Law and Environment

JANUARY 24, 2023

This past year represents a real turning point in the transition to electric vehicles, demonstrated by new major incentives and regulatory activities at both federal and state government levels and several notable accomplishments in the private sector. This all contributed to making 2022 the best year yet for EVs. First, the U.S.

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Enviromental Defense

MARCH 27, 2024

New analysis from Environmental Defence reveals that despite federal government promises, funding to the fossil fuel and petrochemical industries remains high Ottawa | Traditional, unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabeg People – New analysis released today by Environmental Defence reveals Canada’s federal government provided at least $18.6

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Legal Planet

MAY 13, 2024

October 26, 2022. August 9, 2022. August 16, 2022. Biden signs Inflation Reduction Act , which provides at least $369 billion in funding for clean energy and climate, leading many to hail the law as “the largest investment in clean energy and climate action ever.” ” November 22, 2022.

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Law and Environment

JULY 1, 2022

EPA on Thursday, June 30, 2022, curbing the power of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants across the country. The decision focuses on EPA’s authority under a specific section of the Clean Air Act. What does this mean for clean energy projects?

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A Greener Life

AUGUST 30, 2022

The first wind turbine erected at the Hollandse Kust Zuid wind farm in April 2022. The combination of offshore wind turbines, floating solar panels and green hydrogen are some of the hybrid clean energy technologies currently under development off the Dutch coast. . Photo credit: Vattenfall / Ties van der Horst.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

They accounted for most of the failed generating capacity in a number of recent extreme weather events, including Winter Storm Uri in 2021 and Winter Storm Elliott in 2022, according to Gas Malfunction , a new Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) issue brief. percent higher than the number of wealthier residents, according to a 2022 UCS study.

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Circle of Blue

JULY 26, 2022

July 26, 2022. Under state law, the city can be held responsible if failures by government officials caused at least half of the damages. An independent analysis found that while electrical problems at wastewater pumping systems exacerbated the sewer backups, most of the devastation was due to heavy rainfall, not government failure.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

During the third quarter of 2022, Congress passed major legislation to subsidize clean energy but failed to authorize new funding for the COVID-19 response or strengthen requirements for evidence in Food and Drug Administration user fee programs. This post is part of a series of quarterly roundups on scientific integrity.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 16, 2022

Department of Energy announced its partnership with Carnegie Mellon University to launch and host the 2022 Global Clean Energy Action Forum in Pittsburgh September 21–23. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. The Global Energy Forum will also for the first time hold a joint plenary of CEM and MI. Granholm. “We

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A Greener Life

APRIL 7, 2023

By Anders Lorenzen Tenders for 250 gigawatts (GW) of clean energy by 2028 are set to be unveiled by the Indian government, according to a government memo. Wind power is set to play a key part in the target of 50 GW of new green energy tenders each year at 10 GW. Photo credit: Reuters / Amit Dave. in 2019 to 72.8%

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Circle of Blue

JUNE 14, 2022

June 14, 2022. A Wisconsin judge delays enforcing an April decision that would limit the state’s power to clean up pollution. A controversial mine in Minnesota challenges the possibility of a “just transition” to clean energy. Sign up for Fresh: A Great Lakes Policy Briefing , straight to your inbox, every other Tuesday.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 10, 2022

SB 1145 requires CARB to create and maintain an online dashboard providing the public with information about the state’s progress on meeting its climate change goals, increasing government accountability. Clean Energy. Climate Change Mitigation.

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Enviromental Defense

JULY 24, 2023

If applied with integrity, these new rules for government spending will effectively shut the door on the creation of new handouts of public money to the companies most responsible for the climate disasters being experienced today – and free up billions for climate solutions. With mounting climate disasters, there is no room for delay.

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Circle of Blue

AUGUST 9, 2022

August 9, 2022. The waste has remained there because the federal government has not established a permanent long-term storage facility. August 12, 2022: Webinar: Climate Change in the Great Lakes Basin — register. August 25, 2022: Interagency Ecological Restoration Quality Committee Monthly Webinar Series — register.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The legislation committed nearly $400 billion to support, among other things, wind and solar power, battery storage, electric vehicles, and other clean energy technologies that will make a significant dent in US heat-trapping emissions. How is that going to happen? Their report, however, comes with a warning.

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Ocean Conservancy

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

To meet our climate goals, a massive acceleration in the global deployment of clean- energy technologies is needed now. These two key ocean-climate solutions were featured at the Global Clean Energy Action Forum (GCEAF) which brought together clean-energy leaders from around the world to accelerate the clean-energy transition.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Tom Wolf told the first-ever Global Clean Energy Action Forum in Pittsburgh about Pennsylvania’s significant progress in the transition to clean energy and vowed that the Commonwealth will continue to be a leader in energy innovation. private sector in the global clean-energy marketplace.

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Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

In political terms, this seems like a lost opportunity to showcase the government’s achievements; it’s also a disservice to those in the policy community who are tracking implementation. 12) Department of Agriculture Another part of the government that has actually done a good job on reporting is, surprisingly, the U.S. Opening Oct.

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Circle of Blue

AUGUST 23, 2022

August 23, 2022. Tension grows between Canada ’s federal and provincial governments over an Indigenous-led conservation program. An email from Greg Rickford, Ontario’s minister of Indigenous affairs, says that the provincial government has concerns that the approach to conservation “ has encroached upon [Ontario’s] jurisdiction.”

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Last month, the British-based Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ) reported that London-based HSBC, one of the world’s top-10 biggest banks, has helped raise $47 billion for the fossil fuel industry since its 2022 announcement that it would not finance new gas and oil infrastructure. trillion to $1 trillion.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

September 20, 2022. Local resistance impedes clean energy development in Ohio. The rules will slow clean energy development in the state, creating new risks and development hurdles for investors. September 21, 2022: Demystifying hazardous material spill preparedness — register. Laura Gersony, Fresh Editor.

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Law Columbia

DECEMBER 22, 2022

2022 was no different, with courts further delineating the procedural dimensions of climate cases and expanding on the responsibilities of stakeholders for climate mitigation and adaption. Courts in the Czech Republic and the United Kingdom have provided oversight of government climate mitigation actions.

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Enviromental Defense

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Public interest groups protest outside of Export Development Canada headquarters in Ottawa, tell federal government to keep promise to end the agency’s $15 billion in oil and gas support. Despite promises to end public financing for fossil fuels, so far this year the Government of Canada has already committed up to $15.4

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

As a result, gas prices have doubled over the past year and higher prices are expected into 2022. How moving toward clean energy can save consumers money Unlike gas, clean energy does not suffer from wild price fluctuations. And the costs of clean energy continue to rapidly fall. stays in the U.S.

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Legal Planet

JANUARY 12, 2023

Perhaps most importantly, the federal government has invested billions of dollars in clean energy. Trump EPA issues Affordable Clean Energy rule, repeals Clean Power Plan. Circuit vacates Affordable Clean Energy rule. EPA , striking down Clean Power Plan. Bush signs and U.S.

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Brag

JULY 13, 2022

On June 23, 2022, DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE) issued a funding opportunity announcement (FOA) of $70 million to establish the 7th Clean Energy Manufacturing Innovation Institute. Nominations are now open until August 1, 2022 , and can be submitted here.

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ESA

MAY 23, 2022

In response to a question from a BIO AC member, an NSF representative shared that the federal government is considering how to improve how it collects gender demographics at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy level. Submissions will be accepted through June 9, 2022. To apply, visit the web page.

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ESA

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Appropriations: Congress approved a measure to keep the government open through March 11. President Biden signed the Further Additional Extending Government Funding Act ( H.R. The federal government has been operating under a continuing resolution since October 2021. 6617 ) Feb. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Rep. 3664 , H.R.

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Law and Environment

JANUARY 7, 2022

On January 12 and 13, Foley Hoag attorneys will lead a series of discussions about the significance of New York Climate Action Council’s recently-released draft Scoping Plan to the state’s continuing clean energy transformation. Join us on January 12 and 13 to learn more about New York’s plan for clean energy future.

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Acoel

MARCH 8, 2023

In last year’s blog , I touted the climate and energy provisions of President Biden’s proposals for what became the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. And then there is the big challenge of permitting new clean energy projects. Government Gets Serious on Climate Change appeared first on ACOEL. The post The U.S.

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ESA

JANUARY 10, 2022

11, 2022, from 12-4 pm eastern time. Government report on how climate change affects people and places in the United States. Knauss, matches highly qualified graduate students with “hosts” in the legislative and executive branch of government located in the Washington, D.C. The outlines are open for public comment through Feb.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 4, 2023

The state’s grid reliability is also inextricably linked to issues of improving energy affordability and achieving California’s ambitious clean energy goals. California has already taken steps toward these energy markets. Governance would expand beyond state borders. What is Western grid regionalization?

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 29, 2022

Department of Energy issued a Request For Information (RFI) to inform a $500 million program funded by the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to place clean energy demonstration projects on current or former mine lands across America. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. million acres in the United States.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

In response to the 2021 order, EPA wrote a plan ( 2022 Equity Action Plan ) recommending six priority actions it will take to address environmental injustices. First steps In its 2022 plan, EPA announced that its first priority action would be to develop and implement a comprehensive framework for considering cumulative impacts in decisions.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

These two pieces of legislation have historic amounts of funding available for climate work, clean energy, clean water, dealing with legacy pollution issues, really a lot of money and a lot of opportunity. “So, Since 2022, the federal program has provided over $782.9 In track one, EPA is anticipating funding 150 projects.

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ESA

APRIL 11, 2022

Department of Energy Office of Science encourages researchers to apply for supplemental funding to collaborate with scientists impacted by the war in Ukraine. By Karl Mathiessen, Zia Weise and Joshua Posaner, PoliticoPro, 4/4/2022. Governments need to help people cut consumption. Federal Register opportunities.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 23, 2023

With the clean energy transition already under way, the US electricity mix is set to continue changing this year. Solar power is expected to make up about half of all additions of US electric generating capacity in 2023, according to data from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). I’ll start off with the good.

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