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Is Russia Helping China Expand Its Nuclear Weapons Program? 

Union of Concerned Scientists

The cooperation was extended in December 2016. One of the CFR-600s may have reached criticality in mid-2023, though whether it is connected to the electricity grid remains unclear. China’s imports of enriched uranium from Russia in 2022 and 2023 increased compared with pre-2020 levels, as seen in Figure 1. billion in 2023.

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California’s Climate Leadership: A Timeline

Legal Planet

The Golden State has adopted a slew of climate change laws over the past twenty years, and an even greater number of regulations. 2016 SB 32. 2023 SB 253. California seems to have conceived of its role as alternatively a backup for weak federal regulation or a model for future federal action. 2002 SB1078. 2015 SB350.

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Germany’s Role in Climate Policy

Legal Planet

Germany agrees on EU regulation to make cars carbon neutral by 2035 (either zero emissions or net-zero). My foray into Germany climate policy left me with unanswered questions: What was the politics behind Germany’s history of climate action? Fifteen percent of electricity is renewable.

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Alex Pourbaix: The Big Oil Spindoctor

Enviromental Defense

President & CEO of Cenovus Energy: 2017-2023 TC Energy: 1990-2017 Chief Operating Officer of TC Energy: 2015-2017 VP and President Development of TC Energy Corp: 2006-2014 Villain Career Profile Alex Pourbaix has always gone above and beyond to advocate for pipelines and the oil and gas industry.

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Dave McKay: Mr. Money Bags

Enviromental Defense

In 2023 alone, RBC channelled more than $28 billion CAD into fossil fuel companies, a reduction from the $38 billion CAD reported for 2022. However, from 2016, the first year of the Paris Climate Agreement, until 2023, RBC has poured over $350.5 In contrast, its lending to renewable energy was just $5 billion in 2023.

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Rich Kruger: The Nightmare on Oil Street

Enviromental Defense

Suncor Energy Inc: 2023-Present Imperial Oil Ltd: 2013–2019 ExxonMobil Corp: 1981-2013 Villain Career Profile Rich Kruger has a long and storied career in oil. In April of 2023, Suncor dumped massive quantities of oil sands mine waste-water from its Fort Hills tailings pond into surrounding waterways.

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Everywhere and Forever All at Once: PFAS and the Failures of Chemicals Regulation

Legal Planet

This post was originally published on the Law & Political Economy Blog as “How Environmental Law Created a World Awash in Toxic Chemicals.” To his credit, EPA Administrator Michael Regan recognizes this and has prioritized the regulation of forever of chemicals across multiple EPA programs since taking over at EPA.