Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 30, 2023

That lower-than-expected electricity demand also makes spring (and the other “shoulder” season, fall) the go-to seasons for fossil fuel and nuclear power plants to go offline for scheduled maintenance—or refueling, in the case of the nuclear plants. That means that there are fewer of them competing to supply demand.

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Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Existing global environmental governance institutions – even those designed to address climate change – are ill-equipped for such challenges. Or low-carbon energy from renewable energy systems rather than nuclear power, with its needs for cooling water. Their effects are practically irreversible.

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Law Columbia

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Japan ) and a second in Yokosuka in 2019 ( Yokosuka Climate Case ). In the 2019 case, the judgments focused on the procedural aspect of the replacement of the coal-fired power plant and discussion of the climate issues was limited. The court viewed climate change as an uncertain future danger.

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A Greener Life

JULY 30, 2021

Germany has recently experienced fatal and apocalyptic climate- fuelled floods , after which the country’s Chancellor, Angela Merkel, promised the government would do more to tackle climate change. So what should Germany do with their newfound appetite for tackling climate change? Quitting coal.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 4, 2023

Photos: Keystone Conemaugh Coal Power Plant, Indiana County; Hickory Run Natural Gas Power Plant, Lawrence County; Limerick Nuclear Power Plant, Montgomery County PA DEP Public Notice Dashboards: -- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Feb.

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Cresforum

OCTOBER 28, 2024

The programming featured remarks from Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Senior Policy Advisor for Energy and Environment Andy Zach, who set the stage for a robust discussion on nuclear energy’s potential to power a low-carbon future.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 11, 2023

The public was thankfully not harmed by the Nebraska incident, but this was unfortunately not an isolated incident in terms of flood risks posed to the US nuclear power fleet. Spring in a warming world means a broadened focus The link between climate change and tornado activity is an active area of research.

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Global Green

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Adding in the contributions of nuclear power plants could bring the total share of US electricity generated by “zero-carbon” sources up from 40 percent, where it is today, to almost 70 percent in 2030. Nuclear is by no means ideal, but it is serving to bridge the gap to a zero-carbon future.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Germany decides to phase out nuclear power, complicating efforts to decarbonize the power sector. Government adopts a sector-by-sector plan to reach 2050 climate goals. Germany has dragged its feet on EVs because of its powerful car industry. How much did ending nuclear power impede German climate progress?

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 12, 2024

And this problem will only get worse as the impacts of climate change become more frequent and severe. While it’s clear we need to rapidly reduce gas generation to help limit the worst impacts of climate change, it’s less clear how much fossil gas capacity we actually need to maintain reliability in a future decarbonized grid.

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A Greener Life

APRIL 30, 2023

That is why we are fully committing to nuclear power in the UK, backing a new generation of small modular reactors.” If I was hoping to bring down energy bills, then nuclear isn’t the first place I’d look. The cost of Hinkley Point C, Britain’s first new nuclear power plant in decades, was originally priced at £16 billion.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 8, 2023

On March 8, the Senate passed Senate Bill 143 (Yaw-R- Lycoming)-- that would block the ability of local elected officials from moving to cleaner sources of energy to address climate change by a bipartisan vote of 40 to 9. Legislation like this was vetoed by Gov. Wolf in July of last year. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 30, 2025

Cascading Failures Combined To Produce The Worst Nuclear Power Accident In US History At Three Mile Island - By James M. Seif, Former Administrative Assistant to Gov. Data Centers Impacts On Electricity Grid -- PJM Interconnection Reliability Initiative Attracts 94 Applications For 26.6

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 6, 2023

On March 6, Republicans on the Senate Local Government Committee reported out legislation-- Senate Bill 143 (Yaw-R-Lycoming)-- that would block the ability of local elected officials from moving to cleaner sources of energy to address climate change. Legislation like this was vetoed by Gov. Wolf in July of last year. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 26, 2025

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A Greener Life

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Climate concerns. Climate change played a much larger role in this election cycle than previously, even though the Germans have typically been concerned about the environment. This is of course a contradictory to taking action on climate. This is despite the fact he himself sat in the government as a finance minister.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 4, 2024

The PA Association of Environmental Professionals will host an April 24 webinar on Protecting PA’s Aquatic Ecosystems from Thermal Discharges In An Era of Climate Change starting at Noon. He has extensive operational leadership experience in fisheries surveys, aquatic compliance monitoring, and benthic surveys.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 17, 2024

Of Energy On Appalachian Hydrogen Hub Previewing Future Engagement Opportunities Featured Comments Expressing Concerns About The Project [PaEN] NewsClips: -- PennLive Guest Essay: As A Mom, Solar For Schools Brings Me Peace Of Mind - By Carolyn Heckman, Evangelical Environmental Network -- WHYY - Sophia Schmidt: The Philly Region Is Claiming Millions (..)

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 25, 2023

The House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee is scheduled to hold a hearing May 1 on cryptocurrency and climate change. At the hearing, Robert Altenburg, PennFuture’s Senior Director for Energy and Climate presented an overview of cryptocurrency mining in Pennsylvania and its environmental impacts. PAhomePage/WBRE.)

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A Greener Life

APRIL 29, 2023

The German nuclear power plant Grafenrheinfeld before it was decommissioned in 2015. By Anders Lorenzen As Germany completed its nuclear phase-out earlier this month, it becomes clear that Europe’s economic and industrial powerhouse is further away from climate action than almost every single EU member country.

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Physics World

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Those findings might surprise physicists, who will be aware that the energy density of nuclear fission is so high that just a fingertip of uranium has an energy equivalent of 5000 barrels of oil. The COP26 climate talks that will be held on 1–12 November in Glasgow offer a perfect opportunity to do so. Young support.

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Law Columbia

JUNE 26, 2023

Coal-Fired power plants targeted at the case, taken by Attorney Shunsuke Sugit In March 2023, two important decisions regarding the operation of newly built coal-fired power plants were handed down by courts in Japan. Citizens’ Committee on the Kobe Coal-Fired Power Plant v.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Yaw was attempting to prevent actions like Bucks County took to join a lawsuit charging oil companies intentionally deceived the public about the role fossil fuels play in worsening climate change. Read more here.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 25, 2022

Here are a couple examples of recent UCS studies that have used capacity expansion models: Federal Clean Energy Tax Credits utilized the ReEDS model to evaluate several federal tax credit policies, assessing their impact on the buildout of renewable energy resources and power sector global warming emissions.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 15, 2024

This funding represents another step in the Shapiro Administration's commitment to combating climate change and providing travelers with transportation options that are cleaner, safer, more affordable, and built by Pennsylvanians. On August 15, the Department of Transportation announced $7.1 Click Here for a list of projects funded.

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Physics World

OCTOBER 28, 2021

With the COP26 climate summit underway in Glasgow, Physics World Weekly is bringing you a two-part series on climate change. Last week’s episode explored how extreme heat will affect global health and the challenges faced by climate modellers. Today’s episode is focussed on climate solutions.

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Law Columbia

JUNE 1, 2022

Japan , their case challenging the legality of a governmental approval that allows for the construction and operation of new coal-fired power plants. This will be the first climate change case heard before the Supreme Court. Japan’s climate change context. Civil law cases. Kobe Steel Ltd.,

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 16, 2024

DEP Climate Change Advisory Committee meeting. 17 December 17-- Agenda Posted. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. Visit the Committee webpage for instructions for joining the meeting remotely.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 15, 2024

Related Articles: -- New Partnership Launches Initiative To Help 60 Low-And-Middle Income Families In Southeast PA Lease Solar Energy Systems To Reduce Their Energy Costs [PaEN] -- PA Interfaith Power & Light, Jewish Earth Alliance Hosts Aug.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 9, 2023

Yaw Proposes Independent Energy Office To Promote Development Of PA’s Diverse Energy Portfolio - Natural Gas, Nuclear Power, Coal [PaEN] -- Rep.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 3, 2024

-- WHYY: Flood Risk Is Increasing In Philly Region, Here’s What You Need To Know -- Beaver County Times: State Leaders, Regulators Push For Solar For Former Mine Lands -- Post-Gazette - Bruce Ledewitz: The Republican Reason We’re Not Talking About Climate Change -- WHYY: Limerick Nuclear Power Plant To test Emergency Siren System TODAY -- TribLive: (..)

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 21, 2021

On December 21, the Conservative Energy Network released a new poll showing 73 percent of all voters would be more likely to support a Republican candidate who embraces new technologies and innovation in addressing climate change and clean energy issues. 90 percent of Americans view climate change as a threat to some extent.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 19, 2023

Another reliability benefit of grid regionalization is that a western RTO would be much better positioned to coordinate the response to extreme weather conditions, which are becoming much more frequent as the West increasingly feels the impacts of climate change. The list goes on, but you get the point.

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Physics World

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Global solutions: What physicists can do to tackle the climate crisis. “A It’s easy to ignore such warnings as distant, vague and alarmist, something only of concern to policymakers and politicians at gatherings like next month’s COP26 climate summit in Glasgow. Is the answer to climate change lying beneath your feet?

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Physics World

OCTOBER 19, 2021

From physics to politics William D Magwood IV, director-general of the Nuclear Energy Agency, thinks nuclear power can help us meet net-zero targets. I fight,” answered Magwood, who at the time directed the Office of Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology at the US Department of Energy (DOE). Courtesy: NEA).

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 5, 2024

. - A Life Dedicated To The River's Flow [PaEN] -- National Energy Technology Laboratory: Marshall Middle School Wins Western PA Science Bowl, Moves On To Nationals In April -- MCall: Judge Upholds Lehigh Valley Township’s Ruling Against Building Warehouses On Golf Course -- Spotlight PA: PA Pays Property Owners For Land Lost To Eminent Domain, But (..)

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 13, 2022

By Hilary Mercer , Shell Polymers/Pennsylvania Chemicals Project & Kevin Walker, President/CEO Duquesne Light This guest essay first appeared on TribLive.com May 11, 2022 -- Climate change demands that the world, including our region, transition its energy profile to a low-carbon one.

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