Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Since the beginning of 2022, electric vehicle sales in the United States have been downright electrifying. Last year, US drivers bought more than 800,000 new electric vehicles (EVs), 65 percent more than in 2021, even as overall car sales declined. Those 807,956 EVs accounted for 5.8 percent of all new cars sold, an increase from 3.1

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Acoel

JUNE 29, 2022

EPA’s latest proposed rule targeting NOx emissions from fossil-fueled electric generating units (EGUs) is a classic study of diminishing returns. Units with existing advanced NOx controls must optimize their utilization by 2023. ppb in 2023, with typical reductions of 0.1 Posted on June 29, 2022 by Eugene M.

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 24, 2023

Electric vehicles (EVs) play an important role in reducing carbon pollution from transportation. But there are some false and half true claims being made about electric vehicles. Here we will separate fact from fiction about electric vehicles. Question: Do Electric Cars work in cold weather? grams of CO2 per kilometre.

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Corp Watch

DECEMBER 14, 2023

UAW files unfair labor practice charges against Hyundai, Honda and Volkswagen CBC News PaulaR Thu, 12/14/2023 - 13:38 Monday, December 11, 2023 Read more Michael Wayland The UAW has filed unfair labor practice charges with the National Labor Relations Board against Honda, Hyundai and Volkswagen, the union said.

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DECEMBER 12, 2023

Inspired by Strike Wins, 1,000 Volkswagen Workers Sign Union Cards Labor Notes PaulaR Tue, 12/12/2023 - 17:01 Thursday, December 7, 2023 Read more Luis Feliz Leon Today workers at Volkswagen's Chattanooga, Tennessee, assembly plant announced their third bid to unionize plant-wide with the Auto Workers (UAW).

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

Brazil: Volkswagen will pay more than R$10 million in labor lawsuits Poder360 PaulaR Thu, 01/04/2024 - 16:37 Tuesday, August 22, 2023 Read more Value corresponds to 34 agreements approved by the Superior Labor Court; another 28 cases are under negotiation Disclosure/Volkswagen POWER360 August 22, 2023 (Tuesday) - 1:30 pm Volkswagen must pay R$10.5

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

VW owners affected by "Dieselgate" in Switzerland will not receive compensation Swiss Info PaulaR Thu, 01/04/2024 - 16:38 Sunday, September 10, 2023 Read more Swiss VW drivers come away empty-handed in the so-called Dieselgate scandal. And, what other unions can learn from how badly that fight went for labor.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

Germany: Climate protest at VW: activists try to stop production RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland | August 14, 2023 On Monday, climate activists gained access to the VW plant in Wolfsburg as part of a group of visitors. And, what other unions can learn from how badly that fight went for labor.

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JANUARY 4, 2024

Germany: Workers at VW subsidiary Cariad protest against job cuts IG Metall PaulaR Thu, 01/04/2024 - 16:40 Friday, November 10, 2023 Read more Over 200 employees of VW's CARIAD software division protested last Tuesday against threatened job cuts. And, what other unions can learn from how badly that fight went for labor.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

China: Volkswagen under fire after audit finds no evidence of Uyghur forced labor Radio Free Asia PaulaR Thu, 01/04/2024 - 16:42 Thursday, December 7, 2023 Read more Jilil Kashgary Experts cast doubt on results, saying leaked files show that Uyghur detainees were sent to the Xinjiang factory. By Jilil Kashgary for RFA Uyghur 2023.12.07

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

VW Escapes Multiple Fines In EU Over Emissions Scandal Law 360 PaulaR Thu, 01/04/2024 - 17:26 Thursday, September 14, 2023 Read more Matthew Perlman Europe's top court ruled Wednesday that Volkswagen should not have to pay a €5 million ($5.3 And, what other unions can learn from how badly that fight went for labor.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 29, 2024

It was a bogus argument that fossil fuel proponents would repeat ad nauseum over the next 10 years, so when Rose failed to provide some needed context, I jumped in. billion (in 2010 dollars) in federal tax breaks and subsidies for nearly 100 years. “I mean, wind has received subsidies for more than 20 years now,” he said.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

Germany: Climate protest at VW: activists try to stop production RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland | August 14, 2023 On Monday, climate activists gained access to the VW plant in Wolfsburg as part of a group of visitors. 6 CROZZ SUV at a world premiere ahead of the Shanghai Auto Show, in Shanghai, China April 18, 2021.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 24, 2023

York HACC Campus, 2010 Pennsylvania Ave. Offers Free Solar Sprint Student Competition Teacher Training Jan. 13 -- PA Farm Link: Jan. 23 Farm Succession Workshop. to 2:30 p.m. -- Save The Date! North Branch Land Trust To Hold Annual Dinner May 1 Programs/Information -- PAcast: Santa’s Reindeer Cleared For Christmas Travel By PA Dept.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 23, 2023

on December 19, 2023, the MSL Oil & Gas Corp well tender reported a fire in crude oil storage tanks at the Dutter 235 conventional oil well in Wetmore Township, McKean County. At 5:50 a.m. The fire occurred at three 5,880 tanks containing crude oil and a subsurface production wastewater tank.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 7, 2024

Shapiro -- Central Penn Business Journal: Shapiro’s Energy Plan Draws Reactions From PA Labor, Industry Leaders -- ReImagine Appalachia Applauds EPA’s $500 Million Grant To Appalachian Community Capital To Stimulate Green Energy Investments In Low-Income Rural Communities Affected By Fossil Fuel Industry’s Decline [PaEN] -- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: (..)

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 23, 2023

Many More Conventional NOVs This Year DEP issued conventional oil and gas operators 6,586 notices of violation with two weeks left in 2023-- just short of 46% more than in 2021. The original notice of abandonment was issued on November 17, 2023. On December 12, 2023 , DEP inspected the Joseph N. Read more here. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 22, 2023

16 to 22 - 46% More Conventional NOVs; 8 Abandoned Wells; Venting Gas, Spills, Well Pad Messes [PaEN] -- PA Oil & Gas Industry Compliance So Far In 2023 - It Isn’t Pretty [PaEN] -- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - December 23 [PaEN] -- DEP Posted 56 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Dec.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 11, 2024

Fortunately, I don’t have COPD and I didn’t contract asthma when I was young, perhaps partly because I grew up in a home with an electric range. The study concluded that these childhood asthma cases could have theoretically been prevented by using electric appliances. But other Washingtonians may not be as lucky.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 13, 2023

In 2022, Texas, along with several other states and industry groups representing fuel manufacturers (together, Petitioners), challenged EPA’s new emissions standards in court. On March 2, the Sabin Center filed a brief in Texas v. EPA on behalf of the National League of Cities (NLC) and the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCOM).

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 1, 2023

14, What You’ll Be Able To See From Central PA -- Penn State Extension: PA Forest Webinar Series Schedule [Late 2023 and 2024] -- Penn State Extension: 4-Part Webinar Series: Primer For Forest Management And Birds Thru Oct. 14 At Prompton State Park, Wayne County [PaEN] -- York Daily Record: Solar Eclipse Coming Oct.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

The pipeline has experienced nearly two dozen accidents since going into service in 2010. The Keystone Pipeline shutdown in January after spilling 600,000 gallons of oil which will cost an estimated $480 million to clean up. The bills and resolution now go to the full Senate for consideration.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Natural Gas Output Hit Record High In 2023, Demand To Fall, First Time Demand Would Fall For 2 Years In A Row - US. Natural Gas Output Hit Record High In 2023, Demand To Fall, First Time Demand Would Fall For 2 Years In A Row - US. Generation Capacity Retirements In 2023 -- U.S. Power Generating Capacity In 2023, With 29.1

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 1, 2023

15 Webinar: A Walk In The Woods - A Look Into Private Forests In PA And Beyond [PaEN] -- Penn State Extension: PA Forest Webinar Series Schedule [Late 2023 and 2024] -- Delaware Highlands Conservancy: Women And Their Woods Plant Identification Workshop Oct. . -- Penn State College Of Agricultural Sciences Hosts Nov.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 4, 2023

Yaw noted the IEO would be modeled after Pennsylvania’s Independent Fiscal Office , which was created by Act 120 of 2010, and Act 100 of 2016. Yaw's energy beliefs by reading a transcript of the comments he made at the February 27 joint hearing on electric grid reliability by the Senate Environmental and Consumer Protection Committees.

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Corp Watch

JUNE 12, 2023

Raytheon Makes Nuclear War More Likely Massachusetts Peace Action PaulaR Mon, 06/12/2023 - 07:43 Monday, August 15, 2022 Read more Richard Krushnic & Kathleen Malley-Morrison Raytheon Technologies is even more horrifying than you thought. Local 1505 and representatives from the Second District office.

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Corp Watch

JUNE 12, 2023

References: Why Bombs Made in America Have Been Killing Civilians in Yemen Here’s Exactly Who’s Profiting from the War on Yemen Drone protest leads to arrest at Tucson’s Raytheon Missile Systems Amazon Contractor Raytheon has CIA Ties General Electric’s RCA Unit Fined $2.5 Local 1505 and representatives from the Second District office.

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Corp Watch

JUNE 12, 2023

References: Why Bombs Made in America Have Been Killing Civilians in Yemen Here’s Exactly Who’s Profiting from the War on Yemen Drone protest leads to arrest at Tucson’s Raytheon Missile Systems Amazon Contractor Raytheon has CIA Ties General Electric’s RCA Unit Fined $2.5 Local 1505 and representatives from the Second District office.

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Corp Watch

JUNE 12, 2023

How Biden’s Foreign-Policy Team Got Rich The American Prospect PaulaR Mon, 06/12/2023 - 07:53 Monday, July 6, 2020 Read more Jonathan Guyer They had been public servants their whole careers. But when Hillary Clinton lost the 2016 election, two departing Obama officials were anxious for work. Trump’s win had caught them by surprise.

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JUNE 12, 2023

Washington Post Runs Pro-War Column Without Disclosing Author’s Raytheon Ties Truthout PaulaR Mon, 06/12/2023 - 07:55 Friday, January 10, 2020 Read more Robert Galbraith Stephen Hadley is on defense contractor Raytheon’s board — and owns company shares worth more than $2.4 Local 1505 and representatives from the Second District office.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2024

USA: ‘Huge’ Win for Code of Excellence: On-Clock Training at Raytheon Plant International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers | May 8, 2023 More than 2,400 Raytheon Technologies missile and defense workers are getting on-the-clock training on the IBEW’s Code of Excellence program , thanks to a years-long effort by the leaders of Waltham, Mass.,

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FEBRUARY 28, 2024

USA: ‘Huge’ Win for Code of Excellence: On-Clock Training at Raytheon Plant International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers | May 8, 2023 More than 2,400 Raytheon Technologies missile and defense workers are getting on-the-clock training on the IBEW’s Code of Excellence program , thanks to a years-long effort by the leaders of Waltham, Mass.,

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Corp Watch

JUNE 12, 2023

American Arms Makers Are Making a Killing off of Israel's Slaughter in Gaza Mint Press News PaulaR Mon, 06/12/2023 - 07:52 Friday, May 14, 2021 Read more Jessica Buxbaum GAZA — As diplomatic powers and regional players meet behind closed doors for ceasefire talks, Israel continues showering Gaza with missile fire.

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JUNE 12, 2023

Defense Stocks Soar as Trump Wages War on Syria The Real News Network PaulaR Mon, 06/12/2023 - 07:47 Tuesday, April 17, 2018 Read more William K. Local 1505 and representatives from the Second District office. The group, called Reject Raytheon Asheville, was formed Nov.

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