Washington Nature

APRIL 24, 2023

The Washington State Legislature has adjourned for the 2023 session, and our team is reflecting on some of our biggest successes, and where we can build to from here. An additional bill directs planning for energy generation and transmission expansion to ensure Washington has a connected, affordable, and reliable clean energy grid.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 13, 2023

Growing by over 30 percent-- to 92,773 jobs since the height of the COVID-19 economic crisis in 2020–clean energy jobs in Pennsylvania have proved their resilience. Increased investment in the clean energy sector can support the continued trajectory of this job market lifting up Pennsylvania’s communities.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 8, 2023

Nearly seven-in-ten voters statewide and eight-in-ten among union households say they would take advantage of tax incentives or low-interest loans to help them afford solar panels or improve energy efficiency if they qualified. One that benefits people and nature." The margin of error is +4.0%.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 3, 2023

This article first appeared on TribLive.com August 2, 2023 -- Local nonprofits with a commitment to clean energy/utility efficiency can win $50,000 and media coverage through a new program from Citizens Financial Group and Trib Total Media.

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Law and Environment

AUGUST 11, 2022

Based on numerous sources, Governor Baker has now signed an Act Driving Clean Energy and Offshore Wind. This bill includes a number of key advancements for increased adoption of zero emission vehicles and clean transportation throughout the Commonwealth. The Department shall approve the rebates not later than June 30, 2023; and.

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Environmental News Bits

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

“Securing the supply of clean energy metals to achieve carbon reduction: A review.” link] Abstract Climate change is a major threat to the world. In … Continue reading Securing the supply of clean energy metals to achieve carbon reduction: A review ” Carbon Footprints 2(3), 16.

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Environmental News Bits

DECEMBER 12, 2023

As much as climate change is reshaping life on Earth as we know it — the solutions posed are also going to change everyday life.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 5, 2023

By Brigitte Meyer, Staff Attorney This month, the USDA released the first update to its Plant Hardiness Zone Map in more than a decade, providing a stark, full-color depiction of the progress of climate change. Compared to earlier versions of the map, the 2023 map shows that many hardiness zones have shifted significantly over time.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

With appropriate funds, DEP will be at the forefront of addressing environmental issues and cementing Pennsylvania’s place as an energy leader. In 2023, DEP cataloged and analyzed its permitting activities under Executive Order 2023-07. Many of our authorizations would benefit from electronic review.

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Circle of Blue

JANUARY 11, 2023

Pollution and climate change in India’s Ladakh region are jeopardizing local shepherds’ long-standing, sustainable ways of life. Climate change is a global mismanagement, while pollution is a local mismanagement. Christian Thorsberg, Interim Stream Editor.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 31, 2023

Another good fact is that 2023, like 2022, did not have a named storm form before the official season start, unlike the 7 straight years from 2015 to 2021. Source: [link] The (maybe) bad We certainly know there is usually quite some difference between the forecast and the real numbers at the end of each season.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

DEP’s Climate Change Advisory Committee is scheduled to meet on February 21 to discuss a proposed scope of work for the 2024 Climate Impacts Assessment and state Climate Action Plan as required by Act 70 of 2008. For more information and available handouts, visit DEP’s Climate Change Advisory Committee webpage.

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Washington Nature

JANUARY 9, 2023

Today kicks off the 2023 state legislative session for our elected state leaders. THE STAKES FOR CLIMATE INVESTMENTS ARE HIGH In odd-numbered years like this one, the legislature is tasked with passing operational and capital budgets. © Courtney Baxter/TNC. Aerial view over Plum Creek / Checkerboard Forest Lands. © Benjamin Drummond.

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A Greener Life

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Here are a couple of positive trends we are encouraged about: Brands that get it Throughout 2023 we have worked with many global brands and organisations who all want to be part of the sustainable transition and revolution.

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Cresforum

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

On the final day of the 2023 National Clean Energy Week, the Policymakers Symposium began with an in-person armchair discussion featuring Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy Mark Menezes. To see other panels from National Clean Energy Week, like and subscribe on YouTube.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 12, 2024

And this problem will only get worse as the impacts of climate change become more frequent and severe. While it’s clear we need to rapidly reduce gas generation to help limit the worst impacts of climate change, it’s less clear how much fossil gas capacity we actually need to maintain reliability in a future decarbonized grid.

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Legal Planet

MARCH 4, 2024

In 2020, the Energy Information Administration projected that by 2023, there would be 580,000 zero emission vehicle sales in the U.S. On February 21, the Rhodium consulting group released a preliminary finding that in 2023, 9.2% of new US car sales in 2023. How do actual sales compare with the predictions?

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Legal Planet

DECEMBER 11, 2023

After a landmark 2022—a record $54 billion committed to climate spending and legislation that codified the state’s goals of carbon neutrality by 2045 and 90 percent clean electricity by 2035—a significantly gloomier budget forecast gave rise to fears that California’s climate programs would take a hit.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 4, 2022

By Candace Vahlsing & Danny Yagan Federal Office of Management and Budget Last week, the President released his FY 2023 Budget. The need to invest in our Nation’s future is especially true when it comes to the unprecedented risks we face from the climate crisis – and the opportunities we can create through action. billion and $9.60

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Clean Energy Law

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Green , James Bee , and Kevin Mak On 3 December 2023, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) unveiled the Singapore-Asia Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance (Taxonomy) at the United Nations COP28 climate conference in Dubai. beyond those that have already been signed by December 2023).

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 5, 2023

Department of Energy are honoring seven ENERGY STAR partners in Pennsylvania for their outstanding leadership in promoting energy efficiency and tackling climate change. Read more about the ENERGY STAR Awards and Award Winners’ achievements. Posted: April 5, 2023] PA Environment Digest

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Enviromental Defense

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

They are useful tools for incentivizing things that we want more of – like renewable energy. That’s what the proposed clean energy tax credit does. Hydrogen, like electricity, is an energy carrier – it can be used to store and deliver usable energy, for example to a cement or steel factory or to produce fertilizer.

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Enviromental Defense

MARCH 23, 2023

Toronto | Traditional territories of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishinaabeg, the Haudenosaunee, and the Huron-Wendat – Keith Brooks, Programs Director: Ontario continues to talk up its “Clean Energy Advantage” though the province is planning to build new gas plants and increase our reliance on gas, making the electricity grid dirtier.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 2, 2024

And, this spring, that clean energy production is looking more impressive than ever. Every month in the past two calendar years—and in 45 of the 48 months of 2020 through 2023—solar and wind supplied at least 10 percent of US electricity. Solar and wind hit their current peak on the graph in April 2023, at more than 21 percent.

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Circle of Blue

JANUARY 25, 2023

Petro took office last August with “clear positions” against mining and fracking expansion in favor of clean energy, Bloomberg Línea reports. Frozen rivers — In Alaska, tribes are resisting climate change and unseasonal weather to maintain “ice roads” — frozen rivers which are driven on during the winter, High Country News reports.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

January 2023 marked the beginning of a new year. Both Healey as a candidate, and the legislature during the last legislative session , have made commitments to build on the state’s climate goals to ensure a healthy, more prosperous Massachusetts where no one is left behind and we can all thrive. Here we go, 2023!

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Legal Planet

JANUARY 4, 2023

Cutting fossil fuels out of new buildings will reduce indoor air pollution , help prevent natural-gas explosions and leaks , and contribute to the fight against climate change, which is already impacting Los Angeles residents—especially low-income and non-White people. And getting buildings to use electric appliances isn’t enough.

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Scientific American

JANUARY 6, 2023

A slow economy, clean energy spending, electric vehicles and heat pumps could offset coal combustion to level carbon emissions.

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Washington Nature

DECEMBER 5, 2023

It is a living document that best reflects how climate change is broadly discussed across the US. We are thrilled to share stories from our climate work that highlight progress and learnings from 2023. In other words, adaptation boils down to helping ecosystems and communities plan ahead for, and adapt to, climate change.

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Law and Environment

AUGUST 3, 2023

On July 31, 2023, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu signed an executive order ending the use of fossil fuels in new construction and major renovations of city-owned buildings. So, the city is limited, for now, to eliminating the use of fossil fuels in its own buildings.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 23, 2024

The charging station was installed at the Pilot travel center at 417 Route 315 in Pittston, as part of Pilot Travel Center LLC's collaboration with General Motors and opened to the public on December 21, 2023, and has since provided over 200 charging sessions. The cost of construction is supported by $610,393 in NEVI funds.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 10, 2023

This year has brought new evidence of what major fossil fuel companies knew and when about the role their products play in climate change, as well as what they did in spite of what they knew. I is for Intensity Targets Reducing global warming emissions intensity alone is not sufficient to slow the pace of climate change.

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Washington Nature

MARCH 17, 2023

March 8th marked the halfway point for the 2023 state legislative session, and with it came an important deadline. our top priority bills Climate-smart planning for a resilient future TNC Staff David, Emily and Skippy recently visited Olympia for meetings with lawmakers. For now, let’s check in on where our top priority bills are at.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 31, 2022

With only eight years left to attain 80 percent of emission reductions in the electricity sector by 2030 and lay the foundation to meet economy-wide climate goals, they need to get back to work to finish the job before 2023. Minnesota has the tools to build a clean energy future. Last winter, Congress passed the $1.2-trillion

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Together with partners, we are building the economy of tomorrow, a regional economy that helps us address the urgency of climate change while working to ensure everyone has the opportunity to participate, thrive, and reach their full potential,” shared Joylette Portlock, Ph.D., Executive Director of Sustainable Pittsburgh. "We

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 11, 2023

This blog post was first published on Utility Dive on March 6, 2023. During climate disasters and extreme weather events like hurricanes, wildfires, or winter storms, people with underlying health conditions and disabilities face global mortality rates that are four times higher than those without disabilities.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Now, natural gas spews poisons that threaten health and has left over 300,000 abandoned/orphaned wells to leak methane day and night, which releases carbon and methane pollution that fuels climate change. So, we must use RGGI to both clean up God’s creation and to help workers and families.”

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