Law Columbia

MAY 6, 2025

Lithium has become a cornerstone of the global energy transition, powering technologies central to decarbonization efforts, such as electric vehicle batteries and large-scale renewable energy storage. At the regulatory level, oversight has also intensified. Meanwhile, a pending case against Quiborax S.A.

Politics

Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Courts are emerging as critical players in climate action, especially as a lack of political will and obstruction by fossil fuel interests continue to impede bold outcomes and accountability in international processes like the COP negotiations. in the absence of federal leadership.

2025

A Greener Life

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

We can expect a renewed energy strategy that ramps up and scales up fossil fuels, removes any fee on fossil fuel producers, removes the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) powers to regulate emissions, and revokes Biden’s ban on oil and gas production in environmentally sensitive areas.

Paris Agreement

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 30, 2024

These obstacles include governance structures, political economy, decision-making dynamics and environmental justice concerns. The impacts of these obstacles are very real and apparent, with large renewable energy generation and transmission projects regularly facing denials or uneconomical delays. Resource Link: -- Lt.

Clean Energy

A Greener Life

APRIL 5, 2025

By Anders Lorenzen A leading energy think tank says that last month, less than half of the US electricity capacity came from fossil fuels. All-time low for fossil fuel generation This surpasses the previous low for fossil fuel generation at 51%, which was recorded in April 2024. Date showing US fossil fuel generation in March 2025.

Clean Energy

Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 17, 2025

The SEC rule and Biden executive order were explicitly named as targets for elimination in a 2024 briefing book for the board of the American Exploration and Production Council, an oil and gas trade association representing the countrys largest oil and gas companies. Trumps rollbacks reflect more of this cynical, short-term thinking.

Fossil Fuels

Legal Planet

MARCH 31, 2025

Q: Renewables have seen a chill since the November election made chillier still by various Trump executive orders. A: Investment in renewable energy remains robust, at least for now. When coupled with storage, intermittent renewables are highly reliable at utility scale. Any predictions for what might happen to the IRA?

Clean Energy

Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 8, 2025

2024 wrapped up as the hottest year on record, with warming temporarily reaching 1.5 He was fired from his position in the administration just nine months later. ExxonMobil hides behind extremists ExxonMobil is staking out a different position in the second Trump administration.

Fossil Fuels

Yale E360

MARCH 26, 2025

Close / ← → Search Search Yale Environment 360 Published at the Yale School of the Environment Explore Search About E360 E360 Digest March 26, 2025 Renewables Made Up More Than 90 Percent of New Power Installed Globally Last Year Pixabay Renewables accounted for 92 percent of new power capacity worldwide last year, a new report shows.

Renewable Energy

Circle of Blue

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

The GOPs move against the National Science Foundation is part of a broader Republican rejection of federally funded climate and environmental science that does not align with the partys political and cultural aims. The National Science Foundation, with a 2024 budget of $9 billion, is one of the worlds premier funders of scientific research.

2015

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 25, 2025

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Earth Day

Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 24, 2025

Several conservative-led jurisdictions have proven that supporting renewable energy doesnt mean abandoning careful money management. Not all conservative-leaning governments treat the development of renewable energy the same. When Ford first took office, he made a controversial decision about renewable energy.

Government

Legal Planet

JUNE 24, 2025

Thom Tillis of North Carolina, have opposed or criticized the current version of the bill citing renewable energy and Medicaid cuts. Curtis argued in a recent Deseret News op-ed , that the bill must not end all clean energy tax credits because “we simply cannot afford to treat good policy ideas as guilty by political association.”

Clean Energy

Legal Planet

MARCH 17, 2025

Bad as his statements and actions on global climate action continue to be, national political leaders around the world are backing off or muting their climate commitments. Political leaders dont feel the pressure to back up their ambitious net zero pledges with action, or they are distracted by other seemingly more immediate problems.

Paris Agreement

Law Columbia

APRIL 24, 2025

The court concluded that the plaintiffs argument that the Court can invalidate an otherwise lawful [emergency declaration] if the reasons justifying that action were a sham raised a non-justiciable political question because the National Emergencies Act provides no standards by which a court can evaluate the Presidents motivations.

Fossil Fuels

Legal Planet

JULY 29, 2025

She organized a major 2024 conference that explored the ICJ proceedings with Prof. In the case of Gaza, a 2024 report found that the immediate emissions of aerial and ground attacks during “the first 120 days of the Israel-Gaza conflict were greater than the annual emissions of 26 individual countries and territories.”

Fossil Fuels

Legal Planet

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

It’s hard to believe that in 2024, one of the two major candidates for the Presidency of the United States is spewing this pablum. More than 40 percent of all global power in 2023 came from renewable sources. If it’s hot as hell, it’s good. And it’s not just talk.

Clean Energy

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 27, 2025

Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else-- -- Gov. Shapiro Yet Another Troubling Escalation Of Political Violence -- TribLive Editorial: Political Violence Must Be Decried Every Day -- Budget 2025 -- Gov. Billion Olympus Energy Shale Gas Deal -- Pittsburgh Business Times: EQT Corp. Ohio- $2.99

Politics

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 29, 2025

Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else-- -- Gov. Shapiro Warns PA Members Of Congress Against Cutting Renewable Energy Funds -- Statewide Offices -- Inquirer: Some Top PA Republicans Want State Treasurer Garrity To Run Against Gov.

Politics

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 30, 2025

We need more of that in our politics. And I truly want to thank the folks who helped lead to this Lightning [Energy] Plan, the people from industry and labor, environmental groups and others who worked with us on this.

Climate Change

Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

The Biden administration temporarily paused pending approvals for new LNG export authorizations in January 2024, citing the need to update the review process to best reflect impacts on climate, domestic energy prices, and health—especially as borne by frontline communities. with more than 600 members. Yet the U.S.

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

MAY 19, 2025

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Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 10, 2025

Data Centers - By John Quigley, Senior Fellow, Kleinman Center for Energy Policy [PaEN] -- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: Pennsylvania May Not Have Enough Electricity For A.I.

Conservation

Legal Planet

JUNE 19, 2025

Here are some talking points to follow up with: Clean energy investments create jobs and economic growth. million Americans now work in the renewable energy industry, and the number of jobs has been growing twice as fast in renewables as in other sectors of the economy. In 2024, $ 272 billion was invested across the U.S.

Clean Energy

Enviromental Defense

APRIL 9, 2025

With corporate influence still threatening our democracy in 2024, we knew we had to act fast. Without further ado, here are the top 5 things you need to know about fossil fuel lobbyingstraight from our new report: Big Oils Lobbying Playbook: A Summary of the Fossil Fuel Industrys 2024 Federal Lobbying.

Fossil Fuels

Legal Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2024

The validity of CEQ’s 2024 NEPA regulations are before the District of North Dakota in a lawsuit brought by a cadre of Republican Attorneys General. Many activities involve multiple agencies, and that’s true for activities with support across the political spectrum.

Regulations

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 13, 2025

. -- January 13 - Weekly PA Environment Digest Now Available -- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - January 1 to 10 - First 4 Abandoned Conventional Wells Of 2025; Methane Reduction Grant Inspections; Well Leaking Gas For 27 Months [PaEN] -- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Dec. Sites -- American Dairy Assn.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Former Big Oil/Gas Exec Says That’s Exactly What The Industry Doesn’t Need-- Too Much Production Lowers Prices 6th Oil/Natural Gas Spike: True Energy Independence Means Renewables [ There Is No Limit To What Oil/Natural Gas Industry Can Make You Pay ] -- Capital & Main: Drill, Baby Drill?

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

JULY 2, 2025

Of Justice Agreement -- Interfaith Partners For The Chesapeake Bay: Sept. Of Justice Agreement -- Interfaith Partners For The Chesapeake Bay: Sept.

Natural Gas

Enviromental Defense

MAY 21, 2025

The removal of common-sense regulations, designed partly to improve Canadas competitiveness in a world rapidly moving away from fossil fuels, will hurt Albertans trying to earn a living in the new energy economy. But, according to the Alberta Treasury Branch (ATB), 2024 was the best year on record for crude oil production.

Renewable Energy

Legal Planet

MAY 13, 2025

JB Ruhl and I examined this dynamic in The Greens Dilemma and it has become a concern shared on both sides of the political aisle. The Inflation Reduction Act showed that we can fund renewables infrastructure but its an open question how fast we can build it.

Environmental Protection

Legal Planet

MAY 7, 2025

This milestone, achieved in March 2025, represents a turning point in the evolving energy mix of the worlds largest economy, writes Robert Rapier. The BBC did a story on what most of us ignore but shouldnt: that people living near renewable energy like solar fields dont actually mind it that much. ” Journalists!

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 19, 2025

Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else-- -- Gov. Ohio- $3.14

Politics

Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 16, 2025

Renewable energy in the United States has grown by leaps and bounds in recent years. Here’s the clean energy momentum at stake, the threats to that momentum, and why there is still reason for hope. US solar had a record-breaking year in 2023—and quickly went on to even greater heights; it had its strongest year ever in 2024.

Clean Energy

A Greener Life

JANUARY 21, 2025

Domestic oil production hit a record high in 2024, the hottest year in recorded history because of fossil fuel pollution. Responding to these announcements, the Center for Biological Diversity said: President Trumps apparent use of the National Emergencies Act to try to increase drilling on public lands and waters comes despite the U.S.

Clean Energy

Legal Planet

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

This article was originally published in Forbes , for which he is a contributor, on November 7, 2024. When Donald Trump returns to the Oval Office in January 2025, his second presidency will have widespread implications for the energy industry, especially new investments, but not necessarily in the ways his supporters might expect.

2025

Environmental News Bits

MAY 8, 2025

2024 marked a decisive shift in Europes green transition. As the EU entered a new political cycle, the European Green Deal moved from high-level policymaking to tangible rollout in the real economy. Download the report. Governments, businesses and people are making definite strides towards a cleaner future.

Politics