Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 16, 2024

I work in the electric utility sector, specifically on the grid issues that shape our energy supply choices. I heard some early warnings of data center growth running into grid limits first from tech companies and then from electric utility planners. This growth is a jolt to the usually slow-moving electricity sector.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Cooperation between Russia and China on fast breeder reactors Civilian nuclear agreements and cooperation between countries are not uncommon, especially between nuclear supplier countries and those looking to expand and develop nuclear power programs.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Gretchen Whitmer is expected to sign into law tomorrow. It adds Michigan to the growing list of states, including Illinois and Minnesota , that have adopted standards to increase renewable energy on the grid and move toward 100-percent decarbonization of the power sector. The package represents progress on a number of fronts.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 19, 2023

This would have enabled the CAISO to expand its operations into the rest of the west as a regional transmission organization (RTO), an independent entity that plans and operates the electricity grid. The overall idea, often referred to as grid regionalization , was to create one grid operator and power market for the entire west.

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A Greener Life

JANUARY 2, 2025

The German example Germany, the economic and industrial powerhouse in Europe in 2023, decided, for ideological and emotional reasons, to wean itself off nuclear power , even though the low-carbon baseload energy source was key to stability and economic output. Ironically, Germany also imports nuclear-produced electricity from France.

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Energy and Climate Law

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

The country wants to close the last nuclear power plant by 2022 and simultaneously phase-out coal by 2038 at latest. Now the government is pushing ahead with settling compensation - but not via a law but via a public law contract. Electricity production from coal shall end in 2038 at latest in Germany.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 15, 2024

million in investments for Round 1B of federal National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) funding. Charging stations will expand access to, and the reliability of, electric vehicle (EV) charging within Pennsylvania. On August 15, the Department of Transportation announced $7.1 Click Here for a list of projects funded.

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Law and Environment

MAY 4, 2023

The gold standard—so-called “ green ” hydrogen—is hydrogen produced via electrolysis using renewable electricity from wind or solar. When water and electricity are introduced to the electrolyzer, water splits at the anode into oxygen and positively charged hydrogen ions. What’s with the colors? I’ve mentioned green and grey hydrogen.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 3, 2023

House holds Regular Session April 24, 25, 26 -- Committee Schedule -- Updated: House Budget Hearing Schedule - April 11, 12, 13, 14 Senate holds Regular Session April 24, 25, 26 -- Committee Schedule -- Updated Senate Budget Hearing Schedule - April 11, 12, 13 TODAY’s Calendar Of Events -- April 3 PA Environment Digest Now Available [PaEN] -- PJM This (..)

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 19, 2023

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 26, 2022

Forty-three years ago on March 28, 1979, Pennsylvanians woke up to a much different world -- the accident at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Dauphin County. Unit 1 at Three Mile Island continued to operate until it was shut down in September, 2019 as a result of competition with natural gas-fired electric generation.

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Law Columbia

JUNE 1, 2022

But the country changed course as a result of the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami, which led to the forced shutdown of nuclear power plants and greater reliance on fossil fuels. As of May 2022 , there are 163 operating coal-fired power plants in Japan. Civil law cases. In September 2017, in Sendai Citizens v.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 5, 2024

WEDNESDAY Noon: House Consumer Protection, Technology & Utilities Committee informational meeting on electric vehicle infrastructure. Room G-50 Irvis Building. Click Here to watch online. Room G-50 Irvis Building. Click Here to watch online. -- WVIA: Bernie McGurl, Lackawanna River Conservation Assn. - More Than Anticipated: Up $76.1

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A Greener Life

JULY 30, 2021

The country’s struggle to reduce its reliance on coal was significantly helped by the purely ideological and populist decision to phase out all its nuclear power stations by 2022 (initially following the Fukushima accident in 2011 in Japan) . They also get renewable energy from other European neighbours, mainly Denmark.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

School District In Violation Of Clean Streams Law After Chemical Leak Into Stream, DEP Says -- LancasterOnline: Long’s Park Adding Wetlands To Improve Water Quality -- Marcellus Drilling News: Shale Gas Companies Play ‘Dirty Pool’ By Reactivating Expired Leases By Claiming They Are Part Of Back-dated Pooling Declarations [PaEN] -- PUC Approves 48.9%

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Greenbuilding Law

APRIL 17, 2022

With legislation that became law last week, without the Governor’s signature, Maryland has enacted the most rigorous state law in the country reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and otherwise addressing ESG stewardship including climate change. only days from now). only days from now).

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 6, 2023

The article on Pennsylvania also highlights the lack of tough laws, regulations and penalties to prevent environmental problems, including inadequate well plugging bonds. Meanwhile, the article said, the natural gas industry is pushing for further deregulation.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 8, 2023

The Sabin Center for Climate Change Law and Environmental Defense Fund have just launched IRAtracker.org. Tracking IRA Implementation The IRA Tracker will monitor how federal agencies are implementing the law. The post New Inflation Reduction Act Tracker Launched by the Sabin Center and EDF appeared first on Climate Law Blog.

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Law Columbia

JUNE 26, 2023

et al. ) This blog post explores how the citizens in Kobe, a city in west Japan, attempted to stop the construction and operation of new coal-fired power plants through administrative and civil law actions. This led to the increased use of other energy sources, especially coal, for electricity generation. Kobe Steel Ltd.,

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Greenworks Law & Consulting LLC The following article first appeared on LinkedIn November 19, 2022 -- On November 3, 2022, Pennsylvania Governor Wolf quietly signed into law resurrecting the prospect of liquified natural gas ("LNG") export facilities at the Port of Philadelphia. By Lauren M. Williams, Esq.,

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 6, 2023

Million To Pennsylvania For Water Infrastructure Upgrades Funded By Bipartisan Infrastructure Law DEP Awards $1.5 Million To Pennsylvania For Water Infrastructure Upgrades Funded By Bipartisan Infrastructure Law DEP Awards $1.5 PA Wilds Accepting Applications From Individuals For The Remote Lifestyle Experience Program Dept.

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Smith Enviorment

JANUARY 22, 2023

A 2021 North Carolina law requires the N.C. Utilities Commission (NCUC) to “take all reasonable steps” to achieve a 70% reduction in carbon dioxide ( CO 2 ) emissions from electric generating units (EGUs) by 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality for the utility generation system by 2050. The law limits offsets to 5%.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

4 Hearing In Washington County [PaEN] -- Center For Coalfield Justice Hosts Sept. 24 Program In Washington County On Increasing Setbacks From Oil & Gas Infrastructure [PaEN] -- Inquirer - Will Bunch: Everything You Know From TV About Pennsylvania And Fracking Is Wrong -- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Aug. 31 to Sept.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 8, 2024

commercial nuclear power industry. The accident occurred at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant Unit 2 near Middletown, a few miles downstream from Harrisburg. The utility, you know, the electric people." Dick Thornburgh At 3:53 a.m., For 48 hours, the reactor was dangerously out of control. What's GPU?" "The

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 3, 2024

Shapiro Announces SBA Low-interest Loans Available For April 2024 Flood Survivors In Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Washington, Westmoreland Counties [PaEN] -- Delaware River Basin Commission, PEMA, Other Partners Make Available Flood Loss Reduction Assistance Resources For Local Officials [PaEN] -- Inquirer Guest Essay: Drenching Rains Come (..)

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Vermont Law

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

While Japan once had one of the world’s most diverse energy portfolios, the loss of its nuclear program has caused a sudden shift towards a fossil-fuel heavy generation industry. Subsequently, Japanese greenhouse gas emissions and electricity costs for industrial and residential consumers have skyrocketed. Sendai Nuclear Power Plant.

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Law Columbia

JUNE 27, 2023

Reasonable cause is a case-by-case determination for which the IRS may consider “efforts [] made to report the correct tax; the complexity of the tax issue; education, experience, or knowledge of tax law; and steps [taken] to understand [the] tax obligation or seek help from a tax advisor.”

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Environmental groups mostly praised the rapid phasedown of fossil fuels, but also criticized the report for being too conservative in assuming only 90 per cent renewable electricity generation, and for the scenario’s substantial reliance on growth in nuclear power, carbon capture, and biofuels.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Alexander Deveney Deveney was raised in suburban Philadelphia and graduated from Penn State in 1970 with a degree in Law Enforcement and Corrections. In 1972, he accepted a position in the private sector and worked over 28 years as a Criminal Investigator for Philadelphia Electric, now Exelon Corporation. Customs as a Sky Marshal.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 23, 2025

Data Centers And Pennsylvania's Future [PaEN] -- Volunteers Needed! Shapiro Is Lying About How His Trip To White House Unfroze $2.1

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Enviromental Defense

DECEMBER 15, 2022

With the release of Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator’s Pathways to Decarbonization Report, the province of Ontario is setting itself on a collision course with the federal government. Ontario’s competitiveness depends on clean power. Ontario is on a costly collision course with Ottawa.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 1, 2022

Constellation Energy, which is an owner of the Limerick and Peach Bottom nuclear power plants and the Muddy Run hydroelectric plant in Pennsylvania, is seeking to intervene to defend the rules. The plaintiffs argue the rules amount to an unauthorized tax and go beyond the scope of the state’s air pollution law.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 3, 2024

. -- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Karl Blankenship: Agriculture To Get Greater Voice In Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Effort -- WITF StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: $40 Million+ Heading To PA Farms To Increase Climate Resilience -- Lower Susquehanna Source Water Protection Partnership Holds Virtual Meeting Dec.

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Law Columbia

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

The others, established through New York’s Clean Energy Standard, compensate renewable generators and nuclear plants for their low-carbon attributes. Under the first, NYISO would adopt a carbon price of its own initiative, with a view to improving the operation of wholesale electricity markets.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 16, 2023

18 Webinar Launching 9th Compendium Of Scientific, Medical Findings Demonstrating Risks, Harms Of Natural Gas Development, Infrastructure Sierra Club's Delaware County Team Hosts Oct. 30; Will Schedule Additional Hearings EPA Awards Penn State Hershey Medical Center $1.19

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 8, 2023

Burning waste coal to generate electricity for bitcoin mining is one of the worst choices available. According to EIA data, Pennsylvania’s waste-coal fired power plants had average CO2 emissions of over 2,760 pounds per megawatt-hour making them the second most carbon- intensive fuel behind residual fuel oil. Visit the U.S.

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Greenbuilding Law

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Maryland has enacted the most rigorous state law in the country reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and otherwise addressing ESG stewardship including climate change. The law also requires future working groups, including a Building Energy Transition Implementation Task Force.

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