PA Environment Daily

MAY 18, 2023

The new NRDC report, Waiting Game: How the Interconnection Queue Threatens Renewable Development in PJM , shows that even under ongoing reform proposals, the pace of renewable development in PJM just barely meets minimum clean energy demands of state RPS laws through 2027. However, this new process is not expected to begin until 2026.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Capacity market enhancements to the PJM Tariff aim for implementation beginning with the 2025/2026 Base Residual Auction (BRA), scheduled for June 2024. 16 Webinar On Lawsuit Challenging Law Preventing DEP From Protecting Public Health, Environment From Abandoned Conventional Oil & Gas Wells [PaEN] -- House Committee Meets Oct.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

A recent National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) study shows that it would take less than 1 percent of the land in the Lower 48—that’s an area comparable to or even smaller than the fossil fuel industry’s current footprint. NREL found that total US transmission capacity would have to increase by 1.3 times current levels by 2035.

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Acoel

JUNE 29, 2022

EPA’s latest proposed rule targeting NOx emissions from fossil-fueled electric generating units (EGUs) is a classic study of diminishing returns. Trisko (BA, NYU, 1972; JD, Georgetown University Law Center, 1977) is an attorney in private practice. Posted on June 29, 2022 by Eugene M.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 17, 2022

But for storage to provide all the benefits it can and enable the rapid growth of renewable energy, we need to change the rules of an energy game designed for and dominated by fossil fuels. Energy markets run by grid operators (called regional transmission organizations, or RTOs) were designed for fossil fuel technologies.

Clean Energy 294

Clean Energy Fossil Fuels Technology Technology 294

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 15, 2023

Billion Over 4 Years -- Independent Fiscal Office: Budget Impact Of New Union Contract FY 24-25 - $696 Million -- The Center Square: In-State Tuition At Penn State, University Of Pittsburgh Among Costliest Nationwide -- York Dispatch: Dr.

Fossil Fuels 97

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Clean Energy Law

MARCH 11, 2021

The MOU indicates that the specific entities required to comply with the TCI-P’s allowance requirement will be “State Fuel Suppliers,” which are defined as holders of “Affected Fuel” at fuel terminals. Affected Fuel” is defined as “the fossil fuel components of motor gasoline and on-road diesel fuel.”

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Circle of Blue

APRIL 4, 2023

A decision on Enbridge’s Line 5 oil pipeline tunnel will be delayed until at least 2026. An additional $1 billion from Biden’s bipartisan infrastructure law will be devoted largely to completing work on longstanding industrial site cleanups,” Minnesota Public Radio reports. Eight bodies were discovered in the St.

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Law Columbia

MAY 8, 2024

However, unlike the energy sector, where renewable energy sources, reduced consumption and increased energy efficiency offer clear alternatives to today’s heavy reliance on fossil fuels, decarbonizing the industrial sector presents a more complex challenge.

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Fossil Fuels Atmosphere 2030 Technology 65

Law Columbia

AUGUST 22, 2022

The funding for planning is set to remain available until September 30, 2031 and the funding for implementation projects is set to remain available until September 30, 2026. The funding is set to remain available until September 30, 2026. The funding is set to remain available through September 30, 2026.

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A Greener Life

JANUARY 20, 2024

The ruling came about as the green groups Greenpeace Norway and Nature and Youth filed a lawsuit asking the Oslo District Court to block the development of the fields, citing a failure to consider the impact of the future use of all the extracted fossil fuels on the global climate through the emissions they will release.

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Legal Planet

MARCH 27, 2024

This legislative session, state lawmakers in the Sunshine State focused on erasing climate change from their laws, killing offshore wind, and banning local heat protection ordinances that are meant to keep people safe in the hottest state in the nation. Though indoor heat protections have proved trickier recently.)

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 13, 2022

In addition, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Congress passed last November recognized the need to recover key materials from EVs and dedicated funds to support battery recycling. But Silver Peak’s owner, Albemarle, announced last year that it planned to double output by 2026. Automakers, too, are paying attention.

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Electricity Recycling Renewable Energy 2028 305

Greenbuilding Law

MARCH 26, 2023

The state of Maryland is leading the way in this movement, including several local jurisdictions adopting all electric building code laws. All electric building codes require that new construction and major renovations be powered by electricity rather than fossil fuels.

Electricity 52

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Circle of Blue

MAY 19, 2022

Financed by one of the world’s richest private equity firms, The Blackstone Group, the CHPE is championed by its supporters as essential to unwind New York’s reliance on carbon-spewing fossil fuel and meet a 2040 target of emissions-free electricity. Emissions-Free Electricity by 2040. the company building CHPE.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 16, 2022

On August 16, President Biden signed the new federal climate, energy and healthcare bill into law making the largest federal investment-- $375 billion-- in climate change fighting strategies, including investments in renewable energy production, tax rebates for consumers for energy efficiency and electric vehicles and more.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 20, 2024

Latest On Anaerobic Digesters [PaEN] -- The Allegheny Front: Study Finds Fossil Fuel Workers Have Skills For Clean Energy Jobs But Might Have To Move -- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Crews In Training To Remove Last Of Fuel From Damaged Three Mile Island Unit 2 -- DEP Sets Feb. -- PUC Hosts Feb.

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Natural Gas Electricity Politics Natural Resources 107

Law Columbia

MARCH 28, 2023

This is acutely true of fossil fuel companies, making Scope 3 disclosures particularly important to investors in heavy emitters. companies with at least $1 billion in revenue doing business in California to disclose their greenhouse emissions, including Scope 3 emissions, beginning in 2026. appeared first on Climate Law Blog.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

One year ago, UCS worked in coalition with many other organizations to help pass the landmark Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), a law with historic climate provisions that includes numerous programs, policies, and a $369 billion investment that will drive significant cuts in heat-trapping emissions across our economy. There is no time to lose!

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Gavin Newsom quickly signed the bills into law, and companies will begin reporting in 2026. A recent analysis found that 75 percent of firms in the Fortune 500 will be subject to the California laws, and their size indicates most of them also would be covered by the proposed SEC rule. What’s the holdup?

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Columbia Climate Law

APRIL 1, 2020

The policy declares that EPA will “exercise enforcement discretion” – code for “take no action” – in relation to certain civil violations of environmental law “caused by COVID-19.” The joint explanatory statement accompanying the Act directed EPA to require emissions reporting by both “downstream sources” and “upstream production” facilities.

Greenhouse 52

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 21, 2024

7-8 Meetings On Act 129 Statewide Energy Efficiency Baseline Studies, 2026 Technical Reference Manual Update -- Spotlight PA - Stephen Caruso: Utility Shut-Off Protections Would Be Expanded To Summer Months Under Bill -- DEP Awards $1.28 Schuylkill County -- PA Solar Center Jan. 15 Webinar Update On Large-Scale Solar; What Is Agrivoltaics?

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Conservation Natural Gas 2024 Waste 97

Law Columbia

MARCH 13, 2023

In 2022, Texas, along with several other states and industry groups representing fuel manufacturers (together, Petitioners), challenged EPA’s new emissions standards in court. In 2020, the Trump Administration promulgated a new rule for model years 2021 through 2026 that reduced the required emissions reduction to only 1.5%

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Clean Air Act Air Pollution Climate Change Regulations 55

Legal Planet

MARCH 9, 2023

West Virginia portended significant changes in federal administrative law in general and environmental law in particular, given the breadth and ambition of many of core federal environmental statutes and the current Court’s clear interest in restricting agency authority. I filed an amicus brief in the case ( Texas v.

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Clean Air Act Fossil Fuels Regulations Politics 130

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 2, 2022

Bipartisan Federal Infrastructure Law -- Sen. What’s Your Community Doing? Casey: Announces $2.1

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 19, 2022

Committee Meets May 25 On Bill To Prohibit Communities From Moving To Clean, Cheaper Energy Sources To Address Climate Change [PaEN] -- WHYY - Susan Phillips: Environmentalists Petition Feds To Reverse Rule Allowing Shipping Liquid Natural Gas By Rail -- Pittsburgh Business Times: Environmental Groups Warn Of Dangers If LNG Is Allowed To Be Shipped (..)

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Fossil Fuels Natural Gas Conservation 2026 64

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 12, 2022

Pennsylvania-based Young Evangelicals for Climate Action had this to say-- “Today, the United States House of Representatives passed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA), moving us one step closer to the largest climate legislation in history being signed into law.

Clean Energy 52

Clean Energy Fossil Fuels Climate Change Air Pollution 52

ESA

APRIL 11, 2022

Despite the panel’s regular reports about the consequences of burning fossil fuels, between 1990 and 2019 global emissions rose 54 percent and they are still rising. or 2 degrees without a radical reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and electrifying many of the things that currently run on fossil fuels. The EU, the U.S.

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ESA

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

For the first time, the pact calls for a “phase down” the use of coal and fossil fuel subsidies. Leaders also announced a series of pacts to address aspects of climate change during the conference: Seven countries, led by Denmark and Costa Rica, joined the Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance, which pledges to end their use of fossil fuels.

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ESA

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Canada and other countries pledged to stop public financing of fossil fuel projects abroad by the end of 2023. CSLDF : The Climate Science Legal Defense Fund released a new edition of their report, “Research Protections in Open Records Laws: An Analysis and Ranking.” Wealthy countries and global charities also pledged $1.6

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2021 Endangered Species Act Technology Technology 98

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 7, 2022

Extreme weather, fossil fuel pollution, increased vector-borne diseases, and food and water scarcity fueled by climate change threaten every child of God, both here in the United States and throughout the farthest corners of the world. “The At the Evangelical Environmental Network, we couldn’t agree more.

Clean Energy 80

Clean Energy Natural Gas Fossil Fuels Renewable Energy 80

ESA

JUNE 14, 2021

Bill increases authorized funding for the National Science Foundation to $29 billion by FY 2026. This bill creates a new technology directorate at the National Science Foundation and increases NSF’s overall authorized funding level to $29 billion by fiscal year (FY) 2026. Greg Abbott signed into law – The Texas Tribune.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 26, 2021

Casey, Colleagues: Introduce Bill To Empower Fossil Fuel Workers To Train, Find Jobs In Changing Energy Industry [PaEN] -- Patch.com: Chester County Commissioners Adopt New Climate Action Plan -- ReadingE: Muhlenberg Twp. Labor Secretary Talk About Future Of $600 Billion Clean Energy ‘Marshall Plan’ -- Sen.

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Conservation 2021 Natural Gas Climate Change 64

PA Environment Daily

MAY 26, 2024

Shapiro Talks Nippon Steel, Steelers, Tourism And Biden -- Scranton Times: Gov.

Conservation 99

Conservation 2024 Waste Natural Gas 99

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 17, 2023

7-8 On Act 129 Statewide Evaluator Energy Efficiency Baseline Studies And The 2026 Reference Manual [PaEN] -- PA GreenGov Council, Penn State Sustainability Host 4-Part Sustainability Webinar Series Starting Jan.

Conservation 105

Conservation Natural Gas Climate Change Fossil Fuels 105

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Washington -- TribLive Guest Essay: Protecting Our Firefighters From PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ And Other Dangerous Chemicals -- LancasterOnline: ‘Wishcycling’ Or Willful Disregard For Recycling Practices? -- PA Capital-Star: House Committee Revisits Water Utility Privatization Law As Consumers Face Soaring Water, Sewer Bills -- National Assn.

Natural Gas 82

Natural Gas Conservation Solar Power Climate Change 82

ESA

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Sanders and progressive Democrats in the House are opposing Manchin’s permitting proposal, citing concerns that the reforms would helps fossil fuel projects and undermine the National Environmental Policy Act and the Clean Water Act. Biden takes climate-law victory lap at U.N. – International. E&E News.

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2022 Ocean Climate Change Technology 75