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. Click Here to register and for more information. Posted: August 23, 2023] PA Environment Digest

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 1, 2024

Contrary to claims made by some pundits, this transition away from fossil fuels can be done at moderate cost, primarily with technologies that are commercially available today. Electricity is undoubtedly the best choice of fuel in the transition, as it is a proven technology and a efficient way to propel vehicles of all types and sizes.

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Fossil Fuels Biofuels Nitrogen Oxides Electricity 334

Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The full lifecycle of fossil fuels, which includes exploration, extraction, processing, storage, transportation, combustion, and waste disposal, threatens the health of our planet and communities—with the burden disproportionately being borne by communities of color and low-income communities. result in billions of dollars saved.

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Fossil Fuels Clean Energy Nitrogen Oxides Carbon Emissions 274

Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 22, 2022

What secret weapon is a critical enabler of this dramatic energy transition? A 1 megawatt vanadium flow battery (a different technology from lithium-ion, but also used for energy storage) is in Pullman, Washington, built by UniEnergy Technologies and owned by Avista Utilities. Batteries help store surplus energy.

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Wind Power Renewable Energy Electricity Clean Energy 223

Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 21, 2024

The IRA was passed into law to propel our nation’s clean energy transition forward. With the shift to a tax credit premised on technology-neutral framing, the risk is high that heavily polluting power plants—the very polluters this tax credit is meant to drive the shift away from—instead co-opt it for their own.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 19, 2022

There are two types of solar technology for electricity generation. Another technology, concentrating solar power (CSP) , uses the sun’s heat instead. That technology accounts for 84% of US solar panels , according to the US Department of Energy. The most common type of PV panel is made using crystalline-silicon (c-SI).

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Carbon Monoxide Electricity Carbon Dioxide Renewable Energy 312

PA Environment Daily

JULY 12, 2023

Under DOE’s Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Office the nine organizations— eight regional and one national— will establish a network of Technical Assistance Partnerships to accelerate the integration and deployment of clean energy technologies.

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Clean Energy Technology Technology Fossil Fuels 74

Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 27, 2022

EVs are a newer technology, and their batteries require different end-of-life processing than gasoline vehicles. For stationary storage, companies such as RePurpose Energy and B2U Storage Solutions are repurposing these batteries to be used for renewable energy generation support. Recycling is key to making EVs greener.

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Recycling Electricity Renewable Energy Technology 361

Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 19, 2023

Richer nations, which are most responsible for heat-trapping emissions, must provide low- and middle-income countries the funding they require to transition to clean energy and better withstand worsening climate extremes. And we must invest in protecting critical ecosystems too.

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Fossil Fuels Climate Change Clean Energy Carbon Emissions 246

Environmental Leader

JULY 5, 2022

As Starbucks has grown into one of the world’s premier coffee stores, it has been challenged to deal with its carbon footprint, waste, and recycling. The post Starbucks Runs 66% of its Stores Globally With Clean Energy. The Goal is 100% appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader. How is it doing?

Clean Energy 81

Clean Energy Recycling Waste Renewable Energy 81

Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 26, 2024

My testimony highlighted the critical importance of making sure today’s hydrogen policies choose hydrogen production projects and end uses that are truly aligned overall with the clean energy transition. This would be a disastrous outcome, wasting time and money we do not have in the pressing fight to turn the tide on climate.

Climate Change 244

Climate Change Fossil Fuels Carbon Dioxide Clean Energy 244

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

But smarter approaches, if carefully applied, could help to reverse costly reliance on gas, and accelerate the clean energy transition in PJM, and nationwide. Both moves could help get more clean energy onto the grid. of the proposed generation in the queue.

Natural Gas 69

Natural Gas Electricity Fossil Fuels Clean Energy 69

Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 25, 2024

Department of the Treasury (Treasury) to carefully implement multiple new Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) tax credits, including the Section 45V Credit for Production of Clean Hydrogen (“45V”). The December proposal makes clear that Treasury understands the critical importance of getting implementation guidance right from the start.

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Clean Energy Waste Greenhouse Clean Air Act 217

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. The World Bank predicts that the demand for neodymium for energy technologies in 2050 will be 37% of total 2018 neodymium production.

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Recycling Renewable Energy Clean Energy Technology 148

Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 12, 2022

While today’s carbon fiber and fiberglass require lots of energ y to produce and are hard to recycle , incorporating more bio-materials into their composites and developing new recycling technologies can reduce their footprint. Also, fortunately, the fibers and epoxies needed to make these strong synthetic materials are widely available.

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Recycling Wind Power Technology Technology 239

Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 25, 2023

With an outsized credit for the lowest-carbon tier, the incentive’s aim is clear: Drive deployment of hydrogen production technologies that will be needed by, and aligned with , the nation’s overall clean energy transition.

Fossil Fuels 207

Fossil Fuels Carbon Dioxide Clean Energy Carbon Emissions 207

PA Environment Daily

MAY 11, 2022

By Jennifer Matthews, Penn State News Upcycling plastic waste into graphite, used in electric vehicles and renewable energy storage, could positively contribute to the global economy, preserving resources, saving energy and reducing carbon dioxide emissions, according to Penn State researchers.

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Upcycling Clean Energy Waste Electricity 52

Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 3, 2022

This decision wrongfully precludes the agency’s authority to set robust power plant carbon pollution standards in line with today’s technologies and practices adopted on a sector-wide basis. While clean energy progress is definitely underway, it is not happening fast enough or on the scale necessary to limit the threat from climate change.

Climate Change 263

Climate Change Fossil Fuels Carbon Emissions Nitrogen Oxides 263

The Energy Law

AUGUST 4, 2023

While technology existed that would have allowed produced water to be treated for further use by operators in drilling, doing so was not economically feasible. Recent technology has made the process of treating produced water inexpensive enough that it can be sold to operators for a profit. That is, until the last few years.

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Waste Natural Resources 2019 Law 98

Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

However, Treasury also recognizes there are significant differences between electricity and gas systems and between carbon-free electricity and biomethane/fugitive methane wastes, resulting in necessary divergences in approach. Fuel deliverability, tracking, and certification.

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Fossil Fuels Waste Regulations Electricity 280

Brag

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Department of Energy (DOE) announced the availability of $54 million in seed funding for U.S. small businesses to research, develop, and create commercialization action plans for new technologies that accelerate the national transition to a clean energy economy. million in follow-on funding.

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Clean Energy Technology Technology Recycling 53

Cresforum

JANUARY 19, 2024

Qcells North America , the largest solar module factory of its kind in the United States, recently announced a partnership with Microsoft to expand renewable energy production and bring additional solar energy to the grid. supply chain and clean energy economy. manufacturing.

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Renewable Energy Clean Energy 2030 Waste 110

A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Concerns about the feasibility of some energy transition targets have intensified, driven in no small part by resistance from fossil fuel industries and growing public scepticism in many regions, where populists have framed ambitious environmental promises as unrealistic or out of touch with voters’ concerns.

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Fossil Fuels Paris Agreement Clean Energy Politics 52

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 15, 2025

Click Here for a copy of the letter. On February 28, ECOS also issued this statement on the reported 65% cut to the US Environmental Protection Agencys budget-- States carry out more than 90% of the nations federal environmental laws in communities around the U.S.,

Air Pollution 70

Air Pollution Environmental Protection Waste Climate Change 70

Environmental Leader

JULY 30, 2021

Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded $127 million to small businesses working on clean energy technology, representing a total of 110 projects in 26 states. Funding is provided by DOE’s science and energy program offices, the Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation, and the Office of Environmental Management.

Clean Energy 54

Clean Energy Technology Technology Renewable Energy 54

Physics World

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Taking advantage of new technologies will be essential if the world is to achieve its net-zero goals. Renewable energy sources are perhaps the most obvious of these, and the transition to them is already under way. “I Hari Chohan , nuclear radiation analyst, UK Atomic Energy Authority.

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Nuclear Power Radiation Fossil Fuels Clean Energy 122

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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2025 Waste Natural Gas 2023 89

Clean Energy Law

MARCH 15, 2024

Regulated Entities Under the Guidelines, the top 180 companies listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange and the top 50 companies on its Science and Technology Innovation Board of the Shanghai Stock Exchange must publish SDRs annually, within four months of the end of their fiscal year.

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Regulations 2026 2025 Waste 147

Circle of Blue

MAY 22, 2023

Lawmakers in Congress introduce bills on hydropower reform , mining law reform , and water technology adoption. The EPA orders Baltimore to protect its drinking water reservoirs from animal waste. The Clean Energy Minerals Reform Act would update national mining laws that date to 1872. In context: U.S.

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Waste Government Technology Technology 147

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.

Natural Gas 77

Natural Gas 2018 2024 2023 77

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. The other report is an analysis of how breaching the dams would affect the electric grid and the region’s clean energy goals. Nuclear Waste Storage in New Mexico. On the Radar.

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Clean Water Act Waste 2018 Regulations 130

Legal Planet

OCTOBER 10, 2022

To meet these goals, the state is facilitating burgeoning carbon capture and sequestration (or storage) (CCS) technologies that capture carbon from point sources to store, as well as carbon dioxide removal (CDR), which removes carbon from the atmosphere. Clean Energy. Climate Change Mitigation.

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2021 2022 Sea Level Clean Energy 130

PA Environment Daily

MAY 17, 2024

In 2002, Scientific American named Dr. Mann one of the fifty leading visionaries in science and technology, and in 2012, he received the Hans Oeschger Medal of the European Geophysical Union. He has publicly called for investments in clean energy, green technologies, and environmental research.

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Climate Change Fossil Fuels Clean Energy 2006 120

Law and Environment

DECEMBER 21, 2021

The Council’s draft plan recommends a broad array of regulatory measures, legislation, and other state actions across every sector of the state’s economy – any and all of which could have significant implications for New York’s clean energy markets for decades to come.

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Greenhouse Clean Energy Biofuels 2030 130

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 10, 2021

This wastes energy. In 2019, clean energy jobs in Pennsylvania increased for the seventh straight year, growing to nearly 94,000 workers statewide before the effects of the coronavirus outbreak impacted the nation’s economy. Over 75 percent of those clean energy jobs are in energy efficiency industries.”

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2030 2020 Clean Energy Carbon Dioxide 104

Greenbuilding Law

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Solar panels provide clean energy from the sun, and their prevalence as an energy source has been growing dramatically. Overall, more than 3% of electricity in the United States was produced using solar technologies in 2020. In 2020, solar panels provided about 40% of new U.S. By 2050, the U.S. By 2050, the U.S.

Waste 52

Waste Recycling Regulations Electricity 52

Clean Energy Law

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The Taxonomy is also important for industries that struggle with technological limitations in achieving a 1.5°C–aligned These credits are generated by reducing emissions when a CFPP is retired early and replaced with clean energy. incompatible with a 1.5°C–aligned C–aligned reduction in emissions.

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