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PennFuture, Clean Air Council, Sierra Club, Environmental Defense Fund File Appeal Of Commonwealth Court’s Ruling Refusing To Allow Them To Intervene In RGGI Carbon Pollution Reduction Case

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

On November 29, PennFuture, Clean Air Council , Sierra Club , and Environmental Defense Fund filed an appeal of the Commonwealth Court’s November 1, 2023 ruling that blocked Pennsylvania’s participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), a multistate carbon emissions reduction program.

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Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court Holds that Regional Climate Program Rule is an Illegal Tax

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NOVEMBER 20, 2023

2023 WL 7171547, at *1 (Pa. The holding halts former Governor Tom Wolf’s efforts to make Pennsylvania the first major fossil-fuel producing state to implement a price on carbon emissions. Dep’t of Env’t Prot. Env’t Quality Bd.

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21 Projects Honored With The 2023 Governor's Award For Environmental Excellence

PA Environment Daily

MAY 1, 2023

Twenty-one school, business and community projects were honored with the 2023 Governor's Award for Environmental Excellence. Utilizing manure nutrients efficiently means that risk of loss of nitrogen, phosphorus, sediment, and greenhouse gas is minimized. The overarching goal of Manure Expo is based on environmental quality.

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The Climate Commitment Act: A Promise to Washington's Communities

Washington Nature

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Washington’s Climate Commitment Act (CCA) goes into effect on January 1, 2023. 1 allowance = 1 metric ton of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. To address this concern in Washington, the CCA includes a more expansive air quality program that covers all permitted and unregulated sources of emissions, not just the largest emitters.

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Thursday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 5.25.23

PA Environment Daily

MAY 25, 2023

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A look back at significant decisions in climate litigation in 2022

Law Columbia

DECEMBER 22, 2022

In July 2022, the High Court of England and Wales in R (Friends of the Earth Ltd and Others) v Secretary of State for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy found that the UK Government’s plans to cut carbon emissions were inadequate and breached national law. Uniper’s ICSID proceedings are currently paused until January 2023.

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Banks Continue to Prop Up the Fossil Fuel Industry

Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Some of HSBC’s dealings were on behalf of Saudi Aramco, the world’s second-ranked company in Fortune’s Global 500 and often dubbed the world’s biggest polluter for being the largest corporate emitter of greenhouse gases. Many UN documents say emissions should be cut by 45 percent by 2030. degrees Celsius, or 2.7

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Allegations of extensive sexual abuse at Kenyan offsetting project used by Shell and Netflix

Corp Watch

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

In a landmark ruling in 2021, a Dutch court ordered Shell to reduce its carbon emissions by 45 percent by 2030. PERI Pollution Indexes Based on United States Environmental Protection Agency data ranking the top 100 worst polluters.

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Shell angers climate activists with plan for $23bn shareholder payout

Corp Watch

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

In a landmark ruling in 2021, a Dutch court ordered Shell to reduce its carbon emissions by 45 percent by 2030. PERI Pollution Indexes Based on United States Environmental Protection Agency data ranking the top 100 worst polluters.

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Shell called out for promoting fossil fuels to youth via Fortnite game

Corp Watch

OCTOBER 13, 2023

In a landmark ruling in 2021, a Dutch court ordered Shell to reduce its carbon emissions by 45 percent by 2030. PERI Pollution Indexes Based on United States Environmental Protection Agency data ranking the top 100 worst polluters.

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Hearings Start March 21 For DCNR, DEP, Agriculture FY 2023-24 Budget Requests

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 17, 2023

Shapiro’s FY 2023-24 budget proposal on Monday, March 20. DCNR Posts FY 2023-24 Budget Proposal Documents DEP Posts Documents On Proposed FY 2023-24 Agency Budget Request DEP Staffing This budget expands DEP’s capacity by providing $5.75 The Senate and House Appropriations Committees will begin agency by agency hearings on Gov.

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Gov. Shapiro’s Budget Proposes Major Initiative To Speed Up DEP Permit Reviews/ Inspections; Double Oil & Gas Fund Investment In State Parks/Forests Infrastructure

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 7, 2023

. -- Also directs funds from the auction of carbon emission to clean air programming. -- Injects $4 million into the Clean Water fund to offset personnel costs to complete more projects. It’s estimated that the more than 350,000 orphaned wells across our Commonwealth make up nearly 8% of our total methane emissions.

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15 Western PA Environmental Organizations Call On Gov. Shapiro To Implement RGGI

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 25, 2023

On August 24, a coalition of fifteen organizations based in Western Pennsylvania has sent a letter to the Shapiro administration denouncing the formation of a secret committee, whose members and meeting minutes are not known to the public, in an apparent attempt to scuttle Pennsylvania’s entrance into the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI).

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Philadelphia LNG Export Task Force Issues Report On The Best Ways To Increase Exports Of PA's Natural Gas; Minority Report Rebuts Need For LNG Facility, Outlines Impacts

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

"As such, I plan to propose the formation of a task force to review the state’s energy policy and to map a path toward a future with family sustaining jobs in an energy sector that does not produce dangerous pollution or carbon emissions.” 14 Shale Gas & Public Health Conference [PaEN] -- Protect PT Holds Nov.

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EPA’s Power Plant Rule is Not Bold. It’s What’s Required.

Legal Planet

MAY 11, 2023

In the year 2023, the U.S. still does not limit carbon emissions from existing power plants, which generate 25 percent of our greenhouse gases. Today’s the day for the long-awaited release of Environmental Protection Agency regulations to tackle planet-warming pollution by the nation’s power plants.

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Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults

PA Environment Daily

MAY 28, 2023

Posted: May 28, 2023] Visit DEP’s Teaching Green webpage to learn about more environmental education resources. Visit the PA Environment Digest Calendar Of Events for more opportunities.

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No, EVs are Not Worse for the Planet

Legal Planet

APRIL 5, 2024

The surveys were conducted between October 2023 and February 2024, so just as this car culture war was revving up. It’s aimed at lying to Americans about the Biden administration’s efforts to clean up air pollution and tailpipe emissions from gas and diesel cars by incorrectly labeling it a “ban” on these cars.

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Policy News: June 14, 2021

ESA

JUNE 14, 2021

The Biden administration laid out its timeline for rolling back major Trump environmental rules, but acknowledged that the process of enacting more protective regulations on climate and air pollution and drinking water will take years — if they can estimate the timeline at all. Comments must be received by June 28, 2021.

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PennFuture, Clean Air Council, Sierra Club, Environmental Defense Fund File Appeal Of Commonwealth Court’s Ruling Refusing To Allow Them To Intervene In RGGI Carbon Pollution Reduction Case

Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court Holds that Regional Climate Program Rule is an Illegal Tax

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21 Projects Honored With The 2023 Governor's Award For Environmental Excellence

The Climate Commitment Act: A Promise to Washington's Communities

Thursday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 5.25.23

A look back at significant decisions in climate litigation in 2022

Banks Continue to Prop Up the Fossil Fuel Industry

Allegations of extensive sexual abuse at Kenyan offsetting project used by Shell and Netflix

Shell angers climate activists with plan for $23bn shareholder payout

Shell called out for promoting fossil fuels to youth via Fortnite game

Hearings Start March 21 For DCNR, DEP, Agriculture FY 2023-24 Budget Requests

Gov. Shapiro’s Budget Proposes Major Initiative To Speed Up DEP Permit Reviews/ Inspections; Double Oil & Gas Fund Investment In State Parks/Forests Infrastructure

15 Western PA Environmental Organizations Call On Gov. Shapiro To Implement RGGI

Philadelphia LNG Export Task Force Issues Report On The Best Ways To Increase Exports Of PA's Natural Gas; Minority Report Rebuts Need For LNG Facility, Outlines Impacts

EPA’s Power Plant Rule is Not Bold. It’s What’s Required.

Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults

No, EVs are Not Worse for the Planet

Policy News: June 14, 2021

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