Enviromental Defense

AUGUST 30, 2021

As political parties prepare their election platforms and publish their climate priorities, it can be difficult to determine which parties are releasing strong climate plans that put us on a pathway to zero emissions – and what policies are actually dangerous distractions from real solutions. But not all hydrogen is created equal.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Peterman, York College Of Pennsylvania This guest essay first appeared in the York Daily Record on December 8, 2021 -- I recently returned from the COP26 UN climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland. Just as we transitioned away from stones to cheaper, better bronze implements, so too will renewable resources transition us away from fossil fuels.

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Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

This post was originally published on the Law and Political Economy blog as part of a symposium on inflation. Energy prices have been much in the news over the past several months, occupying a prominent place in mainstream discussions of inflation. Two policy choices in particular have contributed to the current energy crisis.

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Environmental Progress

JANUARY 20, 2022

At RePlanet Nederland, we are delighted that the European Commission has proposed, on December 31, 2021, to include nuclear energy in the sustainable finance taxonomy. Yet, we believe that in its current form the proposal would underachieve the goal of encouraging private investment in nuclear energy as a sustainable activity.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 10, 2024

That caused a television meteorologist at NBC’s Miami affiliate to all but say that Florida is under a state of climate emergency, inflamed by political insanity. A 2021 analysis by the Union of Concerned Scientists found that by 2065, the outdoor exposure to hazardous heat could quadruple.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 5, 2024

On February 28, Ohio US Senator Sherrod Brown and Oregon US Senator Jeff Merkley introduced the Protecting American Households from Rising Energy Costs Act , legislation that would ban the export of crude oil or liquefied natural gas (LNG) to our biggest adversaries: China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea. In 2021, 1.2

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Environmental Progress

APRIL 20, 2021

Testimony before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce For a hearing on “Power Struggle: Examining the 2021 Texas Grid Failure” Written statement submitted by: Michael D. Some have argued that weather-dependent energies would, paradoxically, make electricity even more reliable. percent, 47.4

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Legal Planet

MARCH 21, 2023

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 (IIJA) and the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) represent a radical change in federal climate policy. To a certain extent, this is because of political and procedural constraints: The IIJA relied on center-right supporters, such as the U.S. RSVP here !

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A Greener Life

JUNE 18, 2021

After seven years of sanctions and accusations of malign activities by all sides, political relations between Russia and both the US and the EU are at their worst since the mid-1980s. After briefly talking about a so-called Asia-pivot in 2014-15, the strategy now is one of diversification in relations, both trade and political.

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Legal Planet

MARCH 30, 2023

Which seems a little hard to square with the state’s reliance on renewable energy. Instead, Texas is doubling down on renewables. The state will soon get more power from renewables than natural gas. If anything, use of clean energy is about to accelerate.

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Circle of Blue

OCTOBER 6, 2022

According to oversight documents, during 2021 Illinois’ Department of Natural Resources spent an average of $17,000 per acre cleaning up sites abandoned prior to 1977. As of 2021, Kentucky had about $888 million on hand for cleanup — while estimates of the actual cost of cleanup reach into the billions of dollars.

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Energy and Climate Law

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

By Ceciel Nieuwenhout, Postdoctoral researcher at GCELS and City Council member for GroenLinks On 17 March 2021 the people of the Netherlands will elect a new House of Representatives ( Tweede Kamer) , which also kickstarts the formation process for a new government ( regering). This blog consists of three parts.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 29, 2024

(Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images) Rose asked Tillerson open-ended questions on a range of subjects, including climate change and national energy policy. But in nearly every instance, Rose listened politely, refrained from challenging Tillerson on the facts, and went on to his next question.

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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. In that same time, EIA projects renewable electricity will rise from 28 percent to 50 percent of global generation. [6]

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Circle of Blue

DECEMBER 8, 2021

The Year in Water, 2021. Water Crises Take Center Stage By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue – December 9, 2021. Communities rich and poor bore witness to horrific devastation in 2021. Coming out of the summit, climate campaigners accused political leaders of another compact phrase — of being too timid. Too little.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 9, 2023

Of Health Issues Medical Advisory On PFAS Exposure -- WHYY: Bucks, Montgomery County Residents Learn More About Their Exposure To Toxic Chemicals In PFAS Study -- Environmental Health Project Webinar: Jan. Capitol -- TribLive: Republican PA Cong.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 31, 2023

Gas Rate Hikes -- Peoples Gas: Seeks Base Rate Changes To Support Pipeline Modernization Program -- Times Leader Guest Essay: Powering Up Consumer Savings With Natural Gas - By Gas & Oil Association Of West Virginia [Forgot About 2021-22 Price Spikes Already ?

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 17, 2023

House holds Regular Session May 22, 23, 24, June 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 20, 21, 22 -- Committee Schedule Senate holds Regular Session June 5, 6, 7, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 -- Committee Schedule TODAY’s Calendar Of Events -- PennLive: PennLive Outdoors Reporter Marcus Schneck Honored With Posthumous Award From PA Parks & Forest Foundation -- Citizens Voice (..)

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 1, 2023

Senate Candidate Dave McCormick: ‘America Need To Go To The Gym’ -- Spotlight PA: Secret Meetings By Board Overseeing PA’s $1 Billion In Opioid Settlements Draw Criticism -- AP: Teachers Leaving Their Jobs At An Accelerating Rate In PA, New Study Finds -- MCall: Lehigh Valley Man Convicted Of Crimes Related To Assault On U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 15, 2024

Click Here for the Senate Republican reaction to Energy Plan. MAREC Action, and our member companies building and operating grid-scale solar, wind and storage projects, applaud Governor Shapiro’s plan—it starts a real conversation about Pennsylvania's energy future,” said Evan Vaughan, Executive Director, MAREC Action. “A

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 1, 2022

Other States/National/International -- Financial Times: DWS/Deutsche Bank Chief Resigns After Police Raid Over Greenwashing Claims PA Politics - Everything Is Connected -- Scranton Times Editorial: Legislative Gift Bans Long Overdue -- MCall: U.S. Wolf Announces Over $8.4 What’s Your Community Doing?

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 11, 2022

Tomlinson, Casino Lobbyists [Why the surprise? This is the way it works now.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 20, 2022

Power And Natural Gas Prices Soar During Spring Heatwave “Even before the latest heat, gas futures were trading near a 13-year high as much higher prices in Europe and Asia kept demand for U.S. liquefied natural gas exports strong. liquefied natural gas exports strong. “In Wolf Awarded More Than $5.2

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Law Columbia

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Circuit Court of Appeals found that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) failed to adequately analyze the climate change and environmental justice impacts of two liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminals on the Brownsville Shipping Channel in Texas and two pipelines that would carry LNG to one of the terminals.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 5, 2022

True Energy Independence Means Renewables [We’re Not Independent If Foreign Markets, Despots Set The Prices We Pay For Energy ] -- Financial Times: ExxonMobil Flags Highest Quarterly Profit Since The Boom Year Of 2008 When Russia Invaded Georgia [Anyone See A Pattern?

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 28, 2022

What’s Your Community Doing? Other States/National/International -- The Guardian: Too Many New Coal-Fired Plants Planned For 1.5C Other States/National/International -- The Guardian: Too Many New Coal-Fired Plants Planned For 1.5C

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 1, 2022

DEP’s most recent workload report shows DEP has approved permits for 22,632 unconventional gas wells, however, the same report says the industry has only actually drilled 13,395 wells. percent in 2021. They were never drilled for several reasons, but probably waiting for higher natural gas prices is the biggest one.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 4, 2022

-- AG Shapiro: Coterra Energy, Formerly Cabot Oil & Gas, Pleads No Contest To 15 Criminal Charges Related To Polluting Water Supplies In Dimock, Susquehanna County [PaEN] -- DEP Has Ordered A ‘Top To Bottom Review’ Of How It Regulates Underground Natural Gas Storage Areas As A Result Of The Equitrans Gas Leak In Cambria County In Nov.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 21, 2023

CLICK HERE to View or Print the May 22 PA Environment Digest.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

2021 [Primarily Due To Natural Gas Prices Spikes] -- Inquirer: Philly Natural Gas Customers To See Lower Cost For Gas Starting Wednesday, But PGW Asked For Base Rate Increase -- PUC Reminds Consumers Of Deadline To Register For March 9 Hearing On Philadelphia Natural Gas Works Weather Normalization Bill Adjustment -- Feb.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

We call on all our leaders, regardless of their political stripe, to come together to ensure every child has the hope and expectation of a safe climate and pollution-free world. House Passes Build Back Better, Tees Up Senate Vote On Funding For Climate, Clean Energy And Electric Vehicles [Posted: November 19, 2021] PA Environment Digest

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Law Columbia

JUNE 8, 2021

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

3-7 [PaEN] -- Williamsport Sun: Utility Scale 200 MW Solar Energy Facility Planned For Nippenose Township -- Altoona Mirror: Wind Turbine Parts Cross Bedford County To Tyrone Wind Farm Site -- Erie Times: PA Trails In Race Among States To Be First With Great Lakes Wind Farm -- Penn State EarthTalks Presentation: Oct.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 24, 2024

Million For Solar, Energy Efficiency Projects -- LancasterOnline: Lancaster County Receives $2.1 Million For Solar, Energy Efficiency Projects -- LancasterOnline: Lancaster County Receives $2.1 In 2021 Without Permits, Stormwater Runoff Controls, Did Not Comply With March 2022 Order -- NorthcentralPA.com: Sen.

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Law Columbia

MAY 7, 2021

EPA’s response to the petitions is due June 3, 2021. 29, 2021); North American Coal Corp. Parties Voluntarily Dismissed Appeals of Federal Court Decision Requiring More Climate Change Analysis for Wyoming Oil and Gas Leases. Federal Court Allowed Trade Group and Wyoming to Intervene in Challenge to Oil and Gas Leases.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

The University has been a leader in dramatically reducing its greenhouse gas footprint. Photo: The 70 MW solar array in Franklin County.) ( Reprinted from Penn State News. Photo: The 70 MW solar array in Franklin County.) ( Reprinted from Penn State News. Photo: The 70 MW solar array in Franklin County.) ( Reprinted from Penn State News.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 1, 2021

1 Virtual Board Of Education Committee Meeting On State Environment & Ecology & Agriculture Education Standard s [PaEN] -- PA Supreme Court: UGI Can Be Held Liable For Taking Natural Gas Rights Around A Tioga County Natural Gas Storage Field To Form A Proposed 3,000 Acre Buffer [PaEN] -- PA Solar Center Webinar: Dec.

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