PA Environment Daily

MAY 27, 2024

Of Conservation Districts Awarded Nearly $37,000 To Support 21 District Nonpoint Source Pollution Prevention Projects Call For Presentation Proposals: PA Abandoned Mine Reclamation Conference Oct.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 21, 2022

It will be happening in the (virtual) boardroom of the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), which has authority over the bulk electric transmission system across much of the Midwest. States and utilities are shifting rapidly to more renewable energy and reducing their reliance on fossil fuels. billion to $11.6

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 31, 2022

million square feet, released its 2021 Progress Report detailing efforts by partners who have committed to a dramatic reduction in energy use and carbon emissions in their buildings by the year 2030. The District also announced a new focus on carbon emissions. below the baseline (compared to 13% in 2020), amounting to $4.6

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Law and Environment

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

This is the second post in our series on the recently enacted Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act , covering how the Act invests in strengthening our electric grid, which could better prepare us for the shift from fossil fuel generated electricity to renewable power. Siting Interstate Electric Transmission Facilities.

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Enviromental Defense

MARCH 22, 2022

We all know that to successfully address climate change we need to phase out fossil fuels and switch to electric power. A s we transition our homes and vehicles to electric power, it’s imperative that the electricity sector be clean. Luckily it’s entirely possible (and cost effective!) As the U.S.

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Circle of Blue

OCTOBER 4, 2022

If carbon emissions continue to rise until the middle of the century, this figure climbs to $2.2 The new law creates a permitting process for polluting companies to capture carbon dioxide emissions and store them in underground chambers. The move represents a lifeline for fossil fuel use in a decarbonizing energy grid.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 9, 2023

This amendment underscores PWSA's mission to protect the environment and aligns with the goals outlined in the City of Pittsburgh Climate Action Plan, including achieving full carbon-neutrality by 2050 and procuring 100% renewable electricity for all purchased energy by 2030.

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Enviromental Defense

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Looking back, we noticed that MPP David Piccini, Ontario’s Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks, made some less than accurate claims about Ontario’s environmental record. Electric Vehicles. Electric vehicle sales in Ontario dropped dramatically. Let’s take a look. Not by a long shot. Here’s why.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

A recent National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) study shows that it would take less than 1 percent of the land in the Lower 48—that’s an area comparable to or even smaller than the fossil fuel industry’s current footprint. Examining Supply-Side Options to Achieve 100% Clean Electricity by 2035.)

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Ocean Conservancy

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. It is within this context that Ocean Conservancy releases Zero-Carbon for Shipping: Sailing Carbon-free along North America’s West Coast. If nothing is done to clean up shipping, its carbon emissions are projected to jump by almost 130% by 2050.

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Cresforum

OCTOBER 28, 2021

CRES Forum continues to focus on three guiding principles for judging climate policy from a conservative perspective: cut energy prices, not energy choices; export American innovation, not American jobs; reduce global emissions, not America’s economy,” Hernick said in his prepared remarks. Not fossil fuels.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 5, 2024

For example, a new edition of the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), a model building code currently under development, would require a range of measures aimed at ensuring new buildings can accommodate on-site solar PV, provide electric vehicle charging, and take advantage of demand-response programs.

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Circle of Blue

APRIL 19, 2022

” Quebec becomes the first jurisdiction in North America to ban fossil fuel extraction. Michigan officials relaunch a $40 million watershed conservation program. A Pennsylvania judge blocks the governor’s attempt to put a price on carbon emissions. Costa Constantinides, former New York City Council member.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 16, 2023

Here’s the bottom line: Because of decades of politically motivated inaction from policymakers, especially in richer countries, and the greed of fossil fuel companies bent on extracting every last bit of profit, scientific projections show that we are currently on a trajectory to exceed 1.5˚C Even at about 1.1˚C Just don’t stop there).

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A Greener Life

JULY 9, 2021

The other is to improve the energy structure, replacing fossil fuel sources with alternatives. The National Development and Reform Commission’s Department of Resource Conservation and Environmental Protection said in a statement that energy intensity increased 9.5% If it benefits, it has to help cut carbon.

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Legal Planet

JUNE 4, 2021

Some events last week sent a strong signal that the tide is turning against fossil fuels. To paraphrase Churchill, this may not be beginning of the end for fossil fuels, but at least it is the end of the beginning of the campaign against them. Each of the events standing alone would have been noteworthy.

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Legal Planet

MAY 23, 2022

The Liberal Party — conservative in everything but name — lost control of the federal government to Labor. Polling showed broad public support for more aggressive cuts in carbon emissions. Labor’s climate policy calls for a 43% reduction in carbon emissions by 2030. Australia has had a change of government.

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Law Columbia

JULY 31, 2015

The draft state-federal Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan envisions that LA County, along with six other counties in the region, will each contribute substantially to the achievement of the state’s renewable energy development goals. billion gallons a year of fresh water. But wind is one of the cheapest ways to do it cleanly.

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Enviromental Defense

DECEMBER 27, 2023

At the international and federal levels, significant progress was made on climate action, plastic waste, toxic chemicals and biodiversity conservation. It is even more challenging if these investments mean much less money is available to invest in new fossil-free businesses that are ready to take off. Read more about the bans here.

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 18, 2021

The decision to ditch coal was the biggest single action of its time to cut carbon emissions in North America. But what you probably haven’t heard is that our grid is getting dirtier again, with fossil fuels increasing in our electricity supply from burning natural gas. Ontario Energy Output by Fuel Type: 2020 .

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Enviromental Defense

DECEMBER 30, 2022

At the international and federal levels, significant progress was made on climate action, plastic waste, toxic chemicals and biodiversity conservation. The federal government will keep its promise to increase the availability and affordability of electric vehicles. In 2022, environmental progress ran hot and very cold in Canada.

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Enviromental Defense

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Despite ongoing COVID constraints on the economy, global fossil fuel consumption rebounded after its collapse in 2020. With this rebound came the increase in carbon emissions and effects of climate change. 2021 was a year dominated by environmental news. of global heating. We know what most people will pick.

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Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

What is Conservation? We define conservation as a broad approach to preserving what is already there and the due care and attention to protecting it for the future (1). Resource conservation is the active ways in which we seek to limit the use of resources to reduce the strain put on supply. Conservation, Ethics, Philosophy.

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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Healey issued the CID in connection with an investigation into unfair or deceptive acts or practices in trade or commerce with respect to fossil fuel products and securities. Opponents of EPA Carbon Standards for New Coal-Fired Power Plants Filed Initial Briefs. Circuit Court of Appeals. motion for leave to amend Oct.

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Environmental Progress

OCTOBER 17, 2021

"Earth Overshoot Day" is based on something called the "Ecological Footprint," which is used by the World Wildlife Fund, the United Nations Environment Program, the United Nations Development Program's Human Development Report , and the International Union for Conservation of Nature. But is the Ecological Footprint good science?

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Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Acidification : Reducing the pH rating of a substance making it more acidic in nature, for example, increased carbon emissions lead to the oceans absorbing more of it, increasing acidification and damaging ecology such as coral bleaching. Sponsored Content.

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Environmental Progress

JULY 6, 2020

Conservation biologists Robert H. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) says 6 percent of species are critically endangered, 9 percent are endangered, and 12 percent are vulnerable to becoming endangered. Some conservationists say the erroneous claims of a sixth mass extinction undermine conservation efforts. “To

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Environmental Progress

APRIL 20, 2021

Some have argued that weather-dependent energies would, paradoxically, make electricity even more reliable. Adding more variable energy sources to electricity grids, all else being equal, might not in itself make electricity less reliable. But all else is not equal. GW of wind produced at a rate of 0.65

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Law Columbia

JULY 6, 2017

The Second Circuit rejected the claim that the renewable energy solicitations exceeded the limited authority granted to states with respect to wholesale sales of electricity under the Federal Power Act and the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act. filed June 15, 2017).

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 26, 2024

Bizzarro: DEP Awards Environmental Education Grants To Asbury Woods Environmental Center And Regional Science Consortium At Presque Isle Center -- Altoona Mirror: Blair Conservation District Receives DEP Grant To Host Four BioBlitz Events For Students -- PA Assn.

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Circle of Blue

APRIL 18, 2023

The law provides $140 billion in tax incentives, direct loans, and grants to replace fossil fuels with cleaner renewable energy that lowers emissions of carbon dioxide. million gallons of jet fuel per year from wood chips. to produce aviation fuel for jets taking off from Chicago’s two major airports.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 10, 2023

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events -- 118 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA [PaEN] -- Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults [PaEN] -- Top 10 Stories: Harrisburg/PA Politics Reported By Local News Media Last Week [PaEN] -- Centre Daily Times Guest Essay: Time To Make Our Electric Grid (..)

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Six weeks later, there is little information about the spill, according to the science and conservation news site Mongabay. In the United States, conservation data released last week shows that California residents are barely conserving water at all. Is there the same focus on water’s role in reducing carbon emissions?

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 23, 2024

As Planning Commission Seeks Info; Residents Pack Meeting In Westmoreland -- We’re Heard This Before: ‘We’re Providing Jobs - Stopping Pollution Threatens Jobs’ - A Brief Review Of Pennsylvania’s Conservation History -- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: PA Democrats Must Prioritize The Environment In Budget Negotiations - By Rep.

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Legal Planet

JANUARY 17, 2022

In a Friday post, I sketched some thoughts about how the Supreme Court’s vaccine mandate rulings might impact EPA’s power to control carbon emissions. The idea that agencies need especially clear authority for really important regulations is one that the Court’s conservatives invented. That brings us to the West Virginia case.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 13, 2023

10 -- York Dispatch: What York County Water Quality Projects Will Receive $1.8

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 23, 2023

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