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What’s Been Killing U.S. Coal?

Legal Planet

It then tread water for a few years and began a steep decline in 2008, going from half of U.S. The decline probably wasn’t due to environmental regulation. Regulation may have made a difference, since coal requires more extensive pollution controls than competing fuels. electricity to about one-fifth today. In 2010, U.S.

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Germany’s Role in Climate Policy

Legal Planet

Germany agrees on EU regulation to make cars carbon neutral by 2035 (either zero emissions or net-zero). My foray into Germany climate policy left me with unanswered questions: What was the politics behind Germany’s history of climate action? Renewables are 6% of power. Fifteen percent of electricity is renewable.

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New Analysis Shows Truck Manufacturers’ Scare Tactic Just a Bunch of Hot Air

Union of Concerned Scientists

I’ve written previously about how the truck industry is fighting regulations at the state and federal level with everything they’ve got. One of the scare tactics truck manufacturers have been pushing is the old industry canard of job-killing regulations. Why would truck regulations impact jobs? Source: ERM 2022 ).

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The Social Cost of George W. Bush

Legal Planet

True, t he world was different in many ways in 2008 when Obama took office, including the energy sector. Moreover, some Obama regulations such as fuel efficiency rules continued to result in additional emissions reductions after he left office, and he should get credit for those.

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Profs. William Boyd and Alex Wang Join Prof. Ted Parson in Emmett Institute Faculty Leadership

Legal Planet

Boyd is recognized as one of the country’s leading energy and environmental law scholars and has written pathbreaking articles on public utilities, risk regulation, forestry, and the role of science and technology in environmental law. Wang is a leading expert on environmental governance and the law and politics of China.

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PUC Welcomes New Commissioner Kim Barrow, Thanks Senate For Confirmation Votes, Governor For Nomination

PA Environment Daily

Commissioner Barrow Background Barrow has been involved in the utility regulation industry for more than two decades. From 2008 to 2013, Barrow served as Chief of Staff in the Office of Commissioner Wayne E. Barrow is an alumna of the University of Georgia with a bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Spanish.

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The Latin American Lithium Industry is at a Crossroads

Legal Planet

Argentina, Bolivia, and Chile are all in complex political, social, and economic situations. In 2008, Bolivia nationalized lithium, and since then, the state has controlled the access, extraction process, and production of lithium carbonate.