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What Happens If Glen Canyon Dam’s Power Shuts Off?

Circle of Blue

It would raise the cost of electricity for 5 million retail power customers, increase greenhouse gas emissions associated with electricity generation, and eliminate key grid-support services that hydropower provides. More coal and natural gas will certainly increase greenhouse gas emissions from the power sector.

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Gov. Shapiro Announces Commitment To Get 50% Of Electricity For State Government From Solar Energy Facilities In Pennsylvania

PA Environment Daily

By next year, Pennsylvania will get 50 percent of its electricity from ten new solar arrays around the Commonwealth – making Pennsylvania the first state in the country to commit to getting half of its energy from solar power.

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New York State Environmental Regulator Issues Draft Plan to Achieve GHG Emissions-Reduction Goals

E2 Law Blog

Enacted in 2019, the CLCPA transformed the state’s earlier clean energy standard efforts from administrative fiat to law and sets more aggressive goals to reduce statewide greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions economy-wide to 60% from a 1990 baseline by 2030, and 15% from a 1990 baseline by 2050.

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Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults

PA Environment Daily

Shapiro On Republican Reaction To His Energy Plan: They’ve Done Nothing And Power ‘Plants Have Closed On Their Watch;’ They’re ‘Used To Doing Nothing;’ ‘Doing Nothing Is Not Acceptable’ [PaEN] -- Senate Republicans Reject Gov. Posted: March 17, 2024] PA Environment Digest

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The Bumper Crop of New State Climate Policies Since July.

Legal Planet

The changes target emissions from the production and transport of building materials like concrete, steel, insulation and wood. The 2024 initial phase will apply only to new commercial buildings over 100,000 square feet. Maine Maine adopted legislation calling for the state to procure 3 GW of offshore wind power by 2040.

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Bay Journal: As Federal Support Emerges, PA Wants To Be A Carbon Capture Hub

PA Environment Daily

In the battle to slow global warming, carbon dioxide is the chief target. Environmental Protection Agency show that CO2 accounts for the vast majority of heat-trapping greenhouse gases emitted by the U.S. Carbon capture and storage could help lessen the environmental impact of the fossil fuel production that they say must continue.

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Thursday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 3.14.23

PA Environment Daily

Shapiro Unveils Cap-And-Invest PA Climate Emissions Reduction Initiative To Reduce Carbon Pollution From Power Plants; Update Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards To Diversify Electric Generation, Improve Reliability [PaEN] -- Senate Republicans Reject Gov.