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Germany’s Role in Climate Policy

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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The Origins of Climate Awareness in the Legal Academy

Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Today, climate change is the central, though by no means the only, concern in environmental law. The earliest mentions of these terms in the law review literature came in the late 1970s, and only one of the pre-1985 discussions took a comprehensive look at the problem. Both were in 1978 articles about nuclear energy.

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Is Russia Helping China Expand Its Nuclear Weapons Program?

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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Feature- Remembering March 28, 1979 At The Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant - The Accident No One Thought Would Happen

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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Powering the Data Boom: How Will the Grid Keep Up?

Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 16, 2024

The grid might not meet that demand Electricity for data centers comes from the grid, and by extension, the mix of power plants that supply the grid. New data center proposals can be of the scale of nuclear power plants and some even seek to connect directly to existing nuclear plants.

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Earth system tipping events now seem inevitable – what does this mean for climate governance?

Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Political and social science must come to the fore to help develop effective responses to tipping events. Or low-carbon energy from renewable energy systems rather than nuclear power, with its needs for cooling water. The missing knowledge is not primarily natural science.

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Michigan Policymakers Must Keep Working Toward an Equitable Clean Energy Future

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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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: the chilling impact on science

Physics World

MARCH 18, 2022

The letter’s withdrawal was a chilling reminder of what Russia’s political climate has become. But with a new law threatening 15-year prison sentences for anyone discrediting the Russian military, the letter’s organizers swiftly deleted it , fearing the safety of its signatories.

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Climate in the American legal academy

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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Opinion: So, Germany, you want to do more to tackle climate change?

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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Guest Essay: March 28, 1979 -- Three Mile Island

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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Guest Essay: PA Politicians Capitalizing On Russia's Invasion Of Ukraine To Benefit Natural Gas Industry

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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We can quickly rid ourselves of Russian fossil fuels in a way that would also accelerate climate action ?

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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Guest Post: Climate Litigation in Japan: Citizens’ Attempts for the Coal Phase-Out

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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Show Time: Stark message from the International Energy Agency

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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Opinion: UK 2024 Election – What green policies have we won?

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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Announcing VJEL's 2024 Top 10 Environmental Watch List

Vermont Law

DECEMBER 18, 2023

VJEL Newsroom Announcing VJEL's 2024 Top 10 Environmental Watch List By VJEL December 18, 2023 The Vermont Journal of Environmental Law (VJEL) is pleased to announce the publication of its 2024 Top 10 Environmental Watch List. Instead, the U.S. But despite producing enough food to support its 1.3

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RePlanet Nederland’s review of the draft Delegated Regulation on nuclear energy and gaseous fossil fuels in the sustainable finance taxonomy

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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Feature- Remembering March 28, 1979 At The Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant - The Accident No One Thought Would Happen -- Like With Natural Gas Infrastructure Today

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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Coordinating Climate Policy

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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Nuclear Energy and Drought: A Recipe for Disaster

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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European Green Deal - What is the Just Transition Mechanism?

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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Friday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 7.12.24

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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Climate Litigation Chart Updates – November 2016

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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Climate Activists Argue Criminal Acts Legally Excusable Under Necessity Doctrine

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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Conservatives Who Support Climate Action

Legal Planet

MAY 26, 2022

Rather than weakening the 2008 law, the amendment set a target of net-zero GHG emissions by 2050. The plan calls for 24 Gigawatts of nuclear power, involving the construction of up to eight new nuclear plants on existing sites. But Brexit so far has had minimal impact on British environmental laws.

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We Need to Prevent a New Era of Nuclear Weapons Testing

Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

After thousands of nuclear weapons tests during the Cold War, we are fortunate to live in a world where every nuclear power except North Korea adheres to the norm opposing explosive nuclear tests. The United States already maintains the ability to conduct new tests at the Nevada Nuclear Security Site.

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Sunday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 3.19.23

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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Wednesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 8.16.23

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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Arguments over Solar Geoengineering Research

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

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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Saturday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 4.8.23

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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Saturday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 10.26.24

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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Majority Chair Of Senate Committee Calls Opponents Of Natural Gas Infrastructure ‘Radical Environmentalists,’ Arguments By Supporters Of RGGI ‘Hysteria’

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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Germany’s Role in Climate Policy

The Origins of Climate Awareness in the Legal Academy

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Is Russia Helping China Expand Its Nuclear Weapons Program?

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Guest Essay: March 28, 1979 -- Three Mile Island

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Guest Post: Climate Litigation in Japan: Citizens’ Attempts for the Coal Phase-Out

Show Time: Stark message from the International Energy Agency

Opinion: UK 2024 Election – What green policies have we won?

Announcing VJEL's 2024 Top 10 Environmental Watch List

RePlanet Nederland’s review of the draft Delegated Regulation on nuclear energy and gaseous fossil fuels in the sustainable finance taxonomy

Feature- Remembering March 28, 1979 At The Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant - The Accident No One Thought Would Happen -- Like With Natural Gas Infrastructure Today

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Nuclear Energy and Drought: A Recipe for Disaster

European Green Deal - What is the Just Transition Mechanism?

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Climate Litigation Chart Updates – November 2016

Climate Activists Argue Criminal Acts Legally Excusable Under Necessity Doctrine

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We Need to Prevent a New Era of Nuclear Weapons Testing

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DEP Appeals Commonwealth Court Order Blocking Publication Of Final RGGI Regulation

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