 2019 and the billions this government is planning to waste by contracting new gas plants that will have to close in 2035 due to incoming Federal regulations. Add this $4.1

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