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Why the Bay Area’s Zero-Emission Appliance Rule is a Big Deal

Legal Planet

Research shows that halting the burning of fossil fuels in homes and businesses is beneficial for the health of residents and vital to combat climate change. Such a Request for Information could be a potential first step toward implementing safety standards or other regulations governing their use.

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Analysis: New coal mines add question mark to India’s climate commitments

A Greener Life

By Rejimon Kuttappan Along with a major expansion of renewable energy, India is also pushing for big increases in its coal production, casting doubt on its climate commitments. On the same day at COP28, the Indian government submitted its third “National Communication” to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

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Statement on IESO Contracting New Polluting Gas Power

Enviromental Defense

Contracts for the four existing facilities have been extended beyond their current contracts of 2029 and 2030 to 2034 or 2035. The IESO projects emissions from the electricity sector will increase over 400 per cent by 2030 and by almost 800 per cent by 2040 (compared to the 2017 level).

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In Chicago, Flooding Overwhelmingly Strikes Communities of Color

Circle of Blue

In the early 1970s, Chicago embarked on one of the region’s most ambitious and expensive infrastructure projects to date: the Tunnel and Reservoir Project or “Deep Tunnel,” a massive storage system that will be able to hold more than 20 billion gallons of water when it’s finished in 2029. . Ready or not — the Great Lakes as a climate refuge.

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Book review: A grand survey of climate hope

A Greener Life

Despite its vast scope – telling the story of climate entrepreneurs from China, India, the US and much of the developed world – Rathi presents an engaging read of all that is going right in the battle with climate change. Is it truly climate capitalism? This is the climate capitalism challenge.

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Chesapeake Bay Foundation's 2022 State Of The Bay Score Unchanged, States Must Focus On Agriculture, Stormwater Pollution

PA Environment Daily

Urban and suburban polluted runoff is increasing amid inconsistent enforcement by government agencies, new development, and climate change. The same practices make farms more resilient to climate change and its effects. Saving the Bay and addressing climate change are inextricably, and fortunately, linked. 

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Climate Choices Part II — Session Law 2021-165 (Carbon Reduction Plan)

Smith Enviorment

T he law does not apply to EGUs operated by local government utilities; electric membership co-ops; industrial facilities; or other institutions since the Utilities Commission doesn’t regulate those facilities. The reduction goals apply to electric utilities that are: 1. regulated by the Utilities Commission; and 2.

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