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Advancing renewables through electricity restructuring

Legal Planet

Our electricity system will be crucial to decarbonization efforts, both because much of our current energy comes from electricity, and because decarbonizing sectors like transportation will require significant electrification. And electricity is the sector where we have had the most success in decarbonization so far in the United States.

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EPA Grant Program Helps to Accelerate Transition to Cleaner Ports

Union of Concerned Scientists

The vehicles, vessels, and equipment that move our freight create hot spots of some of the worst air quality in the country and contribute significantly to climate change. However, zero-emission options for these workhorses of the economy are growing rapidly and some ports are beginning to move towards cleaner operations.

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Making Sense of the US-China Joint Glasgow Declaration

Legal Planet

But the very fact that the two countries were willing to sign onto a high-profile joint declaration is a positive sign that rising geopolitical tensions have not made cooperation in areas of mutual interest impossible. The short answer is that it only offers slight forward progress on climate action. It embodies mostly potential.

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French company to coordinate carbon capture project in Brazil

Corp Watch

Mirador's profile on TotalEnergies - Mirador is a project of the France-based NGO Research Group for an Alternative Economic Strategy (GRESEA), which monitors abuse carried out by the largest multinational corporations in France and the world. Issued on: 09/01/2024 - 17:26 2 min Corporation TotalEnergies S.E. In 2005 the company paid out €5.2

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Repsol Sued in Class Action for $1 Billion Over Peru’s Worst Oil Spill

Corp Watch

Website Summary Repsol is a fossil fuel exploration company that evolved from a Spanish state venture that was set up in the 1920s. The company sued the government of Argentina in 2012 for $10 billion after the country nationalized YPF with the backing of 80 percent of legislators of parliament. Corporation Repsol S.A.

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Stroud Water Research Center: Family Day Engages Latino Community; Denlinger Farm Tour Focuses On Stewardship; Profiles Of Delaware Watershed Community Scientists; Laura Turner Seidel Freshwater Excellence Award Winner

PA Environment Daily

The event, made possible by the collaboration with our wonderful state park partners, fostered intercultural communication and community building. The event, made possible by the collaboration with our wonderful state park partners, fostered intercultural communication and community building. Click Here to read the article.

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The Stream, November 5, 2021: List of Contaminants in U.S. Drinking Water Continues to Grow

Circle of Blue

Utilities and regulator across the United States say they’ve discovered nearly 60 new contaminants in the country’s water supply. Climate change has impacted Bangladesh more than almost any other country in the world, despite the fact that Bangladesh has hardly contributed to overall carbon emissions. YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN.

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