Legal Planet

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Here’s more: “California’s climate ambitions will be met only by deploying clean energy and transportation on an unprecedented scale, and China has a lot to offer on that score. China is also a world leader on offshore wind energy production, an area Newsom has sought to emphasize in California.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 18, 2024

And, unfortunately for them, the energy market is pointing in the opposite direction. Fracked gas companies are seeing less build-out of new natural gas power plants because solar and wind power are so cheap. We will pay and the companies will eat the profits. It’s time to stop falling for this grift. Bartolotta, Sen.

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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. By contrast, nearly every part of a renewable energy grid can be circular.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 12, 2023

Three decades of deregulation allowed private companies, as opposed to public regulators, to make critical decisions about reliability. In many places state and federal utility regulators delegated decisions about energy supplies to the market. Market forces are moving private investment to renewables.

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Law Columbia

DECEMBER 22, 2023

The key changes DOE is proposing to make to its categorical exclusions are as follows: Solar PV Projects : DOE’s current NEPA regulations include a categorical exclusion ( Exclusion B5.16 ) for certain categories of solar PV projects.

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A Greener Life

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Australia has become the latest country to jump on the wave of offshore wind development. Analysts expect the country could soon see a big boom in offshore wind. Australia’s new pro-climate action government has meant an acceleration in clean energy interest and capacity.

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Cresforum

JANUARY 16, 2024

Introduction One of the main messages coming out of the recent COP28 meetings in the UAE concerns the role that nuclear power can play in the future of clean energy development around the world. The hope is that this encourages international financial institutions to include nuclear energy in loans for energy projects.

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Enviromental Defense

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Clean electricity is absolutely integral to efforts to decarbonize the economy and fight climate change. It’s good to see Ontario working to bolster, rather than undermine, the province’s “Clean Energy Advantage.” And it is a competitive advantage for the province.

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E2 Law Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Enacted in 2019, the CLCPA transformed the state’s earlier clean energy standard efforts from administrative fiat to law and sets more aggressive goals to reduce statewide greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions economy-wide to 60% from a 1990 baseline by 2030, and 15% from a 1990 baseline by 2050.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Shapiro, DEP In Support Of Strong Oil & Gas Industry Methane Emission Controls [PaEN] -- Beaver County Marcellus Awareness Community Urges EPA To Move Forward With Strong Regulation Of Vinyl Chloride Under Federal Toxic Substances Control Act, While Calling For A Ban [PaEN] -- Reminder: DEP To Host Nov.

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Law Columbia

JULY 30, 2024

The draft of New York’s Clean Energy Standard Biennial Review was published July 1 by New York State Department of Public Service (NYS DPS) and New York State Energy Research and Development (NYSERDA). Interested entities propose solutions to address this need, and an evaluation process results in transmission development.

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A Greener Life

APRIL 7, 2022

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (left) visits a hybrid power plant where “green” hydrogen is made using wind power and fed into the gas grid. Germany is not doing all it can to cut back energy use and increase economic pressure on Russia, argues Arne Jungjohann. Photo credit: Fabian Sommer / Alamy. By Arne Jungjohann.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 6, 2025

As the year kicks off with a very cold January weather forecast, US power grid operators and the regulators who oversee them are paying close attention to ensure that the grid failures of several past extreme winter storms dont happen again.

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Environmental Progress

APRIL 20, 2021

ERCOT also expected, during peak demand events in winter, to have power from wind represent about 27% of installed wind capacity. In its most severe appraisal of the loss of wind capacity, ERCOT expected 8% of wind power compared to capacity. 14] The average age of a unit of wind or solar is 6.3

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Law Columbia

MARCH 25, 2016

These diversions are inconsistent with New York State regulations aimed at ensuring the proceeds of the auctions would be spent on new programs to further reduce greenhouse gas emissions. If the Senate proposal is approved, the diversions will total $269 million—nearly 30% of the $925.8

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 8, 2024

After years of federal, state, and local efforts supporting the required environmental, engineering, and business plans to transition this region to clean energy, the arrival of wind farms out at sea is a reason to celebrate, yet the distortions and oil-driven conflicts continue. Source: U.S. Coast Guard.

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Law Columbia

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Construction and operation of an interstate natural gas pipeline requires a certificate of public convenience and necessity from the Federal Energy Regulation Commission (“FERC”) under Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act.

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Law Columbia

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

The most direct of these is imposed on certain fossil fuel power plants by requiring them to purchase carbon dioxide emissions allowances as part of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. The others, established through New York’s Clean Energy Standard, compensate renewable generators and nuclear plants for their low-carbon attributes.

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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

The plan must specifically address how EPA will consider the effects of Clean Air Act regulation on the coal industry. Murray Energy Corp. The groups said FERC’s review was at odds with EPA and Council on Environmental Quality guidance, caselaw, and the NEPA regulations. McCarthy , No. 5:14 -cv-39 (N.D. Sierra Club v.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 16, 2022

Using collective power, she sees people demanding their cities adopt disaster mitigation plans to ensure they’re not left vulnerable to the next disaster as they try to rebuild. We need to build our infrastructure with extreme heat, tornadoes, and other extreme weather events in mind to help keep us safe.

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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

OCTOBER 20, 2024

13 Webinar On EPA Clean School Bus Grant Program [PaEN] -- TribLive: Plum School District Working To Cover Costs Of Adding Electric Buses To Fleet -- WHYY: Philly Property Owners Could Soon Face Fines If Their Electric Vehicle Chargers Don’t Work Help Wanted -- Sustainable Pittsburgh Executive Director Joylette Portlock, Ph.D 22 , 1:00 p.m.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 14, 2024

Shapiro’s Offer To Work On Legislation To Make The Electric Grid More Reliable, Diversify Our Energy Sources, Lower Energy Costs For Ratepayers, Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions [PaEN] -- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Gov.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Chicago enters the race to build the Great Lakes’ first offshore wind project. Local resistance impedes clean energy development in Ohio. The rules will slow clean energy development in the state, creating new risks and development hurdles for investors. Looking Ahead. Upcoming Events.

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Legal Planet

MARCH 6, 2023

Hydrogen’s supply-side has been buttressed by incentives from state and federal governments, refineries and utilities looking to extend the life of fossil fuel infrastructure, and renewable energy companies seeking to take advantage of the huge amounts of clean energy needed to produce green hydrogen.

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Environmental Progress

MARCH 11, 2021

And, indeed, while wind turbines north of Texas functioned more or less as intended, during the cold snap, they produced very little power for their grids. [11] 11] Part of the reason for inadequate in-state electricity supply in California last August was that state regulators had closed in-state baseload power plants.

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Acoel

MARCH 8, 2023

And then there is the big challenge of permitting new clean energy projects. Siting and regulating public utility installations of any kind often invite public opposition based on concerns about property values, neighborhood amenities, traffic, noise, water, and other environmental issues. See [link].

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Acoel

JULY 30, 2021

Like Dangerfield, advocates for the clean energy technology known as offshore wind power (OSW) have confronted a regulatory field of danger from hesitant environmental and utility regulators, legislators, beachfront home owners, and a most difficult set of critics—fishermen. Fishermen were here first.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 17, 2024

PaEN] -- LancasterOnline: Neighbors Bring Concerns On Rheems Quarry Expansion To State Regulators -- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: A Grid For All: Assembling An Army Of Energy Soldiers Through Virtual PowerPlants -- Altoona Mirror: Rep.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 17, 2024

Bradford County [PaEN] -- The Derrick: Public Utility Commission Starts Investigation Into Possible Order For Another Utility To Permanently Acquire Venango Water Company Impacted By Conventional Oil Well Spill [PaEN] -- DEP Issues Violation To CNX Gas Company For Withdrawing Over 1.8

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the investment of $24 million in 112 clean energy projects in Pennsylvania to create jobs and help lower their energy bills through the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) and the Empowering Rural America (New ERA) program. USDA is also investing $20.5

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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

The court said the trade group had satisfied the stringent requirements for a stay pending judicial review and stayed the rule “insofar as it purports to regulate trailers.” Both sets of intervenors also said the court should limit any abeyance period to 120 days. million rate increase.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 20, 2024

Million To Allegheny Electric Cooperative Under Rural Energy Programs [PaEN] -- TribLive Guest Essay: We Must Build On, Not Kill, Clean Energy Momentum - by Adam Forgie, Mayor, Turtle Creek Borough -- DCED Begins Accepting Applications For PA Solar For Schools Grants Nov.

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ESA

AUGUST 16, 2021

Regulation, Litigation – Bloomberg Law. billion for electric vehicle charging infrastructure and $27 billion for clean energy research, development, demonstration and commercialization. Energy and Natural Resources. It’s seen as a way to quickly increase clean energy use without hiking electric bills for consumers.

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Science Blogs

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

San Diego commits to 100% clean electricity. . Energy Department aims to close international clean energy office. EPA head met with multiple energy execs in his first weeks. Navigating Clean Energy Innovation in the Age of Trump. . Trump regulators trigger pollution fight. 2017.06.14.

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Legal Planet

MAY 7, 2025

Oh, and this effective government program with years of bipartisan approval, mind you is able to cut pollution by working collaboratively with the private sector on a voluntary system rather than regulating it. In a galaxy where logic prevails, this model program does its thing without us ever having to think about it again. Electricity!

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Law Columbia

JULY 2, 2021

Virginia Federal Court Said Challenge to NEPA Regulations Was Not Justiciable. Hawai‘i Supreme Court Upheld Denial of Request to Re-Open Order Approving Wind Power Purchase Agreement. Circuit Decision on Affordable Clean Energy Rule. Living Rivers v. Hoffman , No. 4:19-cv-00057 (D. Utah June 21, 2021).

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