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Good News—and Bad—about Fossil Fuel Power Plants in 2023 

Union of Concerned Scientists

With the clean energy transition already under way, the US electricity mix is set to continue changing this year. Solar power is expected to make up about half of all additions of US electric generating capacity in 2023, according to data from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). I’ll start off with the good.

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Post-Gazette Editorial: Sale Of Last Coal-Fired Power Plant In Allegheny County Good Sign For Post-Coal Economy

PA Environment Daily

Cheswick is one of only a half-dozen remaining coal-fired plants in Pennsylvania, and the state Department of Environmental Protection predicts that none will operate after 2025. Even though the plant is brought online only during times of high demand, and thus high prices, it is still one of the biggest air polluters in the county.

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DEP Blog: Ten Tools To Take On Climate Change In Pennsylvania

PA Environment Daily

In 2019, the governor set a state goal for greenhouse gas emissions to be reduced 26 percent by 2025 and 80 percent by 2050.? As a large state and an energy giant, Pennsylvania is one of the biggest generators of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States. Pennsylvania is acting to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants.

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Tightening the Net

Legal Planet

Limits on sustainable removals arise primarily in requirements for land, water, materials and clean energy. To balance such levels, removals based on bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) would require up to 1000 million hectares or three times India’s land area.

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

Legal Planet

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. The EPA is proposing a new standard for fossil fuel-fired power plants to avoid 617 million metric tons of carbon dioxide through 2042. million electric cars in use by 2025.

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Sabin Center Files Amicus Brief in Support of New GHG Vehicle Emissions Standards

Law Columbia

billion tons of carbon dioxide emissions by 2050. While the Clean Air Act (CAA) has been amended multiple times since 1970, this basic requirement has remained untouched. The petitioners, joined by intervenor States and local governments, appealed this determination, and in Massachusetts v. EPA , 549 U.S.

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1,198 New Stories In 2021 - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA - Is Your Story Being Told?

PA Environment Daily

Comitta To Introduce Bill Investing RGGI Proceeds In Helping Communities & Workers In Clean Energy Transition, Environmental Justice Areas, Promote Energy Efficiency -- Rep. -- Natural Lands, Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership Host Feb.