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Does California Need New Nuclear Power Plants?

Union of Concerned Scientists

Theres been a lot of talk about nuclear power recently. Plant owners have been making plans to restart their retired nuclear power plants, Google signed the first corporate deal to purchase energy from small modular nuclear reactors, and the US pledged to triple its nuclear generating capacity by 2050.

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Maine Commits to 100% Clean Electricity by 2040 

Union of Concerned Scientists

She signed the bill into law on June 20, 2025. It was also a key recommendation in Maine’s 2024 Updated Climate Action Plan (that I helped develop as a member of the Energy Working Group) and the Maine Energy Plan the Governor’s Energy Office (GEO) submitted to the Legislature in January 2025.

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PA Republican Senators Introduce Bill To Punish Local Elected Officials Who Want To Protect Their Constituents From The Documented Adverse Health, Environmental Impacts Of Shale Gas Development

PA Environment Daily

The legislation would prohibit municipalities from receiving Act 13 drilling impact fees if they set protective standards on the development of natural gas that “imposes a standard or condition on well development that conflicts with or exceeds those contained” in state law. In May 2024, Sen. Read more here. Cecil Township is in Sen.

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Guest Blog: Powering Data Centers with Clean Energy: Google’s Clean Transition Tariff

Law Columbia

Clean energy generators are likewise reluctant to make the financial commitment to build new facilities, knowing that state retail competition laws also constrain their ability to sell power to anyone other than the local utility. Renewable Energy Credits or RECs, to support their corporate sustainability goals.

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Analysis: IEA warns that the world is struggling to wean itself off coal

A Greener Life

By Anders Lorenzen In 2024, the UK, the birthplace of the industrial revolution and powering modern civilisation, became the first developed economy to have completely weaned itself off coal. There was no risk of a nuclear incident, such as Japans Fukushima accident, which was one of the basic reasons for the decision.

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Climate Litigation in Japan: What to Expect in 2025

Law Columbia

As of February 2025, there are two pending climate cases in Japan, namely, Youth Climate Case Japan for Tomorrow and Citizens Committee on the Kobe Coal-Fired Power Plant v. filed in 2024 and 2018, respectively. Background Japan has heavily relied on the use of fossil fuels for its power generation. Kobe Steel Ltd.,

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August 4 - Weekly PA Environment Digest Now Available

PA Environment Daily

Of Health Distributing Free Potassium Iodide Tablets To Residents Near PA’s 4 Operating Nuclear Power Plants Aug. Of Health Distributing Free Potassium Iodide Tablets To Residents Near PA’s 4 Operating Nuclear Power Plants Aug. 10-11 Navigating Change Policy Conference PA Dept. 20, Crawford County; Annual Dinner Sept.