Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 20, 2025

Thats a big number with consistent growthweekly ridership grew from April 2020 to 2021 by 101%, 2021-2022 by 54%, 2022-23 by 6%, 2023-24 by 17%, and 2024-25 by 12%. From 2019-2023, road construction inflation (12% annual) was around 66% higher than for transit operations (7% annual).

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Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Yet in 2023, China accounted for about 60% of the world’s new renewables and electric vehicles. Investment in infrastructure and manufacturing capacity grew by 6-7% in 2023. The amount of new solar capacity in 2023 was double 2022’s, and new wind capacity was up 66%. million exports in 2023. auto sector.”

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

This arrangement was negotiated 25 years ago and is part of a decades-old program of cooperation on nuclear technology, which includes agreements not to use this assistance for military purposes. These agreements often involve the transfer of reactor technology, supply of nuclear fuel, and training of specialists to operate the reactors.

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Cresforum

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

A panel discussion at the 2023 National Clean Energy Week Policymakers Symposium explored how the United States can create a beneficial environment for scaling essential clean energy infrastructure. The Importance of Technological Advancements: “We can’t talk about old solutions with new challenges,” said Dr. Borlase.

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Circle of Blue

MAY 20, 2025

The Great Lakes ground zero for data center growth With artificial intelligence and the demand for cloud computing set to grow in the years and decades ahead, technology companies are increasingly eying up the Great Lakes regions comparatively cooler climate and ample water resources. There are so many things we are concerned about.

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Law and Environment

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The agency is slated to act on both Requests in 2023. In an August 2022 presentation , BOEM representatives provided the following timeline with respect to the RFI: Call for Information and Nominations is slated for Q1 of 2023, Identification of Wind Energy Areas is slated for Q3 of 2023. Request for Interest (RFI).

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 14, 2025

By Meagan Weisner, PhD , Senior Scientist, Healthy Communities and Paige Varner, PhD , Scientist, Healthy Communities A new study from Environmental Defense Fund finds that even oil and gas production that uses the most stringent emissions reductions technologies poses health risks to nearby residents.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 7, 2025

During those inspections, DEP identified 35,237 violations, and resolved 32,699 of them, including some from 2023. DEP issued 7,296 violations to conventional oil and gas well owners, far exceeding the 6,860 violations issued in 2023, 5,416 violations issued in 2022 and 4,514 violations in 2021 [ Read more here ]. Read more here.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 9, 2024

I reviewed ExxonMobil’s two most recent reports (2023/2024) to evaluate the scientific rigor of its claims. A word about CCS : this technology has existed for decades but is only used at a handful of fossil energy facilities.

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Frontiers

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The latest challenge runs through September and asks Frontons to dedicate at least one hour to cleaning up their local community to mark World Cleanup Day , which takes place on 16 September 2023. Featuring custom-built technology, artificial intelligence, and rigorous quality standards, our research articles have been viewed more than 2.1

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 12, 2022

While today’s carbon fiber and fiberglass require lots of energ y to produce and are hard to recycle , incorporating more bio-materials into their composites and developing new recycling technologies can reduce their footprint. Also, fortunately, the fibers and epoxies needed to make these strong synthetic materials are widely available.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 7, 2024

2023 was a milestone year for electric car sales in the US. Sales figure from Atlas EV Hub In California, nearly half a million EVs were purchased in 2023 reaching a whopping one in four new vehicles. Here’s why I’m optimistic: Americans are interested in EVs, and they are buying them!!! Tesla dominates the U.S.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 18, 2024

Electrification involves a transition away from a technology which people have become accustomed to, and change is always challenging. Because EVs are a relatively recent technology, statistics are still being collected on the frequency of maintenance and repairs, but there are some estimates of the cost of predicted repairs and maintenance.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 22, 2024

When it comes to the transition to clean energy, 2023 was quite a year for progress: record-breaking amounts of solar installed in the United States, a solid drop in carbon emissions from the US power sector, more than one million electric vehicles sold in the country for the first time, “breakneck” growth in renewable energy globally, and more.

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Frontiers

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Upcoming events International Open Access Week Meet our team at the GenOA week 2023 , also known as the International Open Access Week, which takes place in Genova, Italy, from October 23-29. Charleston Conference Find Frontiers at Charleston Conference 2023 , taking place in South Carolina, USA, between October 6-10.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 19, 2024

On April 18, PPL Corporation released its 2023 Sustainability Report highlighting the company's progress in executing its utility of the future strategy. I'm very proud of what our PPL team accomplished in 2023," said PPL President and Chief Executive Officer Vincent Sorgi. "I'm Related Articles: -- G.E.T.

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Law and Environment

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

The State of Maine is expected to release the Maine Offshore Wind Roadmap in early 2023, and the global offshore wind industry should be watching. What can we expect to see when the final Roadmap is released in early 2023? Collaboratively research co-generation technologies, clean fuels, carbon capture, and storage.

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Circle of Blue

JANUARY 31, 2025

Arizona Department of Water Resources decisions in 2023 about groundwater availability in the region sent shockwaves through the housing industry, halting new subdivisions in Buckeye and certain other locations around Phoenix that would have used local groundwater.

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Cresforum

MARCH 22, 2024

The final panel of the 2023 National Clean Energy Week Policymakers Symposium discussed the role of both the private sector and government in advancing the innovation of clean energy technologies. Jim Cabot of Breakthrough Energy moderated a discussion with Dr. Evelyn N. Wang of the U.S. Watch the full discussion here.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 30, 2023

ExxonMobil’s early submission, though probably timed to get a head start on defusing climate-related shareholder resolutions, does give us a helpful roadmap of the climate accountability landscape in 2023. For 2023, that figure constitutes a measly 13% of the company’s projected capital expenditures. billion per year. Buckle up!

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

To be sure, this year there were also EV prototypes on display, but most were vehicles that are slated to arrive for sale in the US in 2023 or 2024 rather than mere concepts. The switch from gasoline to electric drive of course means new models, often with better performance and new features.

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Environment + Energy Leader

JUNE 22, 2023

Hyundai Motor Company recently hosted its '2023 CEO Investor Day' in Seoul, where it unveiled its future mobility goals.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 7, 2024

WeConservePA released the 2023 Conserved Land Census which shows 187,626 acres of land have been conserved in Pennsylvania between 2014 to 2023-- an average of 51 acres a day. Click Here to read the 2023 Conserved Land Census. 76,402 acres were transferred to government agencies for parks, game lands and other public spaces.

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Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 20, 2025

Companies that use gas, on the other hand, will have to respect the annual limit by investing in technologies to reduce emissions – or reduce how long they run their plant. While they werent entirely successful, the final regulations are significantly weaker than the draft form published in June 2023. GW in 2023.

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Legal Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2021

What makes me most optimistic are the recent technological innovations and falling costs for renewable energy generation, battery storage and alternative fuel vehicles. –Jay Parepally, JD 2023. –Tom Hanrahan, JD 2023. –Laurel Hunt, JD 2023. –Sarah Repko, JD 2023.

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A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

By Anders Lorenzen Amid increasing concern and anxiety in Ukraine about the war efforts, the largest wind farm in Ukraine , the Tyligulska wind farm, has received a welcome boost, allowing for the second phase to commence of the historic wind farm , which was constructed and the first phase opened in 2023, during the war between Russian and Ukraine.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 29, 2025

For context, the City of New Orleans peak summer demand in 2023 was about 1,200 MW (see Table 2 of Appendix B here ), so the Meta data center would draw more than twice the maximum power consumption of the states largest city.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 2, 2022

That’s important because EQIP has a history of funding agricultural practices and technologies with dubious environmental benefits—things like manure digesters and wastewater holding ponds at giant CAFOs (confined animal feeding operations). The legislation would also give an annual boost of $8.45 Another $1.4 Tell Congress to act TODAY!

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Environment + Energy Leader

JUNE 5, 2023

The European Union has cut an ambitious path for climate legislation in 2023. In March, the bloc released the Net-Zero Industry Act, with the goal of increasing green manufacturing capacity and providing greater diversity in the supply chains of key technologies. Now, the EU has approved a rehaul of its. Read more »

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the February 24 PA Bulletin the final technical guidance on using trenchless technology to construct natural gas, other pipelines and underground utilities is now available and effective. Each project that proposes trenchless technology (e.g.,

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Cresforum

OCTOBER 28, 2024

CRES Forum hosted the sixth and final CRES Academy session of 2024, “Nuclear 101: The Role of Nuclear Technologies in Powering the Future.” In 2023, U.S. The session explored the vital importance of nuclear assets for the future of energy in the U.S., nuclear plants operated at full capacity more than 93 percent of the time.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Utilities must submit their plans by January 2023 and will have to provide details about how they will invest in the distribution grid infrastructure for the next five years. The ICC will review the plans and issue a decision by end of 2023. Over the same period, ComEd grid investments went from $1.3 billion to $2.2

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 15, 2023

Information spreads around the world faster than it ever has in human history due to innovations in technology. Because artificial intelligence spreads disinformation , technology ethicists have been warning about the harms that technology is reinforcing on the most marginalized people.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 29, 2024

On April 29, Max Environmental Technologies, Inc. EPA officials inspected the facility in March 20-24, 2023, to determine MAX’s compliance with environmental regulations, including the terms of its PA DEP-issued CWA and RCRA permits. Environmental Protection Agency announced.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 24, 2024

The past two US administrations defined China as a “strategic competitor,” disparaged scientific cooperation, imposed economic tarrifs, and restricted Chinese access to critical technologies, markets and investments. The first was an official gathering in Washington in November 2023.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

On September 27, the US Environmental Protection Agency announced it has issued a consent order to Max Environmental Technologies, Inc. The joint agreement addresses the discharge of pollutants and structural and operational failures that EPA officials identified at the Yukon facility during a 2023 inspection.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 19, 2023

Adapted from Table A2 in ICCT’s January 2023 study mentioned above. and Canada, more than 180 models of these vehicles are available, according to CALSTART’s Zero-Emission Technology Inventory. Each of these also creates additional market certainty, which accelerates technology development and infrastructure deployment.

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