Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 12, 2022

Since its founding in 2017, the US Climate Alliance —a coalition of states committed to meeting the goals of the Paris climate accord—has grown to 24 states and one US territory. To help avoid the worst possible consequences of climate change, however, the alliance states need to reach that 100-percent objective much more quickly.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 25, 2016

The amount that the Senate has proposed diverting from the RGGI fund for FY 2017 is more than 80% of the total value of RGGI auction proceeds earned by New York in FY 2016 (which totaled approximately $166 million ). Clearly, the diversion of RGGI proceeds to the general budget and for workforce development is at odds with these requirements.

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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Sentencing was scheduled for February 3, 2017. Petitioners challenging EPA’s new source performance standards for carbon emissions from power plants filed their opening briefs in the D.C. The count to which the defendant pleaded guilty involved a request for reimbursement of $363,668.50 United States v. Ruffatto , No.

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Environmental Progress

APRIL 20, 2021

Some have argued that weather-dependent energies would, paradoxically, make electricity even more reliable. 1] But recent power outages in Texas and California have poured cold water on these arguments. 1] But recent power outages in Texas and California have poured cold water on these arguments. But all else is not equal.

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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. 1] In its 2017 report, the Academies warned that U.S. electrical grids were increasingly “complex and vulnerable.” [2]

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Science Blogs

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

This post covers from approximately mid-June, 2017 up to August 31, 2017. San Diego commits to 100% clean electricity. . Trump attacks wind power in state that gets nearly third of energy from wind. Wind Industry Tacks as Trump Shifts the Political Climate. July 2017. . 2017.06.01.

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