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Nuclear Plant Closures And Renewables Increase Electricity Prices & Unreliability, Testifies Michael Shellenberger to U.S. Senate

Environmental Progress

Energy Information Administration ("EIA") estimates renewables will be a larger source of electricity than natural gas in the United States by 2050. While energy sources across all categories failed in mid-February, they didn’t all fail equally. 5] The U.S. While there has been talk of bringing solar manufacturing to the U.S.

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Bad science and bad ethics in Peter Gleick’s Review of “Apocalypse Never” at Yale Climate Connections

Environmental Progress

The ideas of Thomas Malthus (center) were used by British governments to justify the Irish Famine, 1845-1848 (left) and Bengali Famine, 1943-1945 (right) before becoming the basis for 20th Century environmentalism. felt that India, among others, was probably in this category. The Paddocks [the authors of the 1967 book Famine 1975!

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The Chemical Compound—December 2021

Arnold Porter

Our primary focus continues to be on chemical substances which are the subject of regulatory activity or scrutiny by various federal and state government agencies and potential litigants. The change in administrations has prompted a considerable increase in emphasis on chemical regulation and significant new initiatives at EPA.

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In A Year of Water Quality Reckoning, National Imperative is Impeded

Circle of Blue

Regulators have the authority to stem nonpoint pollution in two categories. . The first is the administrative collaboration among two nations, eight states, local governments, academia, and nonprofit groups to raise public awareness and momentum for solutions. It’s not complete abdication. In 2012 Canada and the U.S.

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Biden’s Economic Recovery Path: How Budget Reconciliation Plays a Role in Passing $3.5 Trillion in Relief

Arnold Porter

trillion economic spending package, which will likely include ambitious Biden Administration priorities such as, adopting a federal paid leave benefit, adding a series of energy tax incentives, including drug pricing reforms, and expanding dental, vision and hearing benefits to seniors. 111- 152)]] and tax cuts.[[N:Economic 115-97).]]

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Research briefing: why are reports of hate crime surging during the Israel-Hamas conflict?

Environmental Progress

The White House expressed its concern over antisemitism and Islamophobia and announced the administration was working on national strategies against hate ‘The White House recently expressed deep concern over “an extremely disturbing pattern of antisemitic messages” on college campuses since the Hamas terrorist attacks in Israel on Oct.