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Nuclear Plant Closures And Renewables Increase Electricity Prices & Unreliability, Testifies Michael Shellenberger to U.S. Senate

Environmental Progress

Market impacts of a nuclear power plant closure,” American Economic Journal, Applied Economics , 2016, p. Guardian, September 15, 2017, [link] In 2018, according to the US Energy Information Agency, 134 million residential electricity accounts used about 11,000 kilowatt-hours per year, or 1.25 13] Lucas Davis et al., August 17, 2021.

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October 2019 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule repealing the Clean Power Plan and finalizing the final Affordable Clean Energy rule in its place. The court dismissed the proceedings 11 days after the effective date of the U.S. West Virginia v. 15-1363 et al. Forest Service violated the National Environmental Policy Act.

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February 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

Oregon Court Reinstated Clean Energy Ballot Initiatives. An Oregon Circuit Court set aside the Oregon Secretary of State’s decision to reject two clean energy ballot initiatives and allowed the measures to be processed and circulated for the November 2020 election. Golden State Environmental Justice Alliance v.

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