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Maine Commits to 100% Clean Electricity by 2040 

Union of Concerned Scientists

The remaining 10% by 2040 could come from a wide range of low- and zero-carbon technologies, including nuclear power, large existing hydropower projects, and using so-called “clean” fuels like biomethane or hydrogen in thermal plants. million per year between 2011 and 2022, according to a 2024 analysis commissioned by GEO.

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The Drying Planet

Circle of Blue

It means that water scarcity and some of the most disruptive effects of climate change are now inextricably intertwined. In Syria, beginning in 2011, drought and groundwater depletion drove rural unrest that contributed to the civil war, which displaced millions of people. In Ghana, in 2017, protesters rioted as wells ran dry.

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Climate Litigation in Japan: What to Expect in 2025

Law Columbia

Japan ) and a second in Yokosuka in 2019 ( Yokosuka Climate Case ). In the 2019 case, the judgments focused on the procedural aspect of the replacement of the coal-fired power plant and discussion of the climate issues was limited. The court viewed climate change as an uncertain future danger.

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PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - May 24 to 31 -- Failed To Restore 5 Shale Gas Water Impoundments In One County; 5 New Cases Of Defective Shale Well Cement; More Abandoned Shale, Conventional Wells

PA Environment Daily

Both wells were drilled in 2011. The well was drilled in 2011. Last week DEP inspected the Humberston Unit 1H shale gas well in Fayette County owned by LPR Energy and said the same thing [ Read more here ]. Both shale gas wells were declared abandoned on December 7, 2023. Violations continued. No response requested. Baird Oil Co.;

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Tornadoes and More: What Spring Can Bring to the Power Grid 

Union of Concerned Scientists

The rail infrastructure to transport coal from the Powder River Basin in Montana and Wyoming–the country’s primary coal source –was proven to be vulnerable to extreme floods in the spring of 2011 , and even more extreme floods in the spring of 2019. The link to climate change is clearer, however, with floods.

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Germany’s Role in Climate Policy

Legal Planet

Germany decides to phase out nuclear power, complicating efforts to decarbonize the power sector. Government adopts a sector-by-sector plan to reach 2050 climate goals. Germany has dragged its feet on EVs because of its powerful car industry. How much did ending nuclear power impede German climate progress?

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Opinion: So, Germany, you want to do more to tackle climate change?

A Greener Life

Germany has recently experienced fatal and apocalyptic climate- fuelled floods , after which the country’s Chancellor, Angela Merkel, promised the government would do more to tackle climate change. So what should Germany do with their newfound appetite for tackling climate change? Quitting coal.