PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 28, 2023

At the same time, PJM reported it has approved at least 35,000 MW of renewable energy generation that have not yet been connected to the electric grid throughout its operating region. PJM said in July 95% of the 260,000 MW of electricity projects in its project queue are renewable energy generation, battery storage or a hybrid of both.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 6, 2022

On October 4, Pittsburgh-based UPMC announced they intend to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 50% within the next eight years across its footprint. UPMC will lead by example to develop approaches to health care that rapidly reduce our contributions to greenhouse gas emissions,” said Boninger. “We

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Edouard Stenger

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Renewable energy sources and electric vehicles are progressing so fast around the world that according to a new study coal and oil use could peak worldwide in as little as three years. To put these figures in context, the recent 2014-15 oil price collapse was the result of a two mbd (2%) shift in the supply-demand balance.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 1, 2023

There were no representatives of renewable energy generators on the panel of witnesses. Locher lists five federal and one Pennsylvania environmental initiatives impacting whether his plants will stay open or close, including the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. “In Read more here.]

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A Greener Life

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The counterargument to that is that steel is a critical component of many renewable energy technologies such as wind turbines. The project which is a long-running saga was first proposed in 2014 and has since been kicked back and forth before finally being approved by the government. Strong pushback.

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A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Despite a significant uptake of renewable energy, India still relies on coal plants for more than half of its installed electricity supply. By Rejimon Kuttappan Along with a major expansion of renewable energy, India is also pushing for big increases in its coal production, casting doubt on its climate commitments.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 1, 2023

Utilizing manure nutrients efficiently means that risk of loss of nitrogen, phosphorus, sediment, and greenhouse gas is minimized. Together, Elk Hill 1 & 2 add up to 42 MW of clean, renewable electricity generation, representing 20% of SEPTA’s annual electricity demand.

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Environmental Progress

JULY 3, 2023

In 2014, they calculated the carbon intensity of PV energy as if the panels were made in Europe, with low-carbon energy,” Mariutti told Environmental Progress, referring to data compilers. This is when the highly reflective properties of dark-coloured solar panels lead to an increase in the greenhouse effect.

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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Colombia accounts for 0.4 % of the global greenhouse gas emissions (“GHG”). Law 1715 of 2014 on non-conventional renewable energy sources. Resolution 40807 of 2018 of the Ministry of Mines and Energy on the Climate Change Management Plan for the Energy Sector. of the national total.

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Ocean Conservancy

AUGUST 14, 2023

We can’t have a healthy future for our ocean—and for our planet—unless we reduce greenhouse gases and combat this ever-growing threat. Disused offshore wells can leak hydrocarbons including methane, a potent greenhouse gas. That operator declared bankruptcy in 2014, and now taxpayers are paying to plug the wells it drilled.

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Vermont Law

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

In November 2014, the United States and China—two of the world’s most significant emitters—. to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions. That revenue might subsidize other efforts to reduce climate change, such as tax credits on renewable energy infrastructure and other spending programs. jointly committed. Clean Power Plan.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 14, 2022

gallons of water, and reducing 1.3M+ lbs of greenhouse gas emissions. In 2014, the U.S. Jaimie has built Audacy’s 1Thing Sustainability Initiative , #1Thing, to share practical actions, with over 200 million listeners, that we can all take to have a big impact on our environment.

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Law Columbia

JULY 6, 2017

The California Supreme Court declined to review an intermediate appellate court’s decision upholding the statewide greenhouse gas cap-and-trade program. Second Circuit Rejected Challenges to Connecticut Renewable Energy Programs. California Supreme Court Denied Petitions to Review Ruling That Upheld Cap-and-Trade Program.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

JUNE 22, 2023

The Agriculture Resilience Act (ARA) includes provisions that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture by supporting farmers and ranchers with farm-driven, science-based means to meet climate goals. However, farmers and ranchers are also at the forefront of the solutions to address the climate crisis on farms.

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Legal Planet

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

.” The Times article focuses on the alarming intersection of three current environmental crises–water supply shortages, groundwater contamination, and excessive greenhouse gas emission levels–that threaten California and other states across the nation.

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Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 27, 2023

This comes with massive greenhouse emissions that are rapidly changing the earth’s climate, with disastrous effects for our health, homes and economies. The path to net zero means not developing new oil and gas projects , scaling down current production, and transitioning to renewable energy sources.

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Circle of Blue

MAY 19, 2022

The project’s opponents denounce it as a green-in-name-only risk built on a legacy of mistreatment of Indigenous peoples and continuing ecological harm to Canadian rivers, one that boxes out New York energy producers. Existing dams and reservoirs qualify under the state’s renewable standards. Kathy Hochul. the company building CHPE.

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Environmental Progress

MARCH 11, 2021

4] Meanwhile, many experts see in recent trends an inevitable transition away from coal and nuclear power plants, designed to function as baseload capacity, toward variable renewable energy sources with just-in-time natural gas back-up. While energy sources across all categories failed in mid-February, they didn’t all fail equally.

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Enviromental Defense

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

During his tenure as the head of Imperial, Kruger was critical of government environmental policy , such as the clean fuel standard, and he had little interest in branching out into renewable energy. The following is a list of leaks and spills that occurred at Imperial facilities during his tenure as CEO there: 2014 — Sarnia, ON: 3.5-hour

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CEQA Developments

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Another interesting portion of the opinion addresses CEQA’s sometimes overlooked or underappreciated mandatory energy consumption impacts analysis, and its requirement to discuss a project’s potential increased use of renewable energy sources as relevant in determining both the significance of, and potential mitigation for, impacts in this area.

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A Greener Life

MARCH 7, 2024

C, which requires reducing global greenhouse gas emissions by 45% by 2030 and reaching net zero by 2050. For example, the study by Good Energy and the USC Norman Lear Center found that some TV platforms and genres had more mentions of the climate crisis than others, such as CBS (7.5%) and HBO Max (6.4%), and comedy (4.9%) and drama (3.9%).

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Edouard Stenger

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Germany reached 51,6% renewables last year – up from 47 % in 2022. The country managed to halve in 10 years its coal consumtion (from 249 TWh in 2014 to 113 TWh in 23) all the while closing its nuclear reactors too. Netherlands has another success story for renewables. This is the first time it reaches such a high level.

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Law Columbia

DECEMBER 21, 2022

First proposed in 2014, the 780-mile transmission line is intended to transport electricity generated by wind turbines in Kansas to customers in Indiana, passing through Missouri and Illinois along the way. greenhouse gas emissions by 50 to 52 percent below 2005 levels by 2030. Consider, for example, the Grain Belt Express Clean Line.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 12, 2022

Other programs, like the Alternative Fuel Rebate for consumers and the Alternative Fuel Incentive Grants, reduced greenhouse gas emissions and made electric cars more accessible to Pennsylvania drivers. As impressive as all this work has been, it cannot only be for some Pennsylvanians — it must be for all.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 26, 2021

Scavello Introduces Bill Authorizing Community Solar Projects; $2 Billion Worth Of Projects Waiting For It To Pass -- Business, Environment, Energy Groups Praise Introduction Of Bipartisan Bills Increasing Solar Energy Mandate From 0.5%

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Vermont Law

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

We have little time left to create a practical path to achieving an 80% reduction in greenhouse gases by 2050.” of reducing greenhouse gas emissions 80% by 2050, as have many Atlantic states for future OSW . yet still have only one, small operating offshore energy project, and an inadequate transmission grid. But today, it’s .

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 12, 2021

12 - Advancing Your Organization’s Carbon-Reduction Goals Webinar. 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. -- WESA: With No Climate Action In Congress, CMU Prof Says Fed ‘Green’ Interest Rate Could Help, But Some Warn Of Risks -- TribLive/AP: Northwest U.S. Million Gift -- ReadingE Guest Essay: Why A $28.5 Million Gift -- ReadingE Guest Essay: Why A $28.5

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Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 24, 2025

Several conservative-led jurisdictions have proven that supporting renewable energy doesnt mean abandoning careful money management. Not all conservative-leaning governments treat the development of renewable energy the same. When Ford first took office, he made a controversial decision about renewable energy.

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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

A federal bankruptcy court in Missouri enjoined San Mateo and Marin Counties and the City of Imperial Beach (the plaintiffs) from pursuing their climate change lawsuits against Peabody Energy Corporation (Peabody). Circuit Stayed Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Truck Trailers.

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Vermont Law

FEBRUARY 25, 2018

Mitigating Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic Transportation A Cap-and-Invest Approach . 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].

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Law Columbia

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Circuit Court of Appeals granted motions seeking to dismiss as moot the proceedings challenging the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan, which established emission guidelines for greenhouse gases from existing power plants. The court dismissed the proceedings 11 days after the effective date of the U.S.

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Law and Environment

AUGUST 2, 2023

The proposed changes will no doubt be significant for projects that substantially increase greenhouse gas emissions and other pollutants. Adding climate change is consistent with recent interim NEPA guidance on how agencies should assess a project’s greenhouse gas emissions. If finalized, the rules may also be challenged in court.

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Circle of Blue

APRIL 5, 2023

By Keith Schneider, Circle of Blue – April 5, 2023 For decades, leading US farm leaders likened efforts to rein in harmful climate change as attacks on agriculture itself, aligning with oil and gas industry groups to block policies aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions. greenhouse gases.

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Columbia Climate Law

MAY 8, 2020

EPA of a 2015 rule barring replacement of ozone-depleting substances with hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), which are powerful greenhouse gases. In particular, the court found that conclusion that greenhouse gas emissions constituted a significant impact was not clearly erroneous. Circuit’s partial vacatur in Mexichem Fluor, Inc. State , No.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 6, 2018

California Court Set Aside Environmental Reviews for Plant Pest Prevention and Management Program but Rejected Argument that Agency Failed to Consider Greenhouse Gas and Other Impacts of Program Modifications. The court said that it agreed with the Department on this front and found that the petitioners had failed to meet their burden.

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Legal Planet

JANUARY 12, 2023

EPA’s power to regulate greenhouse gases, established in litigation in 2007, now seems beyond question. 2009 EPA formally finds that greenhouse gas emissions endanger human health and welfare. 2014 Supreme Court decides UARG v. Progress has been made under one President, only to be battered down by the next one.

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Law Columbia

JULY 2, 2021

Bureau of Land Management failed to take a hard look at the indirect and cumulative impacts of greenhouse gases associated with a coal lease that authorized expansion of a coal mine. ruled in 2019 that BLM had failed to adequately assess the potential impacts of greenhouse gas emissions for certain oil and gas leases in Wyoming.

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