Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

In the Nile River basin last week, a political power shift in Sudan could turn up the heat on a long-simmering dispute over a major dam in the region. In that decade, the federal government created the U.S. And state governments began to secure those same rights for individuals in their constitutions.

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Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

This post was originally published on the Law and Political Economy blog as part of a symposium on inflation. In fact, it is abundantly clear that this is a fossil fuel energy crisis and, primarily, a natural gas crisis that is mainly affecting Europe. Photo credit: Matthew Smith, Flickr. In the U.S.,

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Despite this knowledge, privately owned and government-owned fossil fuel companies continued to invest in and support the burning of coal, oil and gas. For decades, scientists have known that burning fossil fuels has resulted in global warming emissions that warm the planet, driving massive climate change and harmful impacts.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 26, 2024

February 27-- House Appropriations Committee Budget Hearing: 10:00- Department of Environmental Protection, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. House Floor. March 3-- House Appropriations Committee Budget Hearing: 1:00- Public Utility Commission.

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Inside Climate News

DECEMBER 4, 2023

By Phil McKenna The Environmental Protection Agency announced new regulations at the COP28 global climate summit in Dubai on Saturday that will reduce methane emissions from the oil and gas industry by nearly 80 percent.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Fossil-fueled misdirections Despite the clarity science brings to the necessity of a fossil fuel phaseout, fossil fuel and narrow political interests are choosing to obfuscate and water down the text being negotiated for the final COP28 agreement. It’s not going to be easy.

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Enviromental Defense

DECEMBER 7, 2021

If the government of Ontario hoped that abolishing the Environment Commissioner, and transferring the position’s responsibilities to the Auditor General would free it from accountability on climate change, wilderness conservation, pollution and species at risk protection, it must surely be disappointed. . ENDANGERED SPECIES.

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Legal Planet

MARCH 6, 2023

But with the recent influx of government incentives for hydrogen production, new and improving production and storage technologies, and greater political will than ever before, H 2 ’s reputation is gaining favor. Photo from user Facewizard, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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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. In the United States, government agencies in Hawaii are dealing with a water contamination crisis. Power companies turned instead to natural gas – but also displayed new interest in wind and solar.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 3, 2025

With Nuclear Energy - By Carol Browner, Fmr EPA Administrator -- Financial Times: Is Giving Old Reactors New Life The Future Of Nuclear Energy?

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 16, 2023

Climate Envoy Kerry: No Rolling Back Clean Energy Transition PA Politics - Everything Is Connected -- Inquirer: 100 Days: A Look At Shapiro’s ‘Common Ground’ Approach To Governing One Of The Nation’s Most Politically Divided States -- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: Pennsylvania’s House Takeover - A Tale Of Two Speakers - By Fmr Rep.

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Legal Planet

MARCH 30, 2023

Some of those changes, like cheaper natural gas due to greater use of fracking, helped emissions decline under Obama. The earliest government estimate of the social cost of carbon was for 2010: $21/ton with a 3% discount rate and $35 at a 2.5% We can also take a rough stab at monetizing the amount of resulting harm.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 8, 2023

Breaking Down This U.S.

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 1, 2024

The motion asks the company to produce a report examining how Enbridge’s governance systems are functioning. The motion asks the company to produce a report examining how Enbridge’s governance systems are functioning. Greg Ebel has been vying to expand gas infrastructure in Canada and lock-in our reliance on gas for decades.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 17, 2024

Bucks County Wants To Be An Audubon Bird Town Community -- LancasterOnline: Lancaster County’s Planting Zones Changed Due To Climate Change; What Does It Mean For Your Garden 6th Oil/Natural Gas Spike: True Energy Independence Means Renewables [ There Is No Limit To What Oil/Natural Gas Industry Can Make You Pay ] -- WNEP: UGI Utilities Announces 4.5%

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 17, 2023

Montgomery County 6th Oil/Natural Gas Spike: True Energy Independence Means Renewables [ There Is No Limit To What Oil/Natural Gas Industry Can Make You Pay ] -- Bloomberg: European Natural Gas Prices Slump 7.5% Josh Shapiro -- Post-Gazette: Bob Casey Builds U.S.

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Circle of Blue

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Northwest Natural Holding Company— formed in 2018 as the parent company of longtime Portland-based NW Natural Gas Company—has recently expanded into public water utility ownership. In Washington—and elsewhere—there are rules governing the sale of water. Political drivers. It’s not only land acquisitions.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 12, 2024

. -- House Committee Reports Out Bills To Ban Road Dumping Conventional Oil & Gas Wastewater; Prohibit Use Of PFAS 'Forever Chemicals’ In Consumer Products [PaEN] -- WESA/AP: FERC OKs Operation Of Mountain Valley Natural Gas Pipeline -- House Committee Approves Bill Giving PA Energy Development Authority Ability To Use Federal Climate, Clean Energy (..)

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Enviromental Defense

MARCH 23, 2023

This is a good opportunity for the government of Ontario to select a more appropriate person to lead the agency, ideally one that supports the much needed transition away from fossil fuels. Joe Oliver was an investment banker who became the Federal Minister of Natural Resources and then Minister of Finance under Stephen Harper.

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Energy and Climate Law

JUNE 11, 2020

On 10 June 2020 the German government finally released its long-anticipated national hydrogen strategy. The German government decided to provide a total of 9 billion Euros foir the creation of a German hydrogen economy in the next years. We take a look at the most important provisions, provide an overview and flag issues.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 31, 2024

Million To Schools, Businesses, Local Governments Switching To Zero- Or Low-Emission Vehicles; Now Accepting Applications [PaEN] -- PA Solar Center, Philadelphia Solar Energy Assn., . -- PJM Electricity Auction Price 9 Times Higher Than Previous Auction-- $269.92/MW-Day MW-Day For 2025/26 Delivery Compared To $28.92/MW-Day Partners Host Aug.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 27, 2023

. -- March 27 PA Environment Digest Now Available [PaEN] -- DEP Provides Update On 8,100 Gallon Spill From Bucks County Chemical Plant Affecting The Delaware Rive r [PsEN] -- WHYY: Delaware River Spill: Philadelphia Water Safe To Drink Through Monday Evening, Officials Announce -- Inquirer: Philly Residents Now Advised Water Is Safe Through Monday (..)

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

. -- Oil & Gas Industry Spills, Releases Created Over 575 New Brownfield Sites So Far In Pennsylvania, With More Every Week [PaEN] -- Environmental Health Project Finds Results ‘Very Concerning’ From University Of Pittsburgh Studies Showing Links Between Natural Gas Development And Lymphoma Cancer, Worsening Asthma Conditions, Lower Birth Weights (..)

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 23, 2023

US coal plants that are neither economic nor compliant with federal environmental regulations are being kept online well past their profitable lives due to both political reasons and assertions of about grid reliability concerns that, in reality, could be addressed with cleaner and cheaper technologies. What can be done?

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Energy and Climate Law

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

In July 2020 the German government is taking over the rotating presidency of the European Union. There is, however, a problem as hydrogen is often produced from fossil fuels (natural gas, methane) in these countries and can therefore not be considered `green`.

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Energy and Climate Law

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Article 2 (1) and (3) rGD now differentiate between natural gas and gases (defined as natural gas and hydrogen). Accordingly, the Directive as well as the Regulation differentiate between rules applicable to natural gas and gases more broadly defined. 31-33 rGD).

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 27, 2023

Sunoco worked together with private equity firm Carlyle Group to create a new corporate entity called Philadelphia Energy Solutions, and together they used the threat of closure and lost jobs to repeatedly extract subsidies from the state and federal government and to gain concessions from workers.

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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 It’s clear that the Alberta government is placing its eggs in the fossil fuel basket, which will leave Albertans unprepared for a clean economy future.

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A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

On 2 January 2022, massive protests erupted throughout Kazakhstan , initially over the price of liquefied petroleum gas. The government had abruptly stopped subsidies, dramatically increasing the price for consumers. The government resigned on 5 January, and the situation continues to develop.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Billion Cubic Feet Of Natural Gas Was Lost So Far] [PaEN] -- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Equitrans Continues Effort To Kill Leaking Cambria County Natural Gas Storage Well [Leak Started Nov. 6] -- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Meets Dec. 6] -- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Meets Dec. What’s Your Community Doing?

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Enviromental Defense

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Take action by telling the government to hold the oil and gas sector accountable for its pollution by urgently implementing a cap on emissions. Pierce proudly boasts about “driving government policy at federal and state levels” for the benefit of oil and gas companies. million gas cars. Is that you?

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 31, 2024

(The book The Susquehanna Compact: Guardian of the Rivers Future describes the ordeal of enacting the enabling legislation in New York, Maryland, Pennsylvania and the federal government.) During his tenure SRBCs regulations governing major water withdrawals and consumptive water uses were significantly strengthened.

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Vermont Law

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Consider natural gas as a source of energy. Compared to coal, natural gas is certainly a. presently hostile political administration. Solar power may be the green-energy solution of the future but not until the government steps into the light on this issue. than natural gas. cleaner source.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 4, 2022

What’s Your Community Doing? Other States/National/International -- Post-Gazette: U.S.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 26, 2021

C temperature target, and one that more than 130 countries have adopted, albeit mostly as squishy political declarations, not yet legally binding or implemented. Fossil enterprises and political leaders in major fossil producers ranged from politely dismissive to openly contemptuous. That’s the end of THIS YEAR!

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 12, 2023

WEDNESDAY 10:00: House Local Government Committee meets to consider House Bill 31 (Struzzi-R-Indiana) authorize boroughs and cities to adopt stormwater management fees; House Bill 32 (Struzzi-R-Indiana) authorize Townships of the First Class adopt stormwater management fees. Room 205 Ryan Building. Click Here to watch online. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Witmer of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, focusing on electric, natural gas and water issues, as well as cybersecurity and the impact of environmental regulation on energy markets. “I In addition, he ran the State Energy Office and was charged with coordination of renewable energy and energy efficiency issues.

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