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. Yet in spite of the 2018 explosion of a brand new Revolution Pipeline in Beaver County, we’ve done little to change our laws or protect people. Read more here.

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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) .

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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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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.

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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. A very polite man – whose name I never did knew -- explained that he needed to inform us that there was an incident at the plant at about 4:00 a.m,

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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., Williams, Esq.

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Environment, Law, and History

JANUARY 12, 2022

A recent post by Dan Farber at Legal Planet discussed the issue of when climate awareness began to enter American law. were in 1978 articles about nuclear energy. The most notable was by an administrative law professor at Harvard, one Stephen Breyer. Third, there was so much else going on in environmental law.

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Vermont Law

JUNE 29, 2015

However, what is often overlooked is the impact of nuclear power on our water systems, especially in drought prone areas. Many leading energy experts often deem nuclear an acceptable form of sustainable energy. Nuclear Energy and Drought: A Recipe for Disaster. Vermont Journal of Environmental Law. By Allen Smith.

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A Greener Life

JULY 11, 2024

That will include nuclear power and the Small Modular Reactors so beloved of politicians. The Conservatives, if you remember, had (meaninglessly) written it into law that they had to maximise extraction of the North Sea reserves. It also means the return of onshore wind.

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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. The court rejected Exxon’s argument that it could withhold documents based on an accountant-client privilege under Texas law. and non-U.S. Avista Corp.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 22, 2023

Forty-four 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. commercial nuclear power industry. Nuclear power was touted as the safest form of supplying energy. Yes, this is a nuclear power plant."

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 12, 2024

Rothman: Legislation Setting Electric Vehicle Fee Set To Become Law -- PennLive: PA’s Electric Vehicle Owners Soon Will Have To Pay Fees Of $200+ Per Year -- PA Capital-Star: Gov. Spoiler - Oil Prices Rising] -- Yahoo! Shapiro Signs $47.6

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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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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Germany decides to phase out nuclear power, complicating efforts to decarbonize the power sector. Climate law makes emission targets legally binding 2019. German parliament adopts a law to end coal use by 2038 at the latest. Germany has dragged its feet on EVs because of its powerful car industry.

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Vermont Law

MARCH 16, 2018

By Dan Wilcox, Senior Notes Editor, Vermont Journal of Environmental Law. Long recognized in both American and English common law, the defense rests on the claim that an otherwise illegal act is legally excusable as necessary to avoid a greater harm. Upcoming cases will provide U.S. The Valve Turners blocked 15% of U.S. Can it work?

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Environmental Progress

JANUARY 20, 2022

It has therefore drafted a proposal(2)- a Delegated Regulation - which sets out screening criteria for investments in nuclear energy, effectively declaring nuclear energy part of the sustainable finance taxonomy. There are no good arguments to call nuclear a sustainable investment at one time and not sustainable a moment later.

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A Greener Life

APRIL 4, 2022

The report quantifies how each of the energy-saving and fuel switching measures can substitute for Russian gas and finds that Europe can “Switch off Putin” immediately if it can summon the political will and implement rationing and solidarity measures appropriate to a de facto war economy across the continent.

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Energy and Climate Law

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Interestingly enough, article 5 of the proposed regulation sets a list of activities the JTF shall not support and it includes the decommissioning or construction of nuclear power stations. It remains to be seen if this provision will make it to the final version. 4), which is a very broad scope.

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Legal Planet

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission oversees energy markets, pipelines hydropower and to some extent power transmission. The Department of Energy has limited regulatory powers (primarily over transmission) but controls nuclear power and a lot of spending.

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Legal Planet

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Doing research on environmental issues or responses is usually an easy call for policy-makers and gets wide political support, even if there’s disagreement what to do about the issue. All research is governed, mostly through normal processes of peer review, research-program management, and compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 19, 2023

Shapiro’s Budget, But Now The Hard Work Begins - By Mark Singel -- Altoona Mirror Editorial: Still Too Early To Let Guard Down On COVID -- WPost: Investigation Into Assault On U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 16, 2023

Of Health Distributes Free Potassium Iodide Tablets Around State’s 4 Active Nuclear Power Plants On Aug. 17 -- Penn State Extension: Solar Law Symposium Aug. Lisa Boscola (D-Lehigh) -- Politics PA: A Look At The PA Supreme Court Election Race -- Post-Gazette: Republican State Rep.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 8, 2023

Steel Clairton Coke (Coal) Works] -- Post-Gazette: FirstEnergy Seeking Ratepayer Surcharge To Keep Two Coal-Fired Power Plants Open In West Virginia -- PennLive - Letter: We’re At An Energy Crossroads - By Karen Feridun, Better Path Coalition -- PennLive Guest Essay: How Nuclear Power Saved Christmas And The PJM Electric Grid - By Rep.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 26, 2024

Ohio- $2.84 PA- $3.34 -- Baker Hughes: PA Natural Gas Drilling Rig Count Down To 12, Lowest In More Than 17 Years; Community Support Drops; Big Hole In DEP Budget [PaEN] -- Reuters: Blackstone Private Equity Firm In Talks To Buy US Natural Gas Pipeline Stakes From EQT For $3.5 Ohio- $2.84 Ohio- $2.84 Ohio- $2.84

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Carolyn Comitta, Minority Chair of the Senate Environmental Committee -- Exelon: Nuclear Regulatory Commission Approves Plan To Move Nuclear Power Plants, Retail Energy, Power Generation Business To Separate Company -- ReadingE: Exelon Moving Nuclear Power Plants, Including Limerick, To Spin-Off Company -- CentreDT: Recycling Changes To Know About (..)

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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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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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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 18, 2024

26, 27 & 30 [PaEN] -- Ohio River Valley Institute: The Peril, Politics And Price Of Shale Gas Development, Fracking Waste - By Eric de Place And Julia Stone -- The Grist: States Want To Clean Up Leaky Oil, Gas Wells, Well-Intentioned Laws Are Getting In The Way [Not PA] -- US Dept.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 23, 2023

Contact: Laura Rigge at Irigge@pa.gov or 717-772-5159. 6 [PaEN] -- PA Environmental Council: Cultivating Connections At Rodale Institute On Organic, Restorative Farming Practices -- PA Dept. 23 In Western Region, Including Part Of PA; Aug. 23 In Western Region, Including Part Of PA; Aug. 23 In Western Region, Including Part Of PA; Aug.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Of Environmental Educators Now Accepting Nominations For Annual PAEE Awards, Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences Awards [PaEN] -- PA Forestry Assn. 138th Annual Symposium - What Makes A Healthy Forest; Awards Program Nov. 138th Annual Symposium - What Makes A Healthy Forest; Awards Program Nov.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

.: New Middle Susquehanna Paddling Resource To Be Available Next Spring For Snyder, Northumberland, Juniata, Perry, & Dauphin Counties [PaEN] The Feds - New Administration -- Financial Times: How Oil ‘Wildcatters’ Ended Up In Charge Of Republican Administration’s Energy Policy Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant Restart -- Reuters: Data-Center (..)

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Other States/National/International -- Financial Times: The Nuclear Power Dilemma: Where To Put The Lethal Waste PA Politics - Everything Is Connected -- AP: Republican State Committee Won’t Endorse In Big Primary Fields For Governor, U.S. 18-21 -- CitizensV: Great Backyard Bird Count Begins Feb. What’s Your Community Doing?

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 8, 2022

On April 7, the Department of Environmental Protection appealed the April 6 Commonwealth Court order blocking publication of the final regulation establishing a Carbon Pollution Reduction Program covering power plants consistent with the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative to the PA Supreme Court. Click Here for a copy of the appeal.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 16, 2025

Vitali Introduces Bill To Ban Road Dumping Millions Of Gallons Of Conventional Oil & Gas Wastewater, Supported By The Shapiro Administration [PaEN] -- Rep. 24 Webinar Q&A On RISE PA Decarbonization Grant Program [PaEN] -- Penn State Receives $2.4

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 27, 2024

Of Health Awards $255,000 In WalkWorks Grants To Support 9 Projects In 7 Counties -- WPSU Video: PA’s State Parks & Civilian Conservation Corps Legacy -- Republican Herald: Wild Animals Show Off For Kids At Pottsville Free Public Library -- Altoona Mirror: Smokey Bear Celebrates 80 Years On Aug.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 30, 2022

Daryl Metcalfe (R-Butler) said opponents of natural gas infrastructure projects “just need to be ignored and politically ran over.” Until you agree to close the hazardous waste loopholes in Pennsylvania, under state law, [until] the two committees agreed to that, this would be a different conversation. Read more here. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

. -- Keep PA Beautiful: Sheila Shea, Fayette County Recycling Coordinator Recognized With Community Pride Award [PaEN] -- DEP: No Applicants Have Asked For Their Money Back Yet Under The PAyback Permit Review Money Back Guarantee Program [PaEN] -- DEP Set To Receive $2 Billion+ In Federal Funds Over Next Decade+ For Oil & Gas Well Plugging, Clean (..)

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