Clean Energy Law

MAY 24, 2022

AB 32 authorized CARB to adopt a market-based compliance mechanism with “declining annual aggregate emission limits for sources or categories of sources that emit greenhouse gas emissions” through 2020. The market-based compliance mechanism deigned by CARB went into effect in 2012 in the form of the California Cap-and-Trade Program.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

A quick glance at the latest data from CARB shows there are three large and growing sources of credits: bio-based diesel, biomethane and electricity. Bio-based diesel, biomethane and electricity are the largest and fastest growing sources of LCFS credits in recent years.

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CEQA Developments

JULY 6, 2021

East Bay Regional Park District (Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Real Party in Interest) (1st Dist., County of Marin (2012) 205 Cal.App.4th In SPAWN (my April 27, 2012 post on which can be found here ), plaintiff SPAWN challenged the County’s EIR for a general plan update for the San Geronimo Valley watershed.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Since 2012, when the facility was first announced, Beaver has lost GDP, businesses, population, and up to 10% of its jobs. Far from the economic boom we were promised, federal data show that Beaver County has actually fallen behind the state and nation in nearly every measure of economic activity.

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Law of the Lands

JULY 8, 2021

Oil and gas companies have easements for pipelines. Electricity distributors have easements for electricity transmission and distribution lines. For instance, the easement for a large diameter high-pressure natural gas pipeline or for an overhead electricity transmission line can effectively sterilize a property.

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Law Columbia

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

As I blogged about last October, the Northeast’s Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) is currently undergoing its 2012 program review. In actuality, natural gas has become an economic substitute for coal and the nationwide recession has led to a dip in energy demand. by Shelley Welton, Deputy Director & Fellow.

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Greenbuilding Law

DECEMBER 11, 2022

To accomplish this the law advances everything from “food residuals” and organic materials diversion, a new environmental justice litmus test, a solar panel “recovery, reuse, and recycling working group,” an electric school bus mandate, recognizes “nuclear power” as a carbon free energy source, and much, much more. All of which is true, but.

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 18, 2021

But what you probably haven’t heard is that our grid is getting dirtier again, with fossil fuels increasing in our electricity supply from burning natural gas. That means carbon emissions from electricity in Ontario will be rising back up again after years of decline. Ontario Energy Output by Fuel Type: 2020 .

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Acoel

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Trisko Coal production and mining jobs over the past half-century have been influenced by several factors, principally demand from the utility sector, technological breakthroughs in natural gas production, railroad deregulation, and environmental regulation. Source: US DOE/EIA. Source: US DOE/EIA.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 28, 2023

In 2012 a friend told me about a well that was being plugged in Sabinsville, PA. When it began leaking it needed to be replugged in order to keep the gas in the storage field. The 2012 plug was the third plug. Photo: Conventional natural gas well being plugged in Sabinsville, Tioga County on August 31, 2012 by Laurie Barr.)

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Environmental Progress

APRIL 20, 2021

Some have argued that weather-dependent energies would, paradoxically, make electricity even more reliable. Adding more variable energy sources to electricity grids, all else being equal, might not in itself make electricity less reliable. For natural gas it was 40%, or 46% based on winter adequacy expectations.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 25, 2022

Carbon emissions calculations take into account the carbon intensity of the fuel source type, with nuclear, solar, wind and hydro-electric being emissions-free while grid-electricity, natural gas, district steam and chilled water have various emissions factors. below the baseline, compared to 28.9% million.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 20, 2023

PJM reported non-performance by natural gas-fired electric generation accounted for 70% of the total outages, coal 16% and the remainder were oil, nuclear, hydro, wind and solar. 1 Price Changes: Natural Gas (+149% to -64.2%); Electric (+18.8% 1 Price Changes: Natural Gas (+149% to -64.2%); Electric (+18.8%

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Clean Energy Law

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

According to the 2016 AQMP, mobile sources contributed about 88% of total NO x emissions in the Basin in 2012. In particular, the analysis of climate change impacts may be counterintuitive (showing an increase in GHG emissions) should the SCAQMD prioritize electricity- and hydrogen-powered trucks at the expense of other technologies.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 10, 2024

Click Here for a summary of 2022 shale gas and conventional violations. Winter Storm Elliot Causes Natural Gas Infrastructure Failure Natural gas infrastructure failures during Winter Storm Elliot resulted in the proposed imposition of an unprecedented $1.8 Read more here. Read more here. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Yaw said the Shale Gas Advocate Award honors MSC members and other individuals for their outstanding leadership and exceptional contributions in advocating for the development, transportation, and use of Pennsylvania’s natural gas resources. 1 Price Changes: Natural Gas (+149% to -64.2%); Electric (+18.8%

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Environmental Progress

MARCH 11, 2021

Congress took questions relating to the security of America’s electricity supply seriously before more than a dozen states experienced energy shortages last month, but those events make this hearing all the more urgent. electrical grids were increasingly “complex and vulnerable.” [2] Shellenberger. 5] The U.S.

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Law Columbia

JULY 6, 2017

The Second Circuit rejected the claim that the renewable energy solicitations exceeded the limited authority granted to states with respect to wholesale sales of electricity under the Federal Power Act and the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act. The court said recalculation of past credits would be barred by the Eleventh Amendment.

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Energy and Climate Law

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

The Court of Justice of the European Union found on 2 September 2021 in case C-718/18 that Germany failed to properly transpose various provisions of the main EU Energy Directives of the Third Energy Package, namely 2009/72 (electricity) and 2009/73 (gas). The court found ( para.

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Circle of Blue

OCTOBER 6, 2022

In the late 1970s, a golden age for American coal, skyrocketing oil prices coupled with rising demand for electricity set off a boom in coal-fired power plants. I just saw a big billboard, ‘Let’s stop natural gas from being produced in America,’” Tiffany said. Part two of Circle of Blue’s series on abandoned coal mines. .

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 23, 2023

PA Oil & Gas Industry Public Notice Dashboards: -- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Dec. PA Oil & Gas Industry Public Notice Dashboards: -- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Dec.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 22, 2023

NPDES Water Quality Permit -- Apollo Resources LLC - Scottdale Oil & Gas Wastewater Treatment Facility: DEP invites comments on the renewal of the NPDES Water Quality Permit for the facility located in East Huntingdon Twp., PA Oil & Gas Industry Public Notice Dashboards: -- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Dec.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 29, 2024

Over the last 12 years, I wrote eight columns on the Koch network’s escapades, including: Its attempt in 2012 to scare consumers about the cost of state renewable energy standards, which require utilities to reduce their reliance on fossil fuels by increasing their use of wind and solar power.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 23, 2023

On December 1, 2023 , DEP inspected the Charter 502-2 conventional well in Scott Township, Allegheny County operated by Economy Natural Gas, Inc. DEP issued or continued 508 notices of violation for abandoning conventional oil and gas wells without plugging them so far in 2023. billion cubic feet of natural gas in November 2022.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 20, 2023

They said oil and gas operators in Texas and Oklahoma are also exploring the co-production of oil and natural gas and heat energy from these geothermal wells. They pointed to CNX as one gas drilling company in Pennsylvania that has a team of people working on drilling for geothermal energy.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 24, 2023

23 PA Bulletin [PaEN] -- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Invites Comments On Cooperative Fish Nursery General Permit; Hearing Set For Feb. 23 PA Bulletin [PaEN] -- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Invites Comments On Cooperative Fish Nursery General Permit; Hearing Set For Feb. 22 RiverWatch Video Report -- First Street Foundation: Over 3.2

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 6, 2023

Major oil and gas infrastructure facilities could be covered by the amended legislation if they are considered a major source of hazardous air pollutants, criteria pollutants or are subject to prevention of significant deterioration or nonattainment new source review under existing regulations. Why Does It Matter?

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 30, 2022

is still a small share of global capacity and global production, and therefore can’t affect the global price very much.”] -- Reuters: U.S. What’s Your Community Doing? Other States/National/International -- Reuters: U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The Committee heard testimony from three citizens group representatives, including residents of Washington and Westmoreland counties, two physicians that studied health impacts of industry operations and a shale gas industry group and the PA Building and Construction Trades Council representing the industry. Read more here. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 25, 2024

Scott Perry A Run For His Political Life?

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Vermont Law

FEBRUARY 25, 2018

In recent years, states in New England and the mid-Atlantic region have made significant progress in reducing climate change-inducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the electricity generation sector. [1]. emissions from the electricity generation sector. [21]. One study estimates that CO. RGGI is composed of individual CO.

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Environmental Progress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2020

US electricity sector emissions decreased 34 percent from 2005 to 2019, including an astonishing 10 percent in 2019, which is the largest year-on-year decline in history. Subsidies and mandates for renewables result in higher electricity prices and the net transfer of wealth from lower to upper income citizens.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Gas Explosions -- WPXI: Major Natural Gas Leak At Ross Twp., TODAY’s Calendar Of Events -- TribLive: DEP Declares TODAY Code Orange Air Quality Alert For Liberty/Clairton, Allegheny County = -- FERC Approves PJM $1.25

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 5, 2023

TUESDAY 9:00: House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee meets to consider House Bill 652 (Bullock-D-Philadelphia) requiring environmental impact reports on certain electric generation, waste management, sewage treatment and other facilities that are a major source of air pollution proposed in already burdened communities.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 5, 2023

Yaw Proposes Independent Energy Office To Promote Development Of PA’s Diverse Energy Portfolio - Natural Gas, Nuclear Power, Coal [PaEN] -- Post-Gazette: Smoke Stacks From Closed Hatfield’s Ferry Coal-Fired Power Plant Demolished, Closing Chapter In PA Industrial History In Greene County : ‘I’m Ecstatic.

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Law Columbia

AUGUST 4, 2021

Federal Court Rejected Federal Preemption Challenge to Berkeley Natural Gas Ban. The court also noted that states and localities “expressly maintain control over the local distribution of natural gas under related federal statutes” such as the Natural Gas Act. 2012 CA 008263 B (D.C. July 22, 2021).

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Law Columbia

APRIL 20, 2021

These include two major regulatory rollbacks: the weakening of motor vehicle standards and the repeal of methane controls on the oil and natural gas sector. The Biden administration is now poised to wield that tool to make a meaningful dent in greenhouse gas pollution.

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