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Stronger Fuel Economy Standards Are Needed to Clean Up Combustion Vehicles

Union of Concerned Scientists

leader in cleaning up the light duty fleet quietly released its own proposal in August: the Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has proposed to improve fuel economy of passenger cars and trucks steadily from 2027 through 2032 and heavy-duty pickups and vans from 2030 to 2035.

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The Bumper Crop of New State Climate Policies Since July.

Legal Planet

In addition, the Energy Commission adopted a new “virtual power plant” rule, allowing consumer-owned batteries to be aggregated and treated as power plants when they deliver power to the wholesale electricity market. The most notable of those set targets for purchasing electric school buses and create a state EV rebate program.

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Top 10 Stories: Harrisburg/PA Politics Reported By Local News Media Last Week

PA Environment Daily

Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else-- -- Governor’s Transition -- AP: Gov.-Elect Want A Peek At A Political Reform That Insiders Don’t Want To Talk About? Elect Shapiro Opens Transition, To Stay AG Until January -- WITF: Gov.-Elect Natural Gas Producers Of Profiteering -- Financial Times: U.S.

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Will California Take This Small, but Important Step Toward a More Equitable Water Rights System?

Union of Concerned Scientists

Whether you call it updating, modernizing, or reforming, changes to the water rights system have long been considered a political third rail —the electric kind you don’t touch. Earlier this summer, I wrote about three bills that were poised to make long overdue changes to California’s outdated and inequitable water rights system.

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Biden Administration Faces Stark Choice on Its Biggest Climate Policy

Union of Concerned Scientists

The UN’s Climate Change Conference is just about to kick off in Dubai, juxtaposing the powerful political power of the fossil fuel industry and the desperate need to reduce oil and gas usage as we face an ongoing climate crisis. Automakers want to continue to slow that progress.

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Did Biden have to approve the Willow oil project?

Legal Planet

Much of the media coverage so far has focused on the political dynamics driving the decision (as noted with some alarm here and here ) and devoted less attention to the legal dynamics. ” The Willow decision also shows the limits of politics. That blinkering is more a symptom of weak political will than of weak law.

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Wednesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 11.16.22

PA Environment Daily

Counties Hit With Disasters In Last Decade PA Politics - Everything Is Connected -- PA Senate Republicans Announce Leadership Team For New Session: Sen. PA Interfaith Power & Light, Jewish Earth Alliance Webinar: Countering Climate Disinformation In The Media.