Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Since the summer of 2021, five Republican-controlled state legislatures have passed bills banning their state governments from doing business with financial institutions that they allege have divested from fossil fuel companies as a result of ESG investment policies. Another six statehouses are considering similar bills.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 3, 2022

The majority 6–3 decision sharply curtails the EPA’s authority to set standards based on a broad range of flexible options to cut carbon emissions from the power sector—options such as replacing polluting fossil fuels with cheap and widely available wind and solar power coupled with battery storage. There is no time to waste.

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Legal Planet

AUGUST 9, 2023

One year on, we have a clearer picture of what we vaguely knew already: the biggest-ever climate law and its robust tax incentives is igniting the clean energy transition but is not moving us off fossil fuels fast enough. That’s a political question as we approach an election year and that’s where I’m going to start.

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Enviromental Defense

JUNE 21, 2021

degrees–the goal of the Paris Agreement and a critical threshold for climate change–the world must stop approving fossil fuel projects AND significantly ramp down the production of all fossil fuels: coal, oil, and fossil gas. This is a huge deal. So what do we need governments to do? Starting now.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 30, 2023

The Great Lakes State has the opportunity to join other leading states in the region, notably Minnesota and Illinois , by adopting comprehensive updates to phase out fossil fuel electricity plants and ensure that the benefits of a clean energy transition flow to all communities. Expand energy savings and energy efficiency programs.

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Circle of Blue

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Mine Cleanup Law Weakened by Coal’s Decline — Reclamation is a flashpoint for the partisan divide over fossil fuels. Social and political circumstances in Syria may have aided the outbreak. It is expensive, though, and generates a waste brine that requires disposal. . — Brett Walton, Interim Stream Editor.

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Legal Planet

JULY 25, 2023

At CLEE, we are doing quite a bit of work to promote reduction of methane emissions from all sectors (agriculture (livestock and rice), energy (oil & gas and coal), waste (landfills and sewage)). animal stomachs, shale gas formations, piles of food waste). There are many possible emergency actions. C of warming by 2050.

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A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

However, political shifts and implementation challenges have slowed that momentum. Longstanding investments in existing supply chains can become obsolete as political winds shift. They also reduce waste and inefficiencies strategies that safeguard operations and protect employees, customers, and communities during crises.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 11, 2022

These communities contain the expertise, resilience, and knowledge that are necessary to plot the way forward—along with the political power necessary to win on issues of policy. Science and democracy are often attacked by those who see their bottom lines or political power at stake. are one emergency away from financial disaster.

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Circle of Blue

DECEMBER 13, 2021

One of Iraq’s leading environmentalists says the legal threat is a distraction from Iraq’s own political mismanagement of water. He said Iraq should focus its efforts on mending antiquated irrigation systems and preventing water waste. Fossil fuel subsidies could be lowered. Low-carbon energy plans could move faster.

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Circle of Blue

AUGUST 30, 2021

. ——————————————– In Canada, nuclear industry officials are surveying an area near Lake Huron as a potential underground storage site for nuclear waste. The project is projected to cost $23 billion and to take 40 years to complete.

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Environmental Progress

JANUARY 20, 2022

Notably, in the same proposal, the Commission has also included screening criteria for gaseous fossil fuels. Their inclusion appears to be the result of a political compromise with Member States rather than of scientific appraisal as in the case of nuclear energy.

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 7, 2024

Last week, Capital Power, a major energy company with natural gas, waste heat, wind, solar and, until this week, coal assets, announced that it’s scrapping plans for a $2.6 Real solutions, not dangerous distractions, are needed Fossil fuels are causing the climate crisis. Want proof? Why push these false solutions?

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Circle of Blue

JANUARY 26, 2023

A major emphasis is to minimize waste, or salt’s “bounce and scatter.” Lawmakers ordered MDOT to experiment with mixtures of agricultural waste — items like sugar beets, corn molasses, or sugar cane — that are blended into a liquid deicer that can be sprayed on roads. Other innovations are being tested.

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 31, 2022

To help voters determine which candidates would deliver the needed course correction, Environmental Defence and its allies in the Ontario Priorities Working Group asked each of the province’s major political parties whether – and how – they would deliver the rapid emissions reductions Ontario will need to head off climate catastrophe. .

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

The law also set minimal requirements for storing and spreading manure and animal wastes from large livestock and poultry operations. . Those livestock farms, known as Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations, spread untreated animal wastes on 1.75 The fossil fuel sector and its industrial allies block curbs to greenhouse gas emissions.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 29, 2021

The poll found voters are especially concerned about fracking waste. By 69 percent to 29 percent, they believe that fracking fluids should be subject to the state’s "hazardous waste" safeguards, a clear repudiation of Pennsylvania’s current loophole for the industry.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

-- Chesapeake Bay Journal: Volunteer Laurie Barr Leads Hunt For Abandoned Conventional Oil & Gas Wells In Pennsylvania - By Ad Crable [PaEN] -- FracTracker Alliance Announces 2024 Community Sentinel Award Recipients To Be Honored Dec. 23 Workshop On Holiday Greens Creations - Bring Home The Cheer In Wayne County -- North Branch Land Trust: Dec.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

“Pursue Your Happiness In Pennsylvania” Senate next voting day September 18, 19, 20; Oct.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 11, 2023

DOE Proposes Framework For National Electric Transmission Corridors To Spur New Lines, Ease Grid Congestion PA Politics - Everything Is Connected -- AP: PA Republicans Put Clout Back On Line In Primary Election After Losing U.S. Senate, Governor Races -- PA Capital-Star: Lt.

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Enviromental Defense

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

Suncor is also a founding member of the Pathways Alliance , a fossil fuel industry association made up of six major tar sands producers and the newest major lobby group. It wasn’t until 2007 that Exxon publicly acknowledged that climate change was occurring and largely driven by the burning of fossil fuels.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 28, 2023

Steel Appeals Clairton Coke (Coal) Works Title V Air Quality Permit Issued By Allegheny County -- DEP Releases Final 2022 Pennsylvania State Water Plan, Digital Atlas Of Water Resources And Use [PaEN] -- EPA: Pennsylvania One Of 4 States Participating In Accelerated Lead Water Service Pipe Replacement Project In Underserved Communities -- Registration (..)

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

For PA Parks & Forests Foundation People’s Choice Photo Contest Award [PaEN] -- Nov. Ohio- $2.86 PA- $3.24 -- Baker Hughes: No Change In PA Natural Gas Drilling Rigs From Last Week - 15; Aug.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 14, 2023

Encina claims, none of the material would be sold as diesel fuel, synthetic oil or other forms of fossil fuel. What we manufacture helps reduce waste, offsets the need to extract virgin resources and helps manufacturers achieve carbon reduction goals.” Unlike other advanced recycling plants in the U.S.,

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Circle of Blue

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The cholera outbreak in Syria may have been intensified by social and political circumstances. Moving away from fossil fuels is the only way to prevent the planet from dangerously overheating, but the transition will not be easy. One complicating factor is water. More water news and analysis await you at circleofblue.org.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 21, 2024

House Environmental Resources & Energy Committee meets to consider House Bill 589 (Kinkead-D-Allegheny) establishing a state landslide insurance program; House Bill 2393 (Friel-D-Chester) establishing a permit program for food waste disposal. DEP Solid Waste Advisory Committee meeting. Room G-50 Irvis Building. Call of the Chair.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 11, 2023

They were powered by fossil fuels, mostly gas. PJM reported failures across the gas system, including low pressure, frozen compressors, and simply no commercially available fuel. PJM must plan accordingly, and reform rules that subsidize fossil fuel power plants by pretending they’re more reliable than they really are.”

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A Greener Life

APRIL 11, 2022

This would include using materials more efficiently, reusing and recycling products and minimising waste. The report makes clear that we urgently need the political will to leave fossil fuels in the ground, advance renewable energy and invest in nature-based carbon dioxide removal through forest and ecosystem protection.”.

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Environmental Progress

JUNE 29, 2020

Over the last few years I helped save enough nuclear plants from being replaced by fossil fuels to prevent a sharp increase in emissions But until last year, I mostly avoided speaking out against the climate scare. In the final three chapters of Apocalypse Never I expose the financial, political, and ideological motivations.

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A Greener Life

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

The head of DESNZ explained that fossil fuels today hold back rather than advancing the UK: “Fossil fuels cannot provide us with the energy security and affordability it once could, to ensure energy security we must build our energy independence based on clean energy”, he stated.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 28, 2023

2023 Watershed Forestry Summit In Altoona [PaEN] -- Utilizing Rainwater And Gravity: A Guide To Rain Gardens -- Delco Times: Covanta To Hold Public Meeting To Outline Plans To Cut Air Emissions At Waste-To-Energy Facility -- Susquehanna Greenway Cleanup Week April 15-23, Volunteers Needed!

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 25, 2024

National- $3.59 Ohio- $3.52 -- Baker Hughes: PA Natural Gas Drilling Rigs At 21, No Change From Last Week -- Utility Dive: US Power Demand Expected To Jump 2.7% National- $3.59 Ohio- $3.52 -- Baker Hughes: PA Natural Gas Drilling Rigs At 21, No Change From Last Week -- Utility Dive: US Power Demand Expected To Jump 2.7% National- $3.59

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 16, 2023

Haddock -- EPA/DOE Award DEP $44.4 Residents Concerned About Proposed Solar Energy Facility -- LehighValleyNews: With $4.6 Keystone Goldwater Conference Feb. 15 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN] -- Bucks County Herald: Heritage Conservancy Brings Wildlife Tracking, Tree Guardianship To Bristol Twp.

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Inside Climate News

APRIL 12, 2023

China’s ban on accepting most plastic waste may have led to a burning stockpile in eastern Indiana that sent black smoke billowing into the air—and local residents scrambling to safety.

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Corp Watch

JUNE 7, 2023

Over the next few years, the area surrounding the plant allegedly began to feel the plant’s hazardous effects, as groundwater was contaminated and toxic waste released. Political Influence Open Secrets - Tracks corporate lobbying of US politicians. Major Shareholders Click here for the latest list.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 19, 2024

House Environmental Resources & Energy Committee meets to consider House Bill 589 (Kinkead-D-Allegheny) establishing a state landslide insurance program; House Bill 2393 (Friel-D-Chester) establishing a permit program for food waste disposal. Room G-50 Irvis Building. Call of the Chair.

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A Greener Life

JUNE 14, 2021

The G7 cannot be another target-setting exercise resulting only in wasted time, political chest-thumping and more empty promises that might as well be written in the sand of Carbis Bay Beach. World leaders must act now if we are to tackle the climate and the nature crisis. to avoid the most devastating impacts of the climate crisis.

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