Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 13, 2024

Electric car buyers have new options in 2024 to make it easier to purchase a new electric vehicle (EV) by using the federal EV tax credit. A number of these changes will increase the availability and usefulness of the credit, from now through 2032, such as the removal of the cap on the number of tax credits available.

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Environment + Energy Leader

AUGUST 30, 2022

Rapid industrialization, increasing trade activities, and rising demand for robust, long-term, and eco-friendly packaging for the transportation of finished and semi-finished goods in multiple end-use industries is expected to augment growth to the market.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 12, 2024

To meet our climate goals and reach net zero emissions by 2050, most studies show that we need to dramatically reduce gas use for generating electricity, heating homes and businesses, and running industrial processes. US Electricity Generation Wind and solar lead the way in decarbonizing the power sector to meet near-term climate targets.

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Energy & the Law

DECEMBER 6, 2023

One side wanted the jury to be instructed on the legal definitions of those terms. The testimony of Willy’s owner Davidson was confusing but he testified that Willy’s was not a consultant after his attorney defined the term for him. The outcome of a multimillion-dollar suit was in the hands of a jury of 12 good and honorable citizens.

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National Law Center

MARCH 28, 2024

In March 2024, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) finalized its rule regarding the voluntary use of the labeling terms. The post USDA Finalizes Voluntary “Product of USA” Rule appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.

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Legal Planet

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Parts of the Midwest have also experienced a decrease, particularly in terms of the snow-to-precipitation ratio. Parts of the Midwest have also experienced a decrease, particularly in terms of the snow-to-precipitation ratio. But the long term trends seem clear. But the song could turn out to be prophetic. Welcome to the future.

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Yale E360

AUGUST 2, 2021

But ahead of its release, scientists have had to grapple with the fact that several next-generation models used in the assessment project that the Earth will warm far faster than previous estimates, Science reported. Read more on E360 ?.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 10, 2023

From 1960 to 2005, coal use grew more or less steadily by 18 million tons per year. And what sparked the ensuing plunge in coal use starting with Obama’s presidency? And what sparked the ensuing plunge in coal use starting with Obama’s presidency? The decline in coal use explains only part of that change.

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Legal Planet

APRIL 9, 2024

But for CBAs to result in meaningful benefits and long-term positive change, communities must have opportunities to learn more about what’s possible and funders and others must invest in capacity building and technical assistance for involved, impacted communities. Existing CBAs from the community-labor movement offer useful examples.

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Real Climate

JANUARY 16, 2024

In almost every case, the addition of the 2023 numbers was in line with the long term expectation from the models. All NOAA NCEI surface temperature lines are now using v5.1. There were a few minor changes this year: Old versions of the NOAA STAR TMT data are no longer available and so they’ve been removed.

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Real Climate

MARCH 16, 2023

2004 ) which is a better representation of the mid-troposphere than the classic TMT diagnostic through an adjustment using the lower stratosphere record (i.e. ). 2004 ) which is a better representation of the mid-troposphere than the classic TMT diagnostic through an adjustment using the lower stratosphere record (i.e. ). are matched.

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Energy & the Law

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

This deed did not use “in, on or under”, which indicates a mineral interest, not a royalty. However, a deed need not use the exact term to denote a mineral interest; it may instead use terms “of similar import.” The magic language historically associated with a post-production intent was not used.

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Real Climate

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

More recent reassessments of this hypothesis – using updated sunspot cycle data, updated temperature data and analysis through to the present find no relationship between SCL and the modern rise in temperatures (Chatzistergos, 2023). There is literally nothing new under the sun. However, the searching for (and finding!)

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 22, 2023

As demand rises, grid operators turn for extra capacity to power plants that they don’t use frequently. Using more of these more expensive sources means higher wholesale electricity costs, which translates to higher retail rates for customers. Even plants with the same fuel might use it differently. Here’s how.

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Inside Climate News

APRIL 14, 2024

Some scientists say the term ‘invasive’ should not be used to describe nonnative species. By Kiley Price In November, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) published a plan to cull nearly half a million barred owls across the lush old-growth forests of the Pacific Northwest and California.

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Environment + Energy Leader

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

In the nearer term, it wants to reduce its emissions by 56% by 2030, using 2019 as a baseline. Meanwhile, it aims to make all of its clothing using recycled components by 2030. The post H&M Group Wants All of its Clothing to be Made Using Recycled and Sustainable Components appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Real Climate

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

.” The study follows one by Danish colleagues which made headlines last July, likewise looking for early warning signals for approaching an AMOC tipping point (we discussed it here ), but using rather different data and methods. The new study by van Westen et al. Figure adapted from Caesar et al., Nature 2018.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 18, 2024

Last week, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized updated regulations for certain facilities that emit ethylene oxide (EtO), a colorless, cancer-causing gas. Ethylene oxide is used in chemical manufacturing, as well as sterilization, due to its effectiveness at killing microbes.

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Legal Planet

APRIL 11, 2022

One reason to save energy is to limit carbon emissions from the energy we use. The idea of energy conservation is simple: reduce the total amount of energy you’re using. The idea of energy conservation is simple: reduce the total amount of energy you’re using. In the end, you might use more electricity, not less.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 23, 2023

California has done well in terms of total emission reductions – about a 10% reduction from 2009 to 2019. However, direct emissions statistics don’t reflect a fuel’s carbon intensity, that is, what happened before a fuel is actually used. What’s the Overall Verdict? reduction is attributable to California).

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Legal Planet

MARCH 30, 2023

The upshot was that the US resisted any effort to address climate change and embraced a “drill baby drill” energy policy. Some of those changes, like cheaper natural gas due to greater use of fracking, helped emissions decline under Obama. That would have been equivalent to eliminating all emissions for six months of Bush’s term.

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Legal Planet

JANUARY 26, 2024

Water diversions, droughts and other stressors have combined to cause long-term declines in ecosystem health in San Francisco Bay, the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, and the river and stream systems that feed into them. Water quality for recreation, drinking, and other human uses has also suffered.

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Law and Environment

JANUARY 9, 2024

EPCA would no doubt preempt an ordinance that directly prohibits the use of covered natural gas appliances in new buildings. Otherwise, the ability to use covered products is “meaningless” if consumers can’t access the natural gas available at the meter on the premises. Here’s the crux of the disagreement.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 5, 2024

My colleagues and I have previously published research on the “ disinformation playbook ,” a series of tactics used by these groups to ensure that you are disinformed about the best available science. For instance, half of adults in the United States obtain their news at least sometimes from social media. of cancer cases.

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Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

In terms of economic inequality, the current system already has a built-in but controversial feature that promotes equality. By using vulnerability as a metric for risk, along with exposure, agencies can legitimately prioritize protecting those communities, without having to make race or poverty themselves a basis for decision making.

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JANZEN AG

APRIL 26, 2024

Two words frequently used when discussing reduction of the carbon footprint for agriculture are “insets” and “offsets.” This post explores these terms as they pertain specifically to agriculture. As a threshold matter, these are not legal terms and are thus somewhat imprecise and not universally defined and accepted.

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Real Climate

OCTOBER 10, 2022

His error is clear in his Appendix 1, and consists of him using the accuracy of the annual global mean anomaly (around 0.05ºC, cheekily referencing the GISTEMP calculation!) So in the estimate of that long term change, we need to include the uncertainty of that because of the interannual variability (the ‘noise’ in this case).

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulates emissions of EtO, yet the agency is years behind on updating standards and control requirements, despite mounting evidence of the harm of long-term EtO exposure. To be clear: EPA is not proposing that these facilities cease operations or suddenly banning the use of EtO.

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JANZEN AG

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The USDA describes “ soil carbon farming ” as “the use of specific on-farm practices designed to take carbon out of the air and store it in soils and plant material.” Carbon farming practices include application of soil amendments like compost, biochar, cover crops, and use of conservation tillage.

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Legal Planet

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Until very recently, Australia’s government was never able to get its act together in terms of climate change. In some ways, Australia has done better than California, with much less of a problem in terms of grid-originated fires. Australia has also done more to incorporate wildfire risks into land use planning.

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Energy & the Law

OCTOBER 5, 2023

The primary term of Cromwell’s leases passed in 2012 and 2014 respectively. The court of appeals ruled that Cromwell was required to take some action of his own to cause production on the leased property to keep his leases alive despite the use of the passive voice in the habendam clauses that might indicate otherwise. In a word, no.

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A Greener Life

APRIL 26, 2024

Empowering sustainable practices There is an obvious need for greater sustainability in business energy use. Energy audits can be instrumental in achieving this: Here are just a few solid reasons for implementing comprehensive energy audits: Efficiency : Pinpoint inefficiencies for reduced energy use and operational costs.

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Law and Environment

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Notwithstanding Jeff’s excellent post, I just don’t see the Commerce Clause as an obstacle (which is not the same as whether SCOTUS will use the Commerce Clause as an excuse to kill a rule that a majority doesn’t like). The post EPA Proposes to Use Science to Identify Waters of the United States. Déjà vu all over again.

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Circle of Blue

JANUARY 11, 2023

The disappearance of ice has caused landslides and flooding in the short-term, and threatens the region’s long-term water security. . Nonetheless, set against these large-scale phenomena, the long-term survival of their way of life remains in jeopardy. Photo © Keith Schneider/Circle of Blue. YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN.

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Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

What Is Agricultural Use? We all know the story, and the percentages: of water used by human beings in California (i.e. not going to environmental uses), agriculture uses a whopping 80%. And it obscures the issue by dismissing it as an “agricultural” use. But just think about this a moment.

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Energy & the Law

JULY 31, 2023

Headington’s narrow view: the meaning was informed by its antonym; “successors” of a business entity classically refers to legal succession such as merger or consolidation and; by including “predecessors” in a categorical list of entity-related groups, that is how the release uses the term. Headington Royalty Inc. ,

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Legal Planet

MARCH 9, 2023

It’s fair to ask: if all vehicles are “zero emission,” do we really need to care any more about how much driving we do, in terms of the climate impact? The answer is unequivocally yes, and here are the top five reasons: Gas cars will be with us for a long time. Clean electricity generation still has a carbon cost.

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