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Maine Commits to 100% Clean Electricity by 2040 

Union of Concerned Scientists

The bill ( LD 1868 ), passed by the Maine Legislature on June 13, will reduce the state’s reliance on imported fossil fuels by requiring all of Maine’s power to come from renewable energy and other carbon-free electricity sources by 2040. million per year between 2011 and 2022, according to a 2024 analysis commissioned by GEO.

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Damming the River by Feeling the Stones: China’s Mekong Hydropower Strategy

Circle of Blue

The Myitsone Dam Wake-Up Call One of the most dramatic turning points came in 2011 with the suspension of the massive Myitsone dam project in Myanmar. Our data shows between 2000 and 2011, Chinese SOEs completed approximately 36% of their hydropower contracts in Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar.

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Steelton-Highspire School District, Tröegs Independent Brewing Show Benefits Of Going Solar, Driving Electric Busses In Dauphin County

PA Environment Daily

In 2011, Tregs Independent Brewing worked with Solar Renewable Energy to install a rooftop solar array large enough to produce 15-20 percent of its annual electricity usage. Plentiful sunshine and generous solar incentives are here. Now more schools, businesses and residents in Pennsylvania just need to take advantage of them.

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Supreme Court Clarifies Scope of NEPA Review

National Law Center

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NALC news release: Legal experts to explore Western water markets during NALC webinar

National Law Center

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Federal Court Finds Swampbuster Constitutional

National Law Center

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100 Days of Trump 2.0: Renewable Energy Siting and Permitting

Law Columbia

This blog post will focus on the ways in which the Trump Administration has attempted to impede the siting and permitting of renewable energy facilitiesparticularly offshore and onshore windwhile, as other posts on this blog have addressed , simultaneously seeking to expedite the siting and permitting of fossil fuel facilities.