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Germany’s Role in Climate Policy

Legal Planet

Although its track record has some complexities, this timeline of German actions shows just its early and sustained attention to clean energy policy: 1990. Germany decides to phase out nuclear power, complicating efforts to decarbonize the power sector. Climate law makes emission targets legally binding 2019.

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Tornadoes and More: What Spring Can Bring to the Power Grid 

Union of Concerned Scientists

The rail infrastructure to transport coal from the Powder River Basin in Montana and Wyoming–the country’s primary coal source –was proven to be vulnerable to extreme floods in the spring of 2011 , and even more extreme floods in the spring of 2019.

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DEP: XTO Energy Failed To Restore 5 Multi-Million Gallon Shale Gas Water Impoundments In Butler County

PA Environment Daily

14, 2022, Deadline for restoration August 2023 DEP inspection report. -- Ambrose Freshwater Impoundment: Last use Nov. 13, 2022, Deadline for restoration August 2023 DEP inspection report.

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Analysis: IEA warns that the world is struggling to wean itself off coal

A Greener Life

The German example Germany, the economic and industrial powerhouse in Europe in 2023, decided, for ideological and emotional reasons, to wean itself off nuclear power , even though the low-carbon baseload energy source was key to stability and economic output. But this did not happen. billion tonnes.

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Gov. Shapiro Provides Update On The Fight To Lower Energy Prices, Calls On General Assembly To Move His Commonsense Lightning Energy Plan

PA Environment Daily

[Editors Note: The Independent Fiscal Office reported in February Pennsylvania exported 87 million MW hours of electricity to other states and net exports increased by 24% from 2019 to 2024 and produced 18% of the total generation of the PJM region in 2024. GW Of Power-- 7 In PA With Power Potential Of 1.2 Read more here.]

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America’s Nuclear Recommissioning Renaissance

Cresforum

Constellation Energy announced the reopening of the Three Mile Island Unit 1, a reactor that was prematurely decommissioned in 2019 due to economic conditions. When the unit shuttered, Pennsylvania lost a major source of clean energy generation.

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111 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

PA Environment Daily

Cascading Failures Combined To Produce The Worst Nuclear Power Accident In US History At Three Mile Island - By James M. Seif, Former Administrative Assistant to Gov. Data Centers Impacts On Electricity Grid -- PJM Interconnection Reliability Initiative Attracts 94 Applications For 26.6