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Carbon-neutral ports push

A Greener Life

Weifang Port’s “zero-carbon” certification was primarily achieved by transitioning away from fossil fuel use, according to China Electric Power News (CEPN). It has built a wind power system to provide green energy for its operations and deployed hydrogen-powered vehicles to replace fossil-fuel-powered trucks.

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COP30: Twelve environmental facts about Brazil in 2025

A Greener Life

However, recent efforts have focused on reversing this trend, with the government implementing stricter enforcement of environmental regulations and bolstering sustainable initiatives, such as promoting conservation efforts and enforcing land-use restrictions. This decline marks a notable shift after years of rising deforestation rates.

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How Transmission—Not Gas—Will Bolster Winter Grid Reliability: A Look at MISO South

Union of Concerned Scientists

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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Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults

PA Environment Daily

Greg Vitali (D-Delaware), Chair House Environmental & Natural Resource Protection Committee -- PennLive Guest Essay: Pennsylvania Failing To Properly Regulate Its Oil & Gas Industry - By Rep. Responds To Rep.

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Just How Endangered is Clean Energy?

Legal Planet

Solar power and energy storage dominate interconnection queues and remain in accelerated growth mode (especially in large, growing states like Texas and California). The reasons are simple: wind and solar power are less costly and more quickly deployed than alternatives fueled by natural gas or coal.

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World’s Biggest Court Opinion on Climate

Legal Planet

The fossil fuel age is flailing and failing,” UN Chief António Guterres said in a speech last week, accusing coal, oil and gas of being “the greatest threat to energy security today.” EPA is renouncing its ability to even regulate greenhouse gases as a threat to human health. Newsom would lead the fight, you’d be wrong.

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204 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

PA Environment Daily

Greg Vitali (D-Delaware), Chair House Environmental & Natural Resource Protection Committee -- PennLive Guest Essay: Pennsylvania Failing To Properly Regulate Its Oil & Gas Industry - By Rep. Is Nuclear The Hot New Clean Power Source?