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52 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

PA Environment Daily

-- EQB To Meet Nov. In State College On Game Day -- Better Path Coalition Invites Submissions For ‘Worth Protecting’ Photo Book For New Governor, Legislators [PaEN] -- NRDC Blog: How Clean Is Pennsylvania’s New Hydrogen Subsidy? 14 Webinar On Streamside Tree Planting Effectiveness [PaEN] -- ??

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Guest Post: Climate Litigation in Japan: Citizens’ Attempts for the Coal Phase-Out

Law Columbia

But the country changed course as a result of the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami, which led to the forced shutdown of nuclear power plants and greater reliance on fossil fuels. As of May 2022 , there are 163 operating coal-fired power plants in Japan. As a result, Japan’s CO 2 emissions increased, peaking in 2013.

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Why Ontario needs to stop burning polluting gas for electricity

Enviromental Defense

The rest of our power comes from a mix of nuclear power, renewables like hydro, wind and solar power, and biofuel. Ontario’s electricity system operators have been planning for this drop in nuclear capacity for a long time. Source: IESO Annual Planning Outlook (updated Feb 2021). Source: IESO [link].

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74 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

PA Environment Daily

Steel For Clairton Coke (Coal) Works For 2nd Quarter [PaEN] -- WESA: Allegheny County Levees $307,000 In Fines On US Steel For Clairton Coke (Coal) Works Air Pollution Violations -- TribLive: U.S. Steel Ready To Close 3 Of 10 Batteries At Clairton Coke (Coal) Works -- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: U.S.

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Wednesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 8.4.21

PA Environment Daily

Of Conservation Districts: Recognizes Pennsylvania Conservationists With 2021 Awards [PaEN] -- 7 Western PA Students Win National Garden Club Contests, Receive Prizes, College Scholarship [PaEN] -- 5 PA Winners Of National Assn. 26 In NE PA - Apply Now! 6; Arboretum Planting Day Sept. 3; Walk In Penn’s Woods Oct. Billion From Gov.

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Wednesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 4.20.22

PA Environment Daily

Washington Landmark -- TribLive: Westmoreland Recycler Salvages Old Electronics; Donates Laptops To Shelter -- MCall: Earth Day: Your Guide To Events, Cleanups In Lehigh Valley Area -- LancasterOnline - Sean Sauro: Lancaster County Farm Kills 1.4

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Testimony of Michael D. Shellenberger Founder and President, Environmental Progress For the House Oversight Committee August 5, 2020

Environmental Progress

In June, HarperCollins published my new book, Apocalypse Never, which reviews the science of climate change and other environmental problems, and which has been widely praised by leading climate and conservation scientists and scholars. Carbon emissions are thus following the same trajectory as other air pollutants.

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